how long did it take from your first contraction till you needed to go the hospital? I had a real contraction that woke me up out of my sleep it wasnt a braxton hicks, this is my first one. Do you think he could be coming soon? or do you think I could still have a couple days to a week to go?
not today thankfully, I also feel that.. I was tellin my bf how I feel my body preparing for labour :( It's also scary.. Imma be a mom! Someone is gonna depend on me 24/7
ok that's good you deff shouldn't drive your self . you should go ask them soon so your not screaming at then when you ask lol I think you might pop soon have you had any today? @mssjudyk
only reason why I know they weren't braxton hicks**
I don't, we just moved here. I have no family here and my bfs family is all about 1.5 hours away. All the neighbors are super nice. I'm sure if I needed a ride they'd give me one (I just now thought of this, I feel a little better lol)
The first one was in my lower back it was a sharp stabbing pain. I had to just stand there amd breathe for a few min it lasted about 40seconds maybe a minute, I didn't really wanna move lol I didn't want it to happen again... I didn't notice my tummy get hard or anything, I was mainly focused on my back (I have an old injury that was left untreated so it turned into arthritis, it where my pelvic bone and spine meet, and thats where I felt that contraction) the second one tho, man that almost made me cry, it started in the same spot and creeped to my sides onto the bottom of my tummy and my stomach was so hard I almost peed myself.. It felt just horrible. Only reason I know it was braxton hicks is cuz I experienced those early on. And these two I felt were no joke. I'm also 35 weeks along
I had my first contraction at 730 on Friday night and we went to the hospital at midnight because they were 3 to 4 min apart and I had her on Sunday at 352 am. so I had a whole day I could have waited but I had constant contractions mostly every 2 to 3 min so I'd go in just to make sure.
I had contractions 5 min apart for two days. all together my labor was 2 days 17 hrs long. they didn't admit me until they were 3 min apart
ohh noo im sorry I would have freaked too. do you have someone close by to drive you to the hospital when its time? @mssjudyk and what did yours feel like was it the period craps kind or did your hole stomach tighten up?
i had 2 yesterday... they were no joke, i called my dr, he told me to drink some cold water and lay down. I was cleaning when I got them. And for some reason i felt super scared... I'm home alone for the most part and it hit me I could have my son at any moment and I might be all alone.. really i felt a little panicked and worried..
thats crazy my birth class said thats when you should go in when they are 4 to 5 min apart. So you had 5 min apart contractions for 2days or it took 2days to get to 5 min apart. lol sorry baby brain. @delilahsmommy2.22
so the pain wasn't that bad??? Or you just felt better after? I feel like you are super women lol I will freak out if I don't get a epidural
Clean away haha being active usually helps get things going if you're close! But yeah if you haven't felt anything again it's prob not labor :( and girl no 😩 I didn't even make it in time to get an IV in my arm! I had absolutely NO drugs! But I'm glad. For me, it was better that way :) I plan on doing it drug free again this September.
I really want him to stay till 4weeks but I feel like he is going to come a little early.
@phasion, that's what I'm looking for peoples experience from their first contraction to when they went to the hospital.. :)
my first contractions were on Sunday morning. went in that night but wasn't dilating so they sent me home. went back Monday evening and they kept me. He was born the next day. everyone is different. when they are consistent and strong, go in.
it's the first one that I'm positive it was a contraction. I hadn't felt anything else since . it was at 2am and its almost 8am now. I've been cleaning since it happened lol. omg 30 mins I hope I'm that lucky. so you didnt make it in time for an epidural? @queendavis
Also my contractions weren't even bad they were tolerable so if you had a bad one I think you should go in.
You never know. Be careful tho. I waited way too long to go in (30 mins ha!) and almost had my son in the car.
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right im nervous to there is always going to be this little person with us at all times.. my friend said the nurse hands you your baby and never talked it away again lol we got this tho girl are mommy instincts well kick in :) @mssjudyk