I'm not sure how to time my contractions when mine don't ease up so I can not tell when they stop and start it's a constant lower back ache and my stomach tightens up but with the pain in my back being so bad and it not easing up at all I'm not sure how I know
yea your pretty dialated. babies will be here in no time. maybe today :)
I'm having twins this time around. I don't what to expect. I'll also be having them at 37 weeks. so I may or may not go through the contraction part. they may just do a c section. both times have definitely been a new experience for me.
Yea they are contractions I've been to the hospital they are pretty bad and I dilated to a 3 in 3 hours when I was in there but they said I could go home if they got to where I couldn't breath or take it to come back but I have an appoitment today with my doctor so I was trying to wait till I see her @shannaa24 sha
it could just be braxton Hicks as of right now. maybe though not sure. Ive only been through that once so far. but when your contracting you'll know. I started getting horrible fighting around my lower back and stomach cramps down my legs. they would get intense for a few minutes then let up. I was running around back and fourth in my apartment from the horrible pain. everytime one would come on I would curl in a ball on the floor mouning in pain. I had to my husband rub my lower back and hips throughout the night. I didn't track them. I was back and fourth to the hospital all week. they kept sending me home. said I was dialated enough. then that Thursday night they got worse. but I didn't know anything. I figured they would send me back home. I went to my doctor the next morning to have them check me. couldn't get it. and I was mouning and groaning in the halls. everyone was stairing at me. nurse told me to go to the hospital cause it seems I'm in labor. we figured they'd just send me home again. went back to the hospital. one nurse said no not yet. second opinion nurse is omg no she's in labor.
From start to finish, then the time between intervals, and then finally the next contraction start to finish. Sometimes the doctor asks how long was the contraction, and how far apart was they.