HELP First Time Mom Labor What To Expect
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I have had a few cfalse alarms I think mostly me listening to people and not my body so much so I don't know what to think now....
I know every person and birth is different. What are the earliest signs. This mornig I have been very crampy for the last hour...I have had back pain since Friday...I am just wondering what others have felt to know what to expect...I have a pretty high tolerance of pain. Crampy is this a contraction? i don't feel ike my belly is getting tighter (baby I can feel so it makes me feel tight already I don't know how much tighter it can get)
Thanks for your help...
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trust me i know that feeling. this is my third and i keep wondering how much tighter can my belly get?!!!! i am 37 weeks how far along are you? with my first i lost my plug a few hours later started having pains in my stomach. went to hospital they told me to i wasnt quite ready yet but to go walking. it was really hard because my back hurt so bad so i went home got in a bath 30 seconds later i was in active labour. now im onmy third and have been having all the same signs and still not in active labour and it has been over a week now. but if i may make a suggestion, if you have a high tolerance for pain i would say no to the drugs with my first i had a spinal block and prolonged the labour for 23 hours and only took away the pain for 2 of those hours. with my second no drugs it took maybe 5 hours and only 2 pushes. it didnt hurt that bad i slept through most of the labour although i was alot more mean without the drugs. anyway good luck to you.
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my first I kept going to the hospital because the Braxton Hicks kept coming every night regularly--and every night a little bit more intense just to keep it interesting and keep wondering. Finally, after bumpy car ride water broke and I couldn't stop laughing I was so relieved that there was no more guess work involved!
This pregnancy I feel the same crampy feelings for the last 2 days and backpain, a little bit of neasuea. I'll write back as soon as I go into labour.
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If you have had false alarms, the first thing you are probably going to say when the time is right is "it's just different" At least that is what I noticed after having 3 weeks of strong bh contractions that would get as close as 5 min for 20 min then stop. Generally true labor contractions will get closer together and stronger as time goes on.
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"Feeling different"? What does that mean?
Tonight I feel like I have restless leg syndrome across my whole body..IT's so uncomfortable. The contractions are coming regularly with mild cramping....is that the different? I FEEL SOOOO AGITATED. I just about bit my hubbies head off ...aAAHHAHA....insanity soon will prevail.
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