Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 83 Location: ontario, canada
Contractions? Posted: 07-21-07 07:08am
hello, well i'm 37.5 weeks pregant and
last night and periodically this week i
have been having some pretty painful
cramping in my lower belly and pain in my
hips and lower back. Ususally i think bh
are higher but these seem to be lower? Are
these contractions or do bh change when
you get further along? when i get this
pain is kinda seems like it last for
several minutes but they are not regular.
Anyone experiencing the same? I can't wait
to go into labor and have my baby lol,
hope he comes next week.
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kaerbear
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Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1557 Location: ,
Posted: 07-21-07 07:17am
i've been having the same for over a week,
maybe two weeks. but they go away in
time. i'm trying not to pay too much
attention to them because it's just going
to frustrate me. i've been fooled a few
times now, lol.
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rosejackson
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Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 4330 Location: hertfordshire, england
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Posted: 07-21-07 07:31am
usually at the end you get braxton hicks
contractions. dont worry youll definately
know when your in labour!
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Idony
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Posted: 07-21-07 09:16am
that sounds like the baby getting into
position to me
a lot of times contractions are in the
back too
~alicia~
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tasha_ivey
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Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 35 Location: USA
Posted: 07-22-07 21:46pm
They sound like Braxton-Hicks to me. They
can feel just like the real thing...as a
matter of fact, I couldn't tell the
difference toward the end of my pregnancy.
I did that for about the last month solid
with my 2nd child.
Don't worry about them too much, but it is
possible that you will go into labor soon.
Just start timing them if you notice that
they are coming more regularly. If they
start getting painful but still irregular,
call your doctor or ER and see what they
think.
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kaerbear
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Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1557 Location: ,
Posted: 07-22-07 21:50pm
i'm going through exactly what you
described right now. i've also had some
nausea at times and my face gets kind of
hot and flushed. i also have some kind of
new pain in my inner thighs that feels
like i've pulled muscles on both sides and
i can barely walk. oy.
mine has been going on like this for about
two weeks only getting slightly stronger
and happening slightly more often. it
seems to go away a little when i lie down.
it's a little bit annoying really but i
can still feel the baby moving so i'm
hoping he or she isn't too squished in
there.
i guess i kind of just repeated myself.
lol. pregnancy brain.
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tasha_ivey
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Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 35 Location: USA
Posted: 07-22-07 23:09pm
kaerbear
wrote:
i guess i kind of just
repeated myself. lol. pregnancy brain.
Cute...pregnancy brain. I tell my
pregnant friend all the time.....the baby
is taking all of your brain cells!
