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Electriceyes
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Tender belly
Posted: 01-05-08 04:04am
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So the last day or so right under my belly
or i guess around my waist line or what
ever has been really tender. Is this
normal? Also my lower back and hips keep
cracking/popping constantly. Did anyone
else have that when they were pregnant?
Just curious because my back never used to
do that.
thanks,
Ashley 
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taylor618
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Posted: 01-05-08 04:08am
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so does ur lower back hurt? cause thats a
early sign of pregnancy,and also that spot
that is tender is called your
abdominal,also another sign.have you
missed a period?
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Electriceyes
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Posted: 01-05-08 04:14am
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I'm sorry, i should have said because I
don't post on this part of the forum a lot
so not many girls know me... I already
know I'm pregnant... I'm 36.5 weeks. I'm
just paranoid I'm gonna go into labor and
not really know it..or like ignore it
because i've been having BH like crazy.
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Posted: 01-05-08 04:42am
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does it come in waves or is it always
there?
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Electriceyes
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Posted: 01-05-08 04:51am
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well, i guess in waves.. 'cuz right now
it's not but a few mins ago it was..
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Posted: 01-05-08 05:01am
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time them. if they are coming regularly
and are lasting more than 60 seconds you
should ring your hospital
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Electriceyes
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Posted: 01-05-08 05:07am
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alright... yeah that's accompanied by a
constant back pain.... this could just be
braxton hicks right? I hope so, i'd feel
terrible waking my mum so early in the
morning but if it's time it's time. A baby
wont wait!
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Posted: 01-05-08 05:21am
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Labour contractions are noticeably longer
as well as more regular, frequent, and
painful than Braxton Hicks contractions.
Also, labour pains will increase in
frequency, duration, and intensity as time
goes on, while Braxton Hicks remain
unpredictable and non-rhythmic.
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Electriceyes
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Posted: 01-05-08 05:24am
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well, the pains seem to be getting a bit
more intense in some spots but that's it..
I had one while walking to the kitchen and
back. It only lasted a second but it was
almost bad enough to make me stop... I've
been sitting in my rocking chair trying to
relax to see if they start to come more
often and intense.. so far like i said
just a bit more intense in a few spots...
now my back pain is coming and going  ... i really don't
want this to be it
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Posted: 01-05-08 05:30am
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Sounds like you are in Pre-labour or false
labour
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It’s not always easy to distinguish
false from real labour if it’s your
first pregnancy. As a general rule, if
you’re in doubt, you’re not in real
labour.
Although false labour is only a rehearsal,
it is not a reason to be disappointed;
false labour heralds real labour, and you
won’t have very much longer to wait.
There are some simple distinctions between
the contractions of false and real
labour.
Regularity: False contractions never
settle down and become truly regular.
Frequency: Contractions are sporadic. They
may vary from 10 minutes to 20 minutes to
15 minutes, etc., with no steady pattern.
Effect of movement: False contractions
usually weaken or subside altogether if
you get up and move around; real
contractions increase.
Strength: False contractions do not get
progressively stronger. They may even
weaken from time to time and disappear
altogether.
Some women, especially if they are
working, get overtired or overexcited,
slip in and out of false labour for a few
days before real labour begins.
Inform your doctor or midwife about the
contractions. If they’re not available,
seek reassurance from your hospital. Go to
hospital if you want. If you stay at home
keep on the move and stay upright to help
labour progress.
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Electriceyes
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Posted: 01-05-08 05:34am
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I hpe he stays in for at least a few more
days (will be 37 weeks on Wednesday). I
keep getting up and walking around my
downstairs.. i've been drinking water
because i've heard that is supposed to
help stop contractions if it's false
labor...
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Electriceyes
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Posted: 01-05-08 05:35am
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i'll wait an hour or so to see if they get
worse. if they do i'll go wake my mum to
take me to the hospital (we're only like 2
mins away from it)
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Posted: 01-05-08 05:38am
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yes good idea. you are still clased as
pre-term so you need to get checked out
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Posted: 01-05-08 05:41am
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yeah, i know. I was supposed to have a
doctor appointment the past two days but
it got postponed both days because he got
called for a delivery... feeling an
unusual pressure down there.. could that
be the baby moving further down?
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Posted: 01-05-08 06:18am
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It may be yes. Good luck!
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Posted: 01-05-08 06:19am
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The pressure could definitely be the baby
moving further down. Has your cervix been
checked yet?
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Posted: 01-05-08 06:25am
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not yet. like I said, my appointment has
been postponed the past 2 days. Thursday
to Friday and then Friday until Monday
because he's gotten called to the hospital
for a delivery both days... it'll have
been 3 weeks since i've seen him last by
Monday
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Posted: 01-05-08 07:06am
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Oh, sorry. It's early and I've had no
sleep so I missed that. Pressure is normal
at this point. I've had that for a while
now. Heck yesterday I was having
contractions every 2 minutes and after a
few hours they just stopped. It's really
hard to know when it's time to go to the
hospital.
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Electriceyes
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Posted: 01-05-08 07:10am
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lol. yeah, I haven't slept either. Well,
as of now they have pretty much stopped. I
still get a pretty intense one every now
and again but they are pretty much gone.
still the back pain but at this point
that's normal... I don't want to have him
yet but at the same time I just wish it'd
be over so I don't have to deal with the
BH any longer lol
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Posted: 01-05-08 15:54pm
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The belly tenderness could be b.c your
skin's so stretched that you'll losing
some feeling in it and the parts that you
can feel have become tender. That
happened to me.
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