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Dannzibelle

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Contractions Question Posted: 06-19-07 14:28pm


Ok so does anyone know how long a contraction lasts when you go into labour? I'm having what i think is a braxton hicks but it's lasting alot longer and is more uncomfortable then they usually are. i don't want to get my hopes up so i'm just going to sit it out on here until i know if anything is going on

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:30pm


Is there a pattern to them? Or are they more sparatic(sp)?

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:31pm

mc4ever02 wrote:

Is there a pattern to them? Or are they more sparatic(sp)?

this is the first one, it started at 20.33 and now it's 20.36 and it's satrtign to ease off. I'll just have to sit and wait. I really don't think it is labou though i'm not lucky enough to have a early baby lol

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:34pm


if it is painful then most likely a contraction, they usually last more then 45 seconds long. if they get to 5-7 min part and ur having them regularly id go to the ER or L and D i mean.

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:35pm


Just keep track of them. True contractions(many times) start in the back, and radiate to your lower abdomen. they also start a pattern. Every 10 mins. Every 12 mins. etc. If they are just in your lower&front belly, then they're false contractiions. Especially if there is no pattern. I waited until I couldn't speak through a contraction to leave for the hospital. I swore it was painful false contractions the whole time! lol! Sarah

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:37pm


omg mine were 5 min apart and i had to stop for everyone when i decided to leave and we still had to drop joseph off and it was a 10-15 min drive to the girls h ouse and i had 5 on the way to her house, i swear i thought i was gonna have her in the car but i had her like an hr or so almost 2 hrs after getting to the hospital

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:37pm


it's mainly in my belly but it is in my back too. It wasn't really painfull it just felt stronger than what i'm used to. Guess i'll just have to wait and see if another one comes soon!

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:40pm


yea, def write the times down. if they get stronger, or closer, I'd suggest taking a shower and freshening up. You might be visiting the hospital tonight! lol! I was like 3 centimeters and was shaving my legs, washing my hair, and going to target!! hhahahahaha...i was in pain, but I Needed some last minute things! She was 3 weeks too soon! lol!! Sarah

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:41pm


Thankfully i shaved my legs last night but my hair is in serious need of a wash

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:44pm


mine started out like 11 min apart and werent alll to painful but then they got mor epainful and closer, i kept awatch handy and wrote it down everytime before figuring i should go to thehospital

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:44pm


if it's true labor, you'll be in the hospital for at least 2 days, so I'd say def hop in the shower and wash it! Even if you don't go into labor today, your head will be clean! lol... I was mine once a week and it was in dier need when I went into labor! Sarah

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:48pm


My hairs soooooo thick though I hate washing it. My back hurts so bad right now but i've been having backpain for about a week now

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:51pm


mines massively thick too, hence why I wash it once a week! lol! It's a pain in the bum!! I just washed it this mornin matter of fact! So I"m good for another 7 days!! woooot!! hopefully what you're experiencing is true labor!! I miss childbirth so much. It was such an amazing experience. The pain was intense to say the least, but i felt so empowered when she came out. I felt like, I could accomplish anything put in front of me. Are you going to choose to have an epidural or are you going to attemp to go drug free? Sarah

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:54pm

babymajic0506 wrote:

mines massively thick too, hence why I wash it once a week! lol! It's a pain in the bum!! I just washed it this mornin matter of fact! Mr.
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So I"m good for another 7 days!! woooot!!

hopefully what you're experiencing is true labor!! I miss childbirth so much. It was such an amazing experience.

The pain was intense to say the least, but i felt so empowered when she came out. I felt like, I could accomplish *anything* put in front of me.

Are you going to choose to have an epidural or are you going to attemp to go drug free?

Sarah

I only wash mine once a week too Laughing

although in these past couple of weeks it's got greasy after two days days Crying
or Very sad

I'm going to do my best to go drug free and if i do have drugs i hope not to have more than gas and air. All i can do is try, at the end of the day it will be an amazing experience however she's born

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Posted: 06-19-07 14:59pm


any more hun??

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Posted: 06-19-07 15:01pm

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any more hun??

I had another about 10-15 mins ago i think but it wasn't as strong as the last one, my lower back is doing it's best to kill me slowly though Laughing

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Posted: 06-19-07 15:01pm

Dannzibelle wrote:

I only wash mine once a week too Laughing

although in these past couple of weeks it's got greasy after two days days Crying
or Very sad

I'm going to do my best to go drug free and if i do have drugs i hope not to have more than gas and air. All i can do is try, at the end of the day it will be an amazing experience however she's born

exactly!!! That's an awesome outlook on it!!!!

I regret being so stubborn about going drug free sometimes. What if something had happened? and I needed an epidural?? I would have been
*so* hard on myself afterwards.

I'm just as stubborn about drugs with this one...only a little more open to mishaps during birth being inevitable.

Sarah

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Posted: 06-19-07 15:04pm

babymajic0506 wrote:

Dannzibelle wrote:

I only wash mine once a week too Laughing

although in these past couple of weeks it's got greasy after two days days Crying
or Very sad

I'm going to do my best to go drug free and if i do have drugs i hope not to have more than gas and air. All i can do is try, at the end of the day it will be an amazing experience however she's born

I'm exactly the same as you don't worry! I am so stubborn about having drugs or being cut becaus ein my mind a woman's body was designed to give birth and if we couldn't give birth drug free then none of us would be here

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Posted: 06-19-07 15:10pm


I just realised that my last post could sound like i'm bashing people who have pain relief. I'm really really not saying that, i think every woman who gives birth is amazing no matter how they have their baby

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Posted: 06-19-07 15:22pm

Dannzibelle wrote:

I just realised that my last post could sound like i'm bashing people who have pain relief. I'm really really not saying that, i think every woman who gives birth is amazing no matter how they have their baby

right after I had .oni when I posted it sounded like I was bashing all that had pain meds. I was ignorant in the way I posted and should have considered other's feelings before saying such things.

And people swore that my labor wasn't as painful because I was able to go without meds. Or that their contractions were *much* worse than mine were. Rolling Eyes

labor is labor. contractions aren't easier for anybody. I promise they don't have favorites! lol!

It's all in the person's pain tolerance! How well she can manage pain. I was taught and tested on how to correctly perform cleansing breaths and keep focus without panicing.

I remember the nurse asking me what my pain level was. And I said "that depends on how dialated I am. If I'm only 2cm, then I'm at an 8. If I'm 5cm then I'm at a 4/5."
SHe checked me and said "well you're at 5cm...you're halfway there!"

That's when my body took over and went into birthing mode. I didn't speak, I didn't cry. I just took deep breaths. I began to moan at 10cm and my body literally told me when it was time to push.

Sarah