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Contraction Timer

Help & frequently asked questions

You tap Start when a contraction begins and Stop when it ends. The app works out how long each one lasted and the interval from one start to the next, compares them with the rule you chose (5-1-1, 4-1-1, 3-1-1, your own numbers, or off), and keeps a one-screen summary to read out when you phone your midwife.

How to use it

1. Tap Start when a contraction begins and Stop when it ends. Tapped by mistake? Undo last tap is next to the big button.
2. Pick your rule under Settings (the gear), or tap the rule line on the main screen: 5-1-1 is preset, 4-1-1 and 3-1-1 are one tap away, Custom takes your own numbers and Off hides the status card.
3. If your waters break, tap the drop button. The time goes into the summary and the PDF.
4. When you call, tap the clipboard button at the top left (For the midwife) and read out the numbers.
5. When the session is over, open More and tap End session. It moves to Past sessions and the timer starts fresh.

Questions

What does a rule like 5-1-1 mean?

Contractions start 5 minutes apart or less, each lasts 1 minute or more, and this has gone on for 1 hour without a break. The interval is measured from the start of one contraction to the start of the next; the length from Start to Stop. Contractions that ran over 5 minutes are left out. 4-1-1 and 3-1-1 work the same way with 4 or 3 minutes.

Which rule should I choose?

The one your midwife, doctor or birth unit gave you. The app does not recommend one rule over another. With Custom you set the interval, the length and the time span yourself. If you were given advice in a different form, such as a number of contractions in 10 minutes, choose Off so the app does not show a card that does not fit it.

The status card appeared. What does it mean?

Only that your taps match the rule you chose, and since when. It is not a diagnosis. Contact your midwife, doctor or birth unit as they advised you. And you never have to wait for the card: if you are worried, call now.

I forgot to tap Stop

After 5 minutes the app asks whether the contraction is still running. Choose Stop now and correct the time afterwards, or Discard. A contraction over 5 minutes is marked and left out of the rule, the averages and the count for the last 60 minutes; it stays in the list. To correct any contraction, tap it in the list: you can change its start time and length, or delete it.

The app closed, or my phone restarted

The start of a contraction is saved the moment you tap. When you open the app again, a running contraction is still running and the session is as you left it.

What is in the summary for the midwife?

The last 60 minutes in three numbers: how many contractions, their average length and the average interval. Below that: your rule, since when your contractions have matched it (Rule matched since, the same time as on the status card) and when that pattern began (Pattern since, one rule time span earlier), the time your waters broke, the first contraction and the total so far.

Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (Pro, iPhone)

Open More and tap Show on Lock Screen. It appears straight away: Ready with a Start button if nothing is timed yet, then the running contraction. You can tap Start or Stop there without unlocking, and you get an alert the first time your rule is matched in a session. After End session it leaves the Lock Screen and comes back with your next Start. If the app says Live Activities are off, turn them on for Contraction Timer in the iPhone Settings app. If iOS does not start it, the app says so; try again in a moment. iOS ends a Live Activity after 8 hours; for a longer labour the app starts a fresh one with your next tap. After the phone restarts, the card comes back when you open the app or tap Start.

If you swipe the card off the Lock Screen, the app leaves it off, and More says it is not shown until you tap Show on Lock Screen again. If you turn it on while your rule is already matched, no alert sounds: the app is already showing it. This option is on iPhone only; the iPad app does not offer it.

Siri, Shortcuts and the Action Button (Pro)

Say “Start a contraction in Contraction Timer”, “Stop the contraction in Contraction Timer” or “Time a contraction with Contraction Timer”. On an iPhone with an Action Button, go to Settings › Action Button, choose Shortcut, then this app's Start or Stop: one press starts, the next stops.

PDF and CSV (Pro)

Open More and tap Export PDF or CSV. The PDF has the summary, a chart and every contraction; the CSV has one row per contraction for a spreadsheet. The file is made on the phone and goes only where you send it from the share sheet.

What is free, and what is Pro?

Free: timing, every rule option and the status card, the waters marker, the summary, editing and undo, the list of all past sessions, and opening the most recent one. Pro is a one-time in-app purchase: Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (iPhone), Siri and Shortcuts (plus the Action Button on iPhones that have one, iPhone 15 Pro and later), PDF and CSV export, opening any earlier session, and intensity and notes for each contraction. Nothing to do with the rule or the warnings is ever behind the purchase, and the purchase screen only opens when you tap a Pro button yourself.

I paid but it is still locked

Open Settings (the gear) and tap Restore Purchase, signed in with the Apple Account you bought with.

Can I get a refund?

Refunds are handled by Apple: reportaproblem.apple.com.

Where are my records, and what data is collected?

No data is collected. Records stay on this iPhone; they are not written to Apple Health and the app does not send them to iCloud or anywhere else, although your own device backup can include them. A file leaves the phone only when you share it. Settings › Delete all data removes every session, and the copy of your last PDF or CSV export that the app keeps for the share sheet. See the Privacy Policy.

Still stuck?

Email hayriodabas@gmail.com with your device model and what you were doing. This address is for questions about the app only; for anything about you or your baby, call your midwife, doctor or birth unit.

Contrações

Ajuda e perguntas frequentes

Contrações não é um dispositivo médico e não dá orientação médica. O app apenas cronometra os seus toques: não percebe as contrações e não diz em que fase você está. Siga as orientações da sua obstetriz, do seu médico ou da maternidade. Se estiver preocupada, não espere por um padrão: ligue agora para sua obstetriz, seu médico ou a maternidade.

Como usar

1. Toque em Iniciar quando uma contração começar e em Parar quando terminar. Tocou sem querer? Use Desfazer último toque.
2. Escolha a regra em Ajustes (a engrenagem): 5-1-1, 4-1-1, 3-1-1, Personalizada com os seus números, ou Desativada.
3. Se a bolsa romper, toque no botão da gota para registrar o horário.
4. Na hora de ligar, toque no botão da prancheta no canto superior esquerdo (Para a obstetriz) e leia os números.
5. Ao terminar, abra Mais e toque em Encerrar sessão.

O que significa 5-1-1?

As contrações começam com 5 minutos ou menos de intervalo, cada uma dura 1 minuto ou mais, e isso continua há 1 hora sem interrupção. O intervalo é medido do início de uma contração ao início da seguinte. Use a regra que sua obstetriz ou seu médico indicou; se a orientação veio em outro formato, escolha Desativada.

Apareceu o cartão de status

Ele só diz que os seus toques correspondem à regra escolhida. Não é um diagnóstico. Entre em contato com sua obstetriz, seu médico ou a maternidade como eles orientaram, e não espere pelo cartão se algo preocupar você.

Grátis e Pro

Grátis: cronometragem, todas as opções de regra, o cartão de status, a marcação da bolsa, o resumo, a edição, a lista de todas as sessões anteriores e a abertura da mais recente. Pro é uma compra única dentro do app: Tela Bloqueada e Dynamic Island (iPhone), Siri e Atalhos (e o Botão de Ação nos iPhones que o têm, iPhone 15 Pro e posteriores), exportação em PDF e CSV, abrir qualquer sessão anterior e notas e intensidade.

Paguei, mas continua bloqueado

Abra Ajustes (a engrenagem) e toque em Restaurar compra, com a mesma Conta Apple da compra.

Privacidade

Nenhum dado é coletado. Os registros ficam neste iPhone, não vão para o app Saúde e o app não envia nada. Veja a Política de Privacidade. Contato sobre o app: hayriodabas@gmail.com (português ou inglês).

Weeëntimer

Hulp en veelgestelde vragen

Weeëntimer is geen medisch hulpmiddel en geeft geen medisch advies. De app meet alleen de tijd tussen uw tikken: hij neemt zelf geen weeën waar en zegt niet in welke fase u bent. Volg het advies van uw verloskundige, arts of de verloskamer. Maakt u zich zorgen, wacht dan niet op een patroon: bel nu uw verloskundige, arts of de verloskamer.

Zo werkt het

1. Tik op Start als een wee begint en op Stop als hij voorbij is. Per ongeluk getikt? Gebruik Laatste tik ongedaan maken.
2. Kies de regel in Instellingen (het tandwiel): 5-1-1, 4-1-1, 3-1-1, Eigen getallen, of Uit.
3. Breken de vliezen, tik dan op de druppel om het tijdstip vast te leggen.
4. Als u belt, tik linksboven op het klembord (Voor de verloskundige) en lees de getallen voor.
5. Klaar? Open Meer en tik op Sessie beëindigen.

Wat betekent 5-1-1?

De weeën beginnen hooguit 5 minuten na elkaar, elke wee duurt minstens 1 minuut, en dat gaat al 1 uur zonder onderbreking zo. De tussentijd wordt gemeten van het begin van de ene wee tot het begin van de volgende. Kies de regel die uw verloskundige of arts u gaf; kreeg u een ander soort advies, kies dan Uit.

De statuskaart verschijnt

Die zegt alleen dat uw tikken overeenkomen met de gekozen regel. Het is geen diagnose. Neem contact op met uw verloskundige, arts of de verloskamer zoals zij u hebben geadviseerd, en wacht niet op de kaart als u zich zorgen maakt.

Gratis en Pro

Gratis: timen, alle regelopties, de statuskaart, de markering voor gebroken vliezen, het overzicht, bewerken, de lijst van alle eerdere sessies en het openen van de laatste. Pro is een eenmalige in-app-aankoop: toegangsscherm en Dynamic Island (iPhone), Siri en Opdrachten (plus de actieknop op iPhones die er een hebben, iPhone 15 Pro en nieuwer), export als pdf en csv, elke eerdere sessie openen en notities en sterkte.

Betaald maar nog op slot?

Open Instellingen (het tandwiel) en tik op Herstel aankoop, ingelogd met de Apple Account waarmee u kocht.

Privacy

Er worden geen gegevens verzameld. Uw gegevens blijven op deze iPhone, gaan niet naar de Gezondheid-app en de app verstuurt niets. Zie het privacybeleid. Contact over de app: hayriodabas@gmail.com (Nederlands of Engels).