Well as you can tell from the topic I am
38 weeks. But I am so confused about
what I am supose to be feeling... What if
I go in labor and not know it? Please
can you girls that have had babies tell me
what I should be feeling before I go to
the hospital... Ok contractions are a
tightening feeling or is it sharp pains???
I get really sharp pains below my belly
on the left side alittle above my *whooo
whooo*... Sorry I just didn't know what
to call it... If your gonna tell me they
feel like cramps during your rag, I am
sorry I don't remember getting any
cramping during my periods... I am sooo
confused... Then some time I think maybe
its just supose to be tightening my whole
stomach.... Then I think I feel that but
then it could have been the baby
stretching... Making my belly feel
tight... My sister in law didn't even
know she was in labor till the docotr told
her.... Then my moms friends told me her
daughter had such bad pains that she
rolled into a ball on the floor and
cried... So I guess everthing is differnt
with people but I still don't know what I
have to feel... I am starting to think
that I should just go to the hospital when
my water breaks... Won't that be less
confusing? Please if any one has advise
or knows something I don't please please
help me... Thanks....
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Lilmommyof4
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 45
Posted: 01-27-05 15:41pm
Well, first off, congrats on your
pregnancy! Anyway, about
contractions...You'll know, lol. What
you are getting right now are most likely
braxton hicks (contractions to prepare you
for labor) because they are usually in the
abdomin area. Real contractions cause
pain in the lower back, and at first will
be mild, but as they get closer, you'll be
able to tell! Good luck!
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lilangel2905
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 225 Location: PA
Posted: 01-27-05 15:48pm
Well I do get horrible pains in my lower
back... But thats only if I am sitting in
a upright chair... Usally the pains go
away if I put a pillow behind my back...
Yesterday I was in the car for 2 hours and
wanted to cry... My back hurt so bad...
But once I stepped out of the car I was
cured... Lol... Thats normal right???
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Lilmommyof4
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 45
Posted: 01-27-05 16:00pm
Sounds to me like you may be having back
labor. When was the last time you were
at your docs? Maybe you should go in for
a visit if you have any concern, that way
the dr would be able to determine if you
are in labor.
