Advice On Early Labor!!!! Posted: 04-16-06 17:50pm
Hey everyone!
I am 38 weeks pregnant with my first baby
and I know all of he signs of labor from
my books but I was wondering if a few of
you guys that have had babies before can
give me some info on how you felt and what
signs you got before labor. Anything
from a couple of weeks to that first pain.
I would really appreciate
it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks jordan :d
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Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 267 Location: Eugene
Posted: 04-17-06 19:27pm
I had pain in my lower back and lower
belly could not sleep.. Could not walk do
to baby putting presser down below..Alot
of contractions that would never go
away..Hard to say what will happen it's
diffrent every time im pg with #4 due
9/20/06 so will see if this one will be
diffrent I never had my water brake at
home ever the doc had to brake mine..
Well good luck and hope you get some more
info...
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lil_blaze2004
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Posted: 04-18-06 08:45am
I didin;t know I was in labour till my
water broke, I thouhgt I had just been
feeling crampy all day-lol
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Jordan1231
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Joined: 08 Nov 2005 Posts: 13 Location: USA
Posted: 04-18-06 10:55am
Well I have been feeling some crampiness
in my lower abdomen for the past 5 days
but it's kind of like the cramps you get
at the beg of your period. They get
worse with contractions. I have been
having braxton 's for about 4 months and
just in the past couple weeks they have
been a lot stronger!!! Could it be I am
dialating???? Sorry to ask so many
questions I am just eager to have this
baby already!!! I know from my dr visits
he is a good size already so hopefully he
will come soon.
Jordan
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Lalee
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 991 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 04-18-06 12:54pm
That's one of my biggest fears... Whether
or not i'll know i'm going into labor.
I'm terrified that I won't know until it's
too late to get an epidural. Lol.
Anyway, good luck, jordan. Sorry, I can't
give you advice, but I can send good
thoughts your way!
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 7892 Location: *UPTOWN*NEW ORLEANS*, La
Posted: 04-18-06 13:02pm
Jordan: how many weeks are you??
I'm 38.3 or something like that...I lost
count!!! It's been tooo damn long! But
anyways, maybe you could talk to your .Dr
about induction. At 37 weeks my cervix
was efface at 25 going on 50% and I would
soon start to dialate.
I told my .Dr I wanted to go natural all
the way, including a drug free birth. I
want everything to come on it's
own...(.I.E: water breaking and labor
starting) I also told him I don't an
episotomy, i'd rather tear. There's
actually less blood loss from a tear than
a cut.(depending on the severity) I told
him I would only allow an episitomy if
there was 'shoulder distocia' if the baby
gets stuck at the shoulders!
As far as labor pains and braxton hicks,
i've only experienced light cramping on
either side of groin. Never both sides at
the same time. Which is a common sign of
a braxton hick. I have a .Dr appt
tomorrow and i'm hoping i'm dialated at
least 1cm.
Good .Luck!!!!
Sarah
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Lalee
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 991 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 04-18-06 13:15pm
You're a brave lady, sarah. Lol. I have
a lot of awe for people who are completely
natural, but I just can't do it.
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Jordan1231
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Nov 2005 Posts: 13 Location: USA
Posted: 04-19-06 10:31am
Everyone,
i went to a dr's appt yesterday and still
no dialation!!! But he said I am thinning
out and even recomended an induction at 39
weeks if my cervix is favorable then which
he thinks it will be. I think I might
take him up on that offer because on top
of having a small pelvis (and my husband's
family likes to have 9lb babies) I was in
a car accident when I was 16 ( i'm 23 now)
and fractured my pelvis right on the left
side of the wall where it seperates to let
the baby through in 3 diff places. Sorry
if that sounds confusing . Anyways the
past month I have been getting horrible
pain in my left upper thigh similar to the
pain I had for a year after my accident
and it is because I also crushed a part of
a nerve so everytime I bend a certain way
or even strain a little to go to the
bathroom (sorry) it hits me like a ton of
bricks. Soooo my dr has already
suggested getting an epidural because he
thinks it is really going to hurt when I
have to push this 8lb baby out. Thanks
for everyones replys!!! Sarah--i am 38
weeks 1 day.
Jordan
