[C13 (meaning heap of firewood): perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hraukr rick 1] ruck (rÊk) n. a wrinkle, crease, or fold. vb (usually foll by up) to become or make wrinkled, creased, or puckered [C18: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse hrukka] ruck (rÊk) n. slang a fight [C20: short for ruckus] ruck (rÊk) n (Military) military slang a rucksack
As your baby's birthday gets close, your cervix begins to dilate, or open up. Dilation is checked during a pelvic exam. It is measured in centimeters, from 0 (no dilation) to 10 (full dilation) Typically, if you're four centimeters dilated, you're in the active stage of labor.
To be ready for labor, you need to be in tune with your body, and feel for changes in your body as you get closer and closer to labor. Among other things, nausea can even be a sign of labor. The labor process is a strain on your body.Sometimes, before labor begins, your body knows that something big is about to happen. Your body may decide to empty your stomach contents, through diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting.It may be that the anxiety or fear of the labor process, especially for first-time mothers, causes your stomach to produce extra digestive acids, which can also lead to nausea.ontractions are, of course, the most noticeable sign of labor. If you have nausea and begin having contractions, you are likely going into labor. It is important to distinguish true labor from false labor. In true labor, your contractions will happen at regular intervals.