EARLY LABOUR SIGNS?🤍
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Following as I’m also 38w and experiencing the same cramping. Wondering if this means labour is close or what! 🫣
Braxton hicks will make your tummy tight but won’t hurt too much, just a bit of discomfort, actual contractions will make your tummy tight and you will feel pain through your back and through the tummy, hope this helps!
Hey lovely ladies, I would say go with your gut, just as this happened to me on Monday, I had my beautiful baby boy on Tuesday morning at 6.16am. All day I was experiencing cramping period like pains that didn’t really come consistently but they were there all day, i thought too that it was braxton hicks practice contractions. I got them worse toward the night time and it was until I ended up timing them and they were pretty much every 2-4 mins. I actually ended up ringing the hospital just because I had experienced a small bleed then that same night (this was the thing that made me ring) within 1 hour 30 mins I went from 0-10cm fully dialted and I was in the labour suite ready to push! So I would ring and go with your gut just to be sure that you are safe! I was so happy I went because otherwise it would have been a very different story! Love to you all, hope everyone is well. We got this girls! We are amazing ✨❤️
Awww congratulations daisy!
@Sarah thank you lovely xxx
Update: Still having very bad pains,, had a gush of clear liquid at 2 separate occasions, which were uncontrollable but felt as if I was wetting myself (sorry if tmi😅) The contractions are happening fairly close together. But still haven’t lost a mucus plug, just watching and seeing how I go. Before I call up the hospital.
Update: My son has now been born 😂💙 turns out they were REAL contractions…….. arrived at the hospital just to find out I was already 2cm dilated once my cervix was checked😅 Can’t believe I went to go and get my nails done and I was having contractions and didn’t know that it was that serious 😂😂 the whole time I was in early labour 💙 My baby boy is healthy and well born 5lbs and 9oz 💙💙💙
Congrats angel! 🩷
Hiya! I am also first time mum, currently 40 weeks (due date today!). I have been experiencing the same cramping as you're describing for quite a few weeks (probably from around 36 weeks onwards). If it’s irregular and goes away with a bit of focus on breathing, I wouldn't worry. That's just your body warming you up for the real deal to come. Braxton Hicks are separate - That's when your belly hardens as uterus muscles contracts and they should not be painful. When these do become painful, that would be a start of the labour. That's my understanding of it anyway. Hope that helps!