Seek out reassurance, good music, a massage, and anything that will keep you comfortable. Concentrate on relaxing. The more relaxed you are, the easier it will be to dilate and thin out your cervix. Standing up and walking around will help, too. Walk to the bathroom every hour to empty your bladder.
Transition is the most difficult part of labor, but it is also the shortest.
This could last as few as ten minutes, and it probably won't go longer than an hour. Your contractions are hard and strong about one minute apart and somewhere between ninety and 120 seconds long. There may be multiple peaks to them rather than a wave like action, and you may not have a break in between contractions. You will be dilated between seven and ten centimeters, and you will probably be irritable and teary. Panic, disorientation , or nausea may set in.