Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 1755 Location: Essex, England
False Labour?? Posted: 07-28-07 02:42am
So for the whole of yesterday I just wasnt
feeling right. Cant explain why just felt
funny/odd. I had a bath in the evening and
afterwards I started getting some cramps
in my lower stomach. They felt just like
the start of a period, the thing is they
werent that painful. They were quite mild
and more of a discomfort, they carried on
into the night getting slightly worse but
nothing that was hard to handle. In the
end they were roughly coming every ten
minutes but only lasting about 20-30 secs.
Although it wasnt necessarily that often
all the time (it was sometimes hard to
track beginning and end because they were
not that strong)
They were definitely more than braxton
hicks but obviously not real labour, I
managed to finally get to sleep about 1am
and had a really good night sleep and they
have stopped this morning. Thing is I am
wondering now..
When labour really does start, does it
usually start with really mild cramping
and steadily get worse or does it start
with cramps that are already fairly
painful??
i think it really depends with my son my
water broke and the contractions were
instantly really painful but with my
daughter iwoke up at 7am and they were
dull but consistent then my water broke
and they started getting alittle more
painful until they were really painful.
With joseph though i never noticed then
start out dull at all. i had false labor
like 2 days prior though i was having
contractions 2-3 min apart but they werent
really strong so hmm who knows.
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sick_mama17
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 960 Location: , England
Posted: 07-28-07 05:13am
Jolie I experienced the same thing on the
Saturday afternoon and on and off into the
night. I thought that was as bad as
contractions got!
Thats how my labor 'journey' began with
jay. My parents took me to the hospital
around 2am that night but I got sent home,
it stopped for a while I managed to sleep,
then it started again but more painful so
we went back to the hospital and stayed in
this time. So for me it all started that
saturday afternoon with the pains I think
you're describing. Goodluck!
if you can time them then most likely are
contractions mine were timable started 20
min apart when we were at the mall when i
was pregnant with joseph the day before my
due date. when i got to the hospital they
were 2-3 min apart but i was only 1cm
dilated when i got there and 5 hrs later
still 1cm so they sent me home wich made
me mad i was due the next day! They gave
me a shot of morphine though so i could
get some sleep. But the day i actually
went into labor i just remmeber
excrutiating pains when i noticed my water
leaking.
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kaerbear
Most Diplomatic Poster
Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1557 Location: ,
Posted: 07-28-07 05:23am
oh boy. i don't know if i should wish you
labour dust or not. don't want you to be
in pain for nothing but i know it's
aydan's birthday coming up and you didn't
want to miss that. hope you feel better
and hold on for a while. the contractions
i was having the other night were
productive enough to get me to 3 cm but
i'm still hanging in there so maybe it
will be the same for you. good luck!
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Jolie_3110
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 1755 Location: Essex, England
Posted: 07-28-07 06:57am
It just confused me abit! When I had Lucas
I was induced they tried using pitocin
gel, but that didnt work so I ended up
with an iv of oxytocin and this took me
straight into really strong labour! So I
dont have any idea how its supposed to
start.
I am not really feeling anything today
apart from a few aches. I have had a few
cramps but I dont know whether its just me
thinking about it too much!! I am
just trying to chill out as much as
possible and get on with things and see if
anything comes of it!
I havent said hardly anything to Chris
about it as I dont see the point at the
moment (although he knows about last
night) so I'll just come on here with it
and bother you guys instead!
While I remember, last night I kept
feeling loads of pelvic pressure around
the time of the 'contraction', I kept
feeling like I needed the bathroom or that
I had wind (tmi lol!) but I didnt have
either. Is that common or just my strange
body??
i only felt that pressure the day i was in
labor, maybe its worth getting checked out
if ur having any cramps etc. it could also
just be the baby engaging itself to get
ready for labor
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kaerbear
Most Diplomatic Poster
Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1557 Location: ,
Posted: 07-28-07 10:07am
it sounds like how i feel as well. BUT
you will probably progress faster because
it's not your first. so, don't ignore it
too much, lol. it's so confusing isnt it?
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Jolie_3110
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 1755 Location: Essex, England
Posted: 07-28-07 10:44am
Yeah confusing and frustrating! To be
honest there isnt much to ignore, nothing
has really happened today,
hmmm, maybe something might start up this
evening though thats generally the time
when I get the most aches and pains.
Everybody has such different story's to
tell but I guess every pregnancy and
labour is different lol! I am way to
impatient to play this waiting game!!
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kaerbear
Most Diplomatic Poster
Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1557 Location: ,
Posted: 07-29-07 00:19am
just hang in there jo, you can do it!
i'm 5 days overdue now. i don't
understand why i can't let go of that due
date and just let everything happen when
it wants to. i got dragged out to a
family gathering at the lake today and
everyone was fussing over me and talking
about when the baby is going to come.
everyone wanted to know when i'm being
induced and giving me suggestions for how
to start labour. i love Rich's family and
all but i wasn't in the mood for all that.
it just makes me feel like i'm doing
something wrong or that i'm being
incompetent in some way. i had been so
relaxed and eager and prepared to give
birth and now i seem to have become a
bundle of nerves. argh. and now i can't
tell who is being grumpier, me or Rich.
we never fight but right now we aren't
speaking because we are both so edgy and
tense that we are getting on each other's
nerves. if i ask him to do something he
pulls a face at me and if i notice it he
gets mad at me and says i'm imagining it.
lol. too much tension in this house right
now when just 5 days ago we were so
excited and happy. all because of a
stupid due date.
i really, sincerely, hope you aren't
feeling anything like this!!
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Jolie_3110
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 1755 Location: Essex, England
Posted: 07-29-07 04:37am
So I spent last night in loads of
discomfort but nothing happened as far as
contractions go! Although I am thinking of
it as a good thing just need to hold out
for a few more days
Karen, I am beginning to know how you
feel. As friday (my due date) approaches I
am getting more and more on edge. Having
my other children at 38 weeks definitely
plays apart, I have never thought about my
dd so much before!!.
Sometimes, as lovely as my family and
friends are, I feel under pressure to just
pop this baby out!. I literally had nearly
every friend I have call me yesterday all
wanting to see if anything was happening
yet. I know they mean well but it just
makes you feel worse somehow. Not just
that, everytime I asked them what they
were up to they changed the subject back
to the baby and pregnancy. I love talking
about the baby but sometimes it would be
nice to have a 'normal' conversation! Its
like people just think I am a walking
talking baby machine!
I know Chris is finding it difficult. He
tries to be understanding but I admit my
mood swings must be pretty hard to bear at
the moment! He does alot for all of us and
theres times where we argue over the most
stupid stuff. I always find myself
apologising and trying to explain how
anxious these stupid contraction things
are making me but not sure whether he
really gets where I am coming from. He
seems to have an abnormal amount of
patience over this!!
Just think you are 5 days over, baby
really cant be in there much longer,
surely they arent going to let you go much
over a week now at the most. Once your
baby is born all of the stress will be
forgotten and the experience will have
made so both so much stronger and closer!.
Stop thinking of yourself as overdue and
think... by this time next week I could be
a mommy!!!
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hmmm, maybe something might start up this
evening though thats generally the time
when I get the most aches and pains.
