Like most other living creatures the act of procreation demands considerable work and strain. Of course the fish will stop eating just prior to and when she is giving birth.
You are close to birth, you should be discussing the pain with your doctor.
It is said when a mare is close to giving birth that her teats will expel a waxy substance to help the nursing of the foal.
The most telltale sign is her udder, which will be swollen and full of milk. The mare will also look very large around the girth, and be more seclusive. Mares that are close to giving birth will move around much less, can be irritable, or may have a sudden change in eating habits.
One would watch a birth delivery video when pregnant and close to one's delivery date. By watching a birth delivery video it could help a pregnant woman feel less nervous about childbirth.
Well first of all if your hamster died while giving birth it could of been to much for her due to age, stress, and complications. Only breed a hamster if it is healthy and old enough. Never leave a male and a female together after mating. Keep putting him back in for like 30 minutes and keep close attention to them until your sure shes pregnant (when she is pregnant she wont want to mate any more and will probably get angry and bite. Zoe
If the sexual encounters were too close you have to wait until after birth and take a DNA test. If they were not that close the doctor might be able to tell when watching the ultrasound.
Assuming that you are having unprotected sex you are at a higher risk to get pregnant anytime that you are not taking birth control. Also birth control is only really effective when it has been taken consistently for 3 months every day at or close to the same time of day.
They rip hair off and coat the nest with it. Then they will give birth. Sometimes, though, they have a false pregnancy when they are close to male hormones and pretend they are pregnant. Within a week of building the nest they will usually give birth if they are, in fact, pregnant.
You can find such pictures on the Internet, by doing a search on your favorite search engine for such words as "cow birthing" or "calving" or "cow[s] giving birth." Click on images and you should find the kind of pictures you are looking for. Also, the cattle forum at Cattle-Today.com have several threads where members have posted pictures of cows giving birth. Such a thread can found in the related link section below.
An "open" heifer is one that is of breeding age, and able to be bred. A "fresh" heifer is one that has recently given birth. A pregnant heifer is, well, pregnant (that's easy). A springing heifer is one who is nearing the end of her pregnancy, within a few weeks of giving birth. "Dry" is not milking and pregnant. "Close" would indicate 240 days pregnant or more. Note that the term has regional variations on the subtleties of it's meaning; so it's best to use it in the general sense only. For example, in many places "open" just means "not pregnant" and doesn't imply that she's ready to be bred.
Claude Close's birth name is Andrew Close.
Recovery from a miscarriage is the same cervical recovery time as giving birth. It takes about four to six weeks for significant healing. The cervix starts to close immediately after the process.