Water Breaking And Contractions Posted: 02-16-06 01:22am
I am only 30 weeks right now.. And
recently have been having really lower
stomach pains.. Mostly when I get up from
laying down it hurts.. But I started
reading up on some stuff on the internet..
And I was wondering..
Whats it like when your water breaks? And
how do I know when I am having
contractions? Cuz ive been reading that
alot of women have been having
contractions and not even knowing it..
Also.. Whats braxton hicks? Should I be
experiencing this now? Whats it like cuz
I dont think I have
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mia7
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Posted: 02-16-06 03:29am
Well the only one I can answer is braxton
hicks, I am 30 weeks and I have been
experiencing them, practically the whole
time. I read that it is your uterus
contracting (practicing) for when you go
into labor, however they are not painful.
You will feel a bit of pressure (maybe)
and your stomach hardens. They say that
your uterus always does this but you can't
feel anything unless there's someting in
there and at this point it will be the
baby, the more time that goes by the more
you will feel them. I guess towards the
end they tend to be more uncomfortable but
they should be painless (unlike real
contractions)
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 02-16-06 08:55am
I asked my mom about this and she said
that hers hurt. She said that the only
difference between her braxton hicks
contraction and true labor was that she
ended up with a baby for one and not the
other. :lol: she said that her water
broke and it felt like she peed on herself
but it smelled differently.
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lil_blaze2004
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Posted: 02-16-06 09:18am
I never had braxton hicks and the only
reason I knew I wa sin labour was cause my
water broke. Trust me you'll know when
that happens. And once my contraction
started getting stronger (after my water
breaking) I was like "oh ok, that's what
they are-lol"
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 02-16-06 10:36am
My sister-in-law had her little one on
sunday night and she called me 3am in the
morning telling me her bed was all wet.
She didnt' know what had happeded.
(first child) of course all I could assume
was that her water had borken....She was
sleeping when it did. Then her
contractions started.
I can't wait. 25 more weeks to
go.........Aaahhhhhhh
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tigresacanela24
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Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 5261 Location: Treat your children well, eventually they'll choose your nursing home.
Posted: 02-16-06 13:19pm
I'm down to 14 or 15, I forgot what week I
was in :oops: i'm going to have to count
them up again.... :lol:
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Sunflower_pie81
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Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 5041 Location: to hell with this crap
Posted: 02-16-06 14:07pm
I have had three people really close to me
have babies in the last month and the
stories scare the caca out of me. My
sis is due in may and my cousin is due the
first of july.
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yellow ribbon
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Posted: 02-16-06 14:20pm
Lol tigres
i have braxton hicks all the time but they
dont hurt I just feel my whole belly get
hard (im 35 weeks) it really kinda makes
me mad cuz I just wantthem to b real
already as for the water breaking ive
never experiencesd that but I read that ur
gunna wanna put a pad on afterwards cuz u
will continue to leak
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