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lynsey83

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Am I In Labour? - bleeding, back pain Posted: 12-20-07 16:09pm


im 37 weeks pregnant and i had an internal examination yesterday, when i got home i started bleeding, it was bright red and quite thick ang gooey, the bleeding stopped about 6 hours later but i still have period like pains and lower back ache. am i in labour?

nenene

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Posted: 12-20-07 21:21pm


Probably not. The bleeding is more than likley just because of the exam, but if your pains continue you should go to the hospital. Just to be on the safe side you should call your ob or mid wife.

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Posted: 12-20-07 23:55pm


the bleeding is mor then likely due to the internal exam trust me you WILL know when your in labor you wouldnt be typeing at the computer

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Posted: 12-21-07 03:04am


This bleeding and pain concerns me. (Of course, so does a stupid invasive exam at 37 weeks, but I guess it would depend on why you had to have one...) If it doesn't stop or keeps coming back, I'm guessing placenta abrupta? Call your doctor.

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Posted: 12-21-07 08:53am

the_girlfriend wrote:

the bleeding is mor then likely due to the internal exam

trust me you WILL know when your in labor
you wouldnt be typeing at the computer

I had been in labor for almost 18 hours before I began feeling any pains. My pain started about an hour after being hooked up to Pitocin.

lynsey83 - the bleeding is most likely due to your exam like the others have said. However, if it continues for more that 1 day or your pain does not subside, I would call your OB. Better to be safe.

mommy_2_dallas0813

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Posted: 12-21-07 10:33am


Nope I doubt it.

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Posted: 12-23-07 18:59pm


it could also be the mucous plug, mine looked like that, i went to thehospital and thats what hey told me lol. so more then likely its your mucous plug if anything, but if ur pains rare consistent or get worse id go to the hospital.

jaynemae

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Posted: 12-30-07 17:51pm


did everything turn out okay?

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