QUESTION!!! I woke up about 1am having what I thought were braxton hicks... felt like waves of ache and tightening as if my stomach was upset- they weren't super intense and I fell back asleep. it's nearly 6am now and it's still going on... when I woke up about 30 minutes ago I had a few episodes of that feeling a few minutes apart from each other but now it's been about 10 minutes and nothing?? am I having real contractions?!
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well with my 3rd my contractions started spaced out an slight pain thats how i knew wasn't Braxton hicks they were 30 mins to2 hrs apart then the next day the 11th of Feb they got more tense an closer in time 15 to 20 mins an sometimes 8 to 10mins then i had a scheduled c section the 12 at 530 so i tried pushing it well couldn't do that o no he was ready so between 930 an 10 i was rushed to hospital 3 to 4mins apart contractions painful an when they finally got ne in they checked me an was 4cm already i was like o wow never felt contractions with my other two kids an as gross as sounds before i left house i pooped a lot an i mean it did not want to stop coming out so thats how i knew something was different an immediately after is when it went from every 8 to 10mins to every 3 to 4mins apart an i was losing my mucus plug didnt know till i checked it
I lose a little bit of my plug too. And I'm 25% effaced with no dilation. You're early so I wouldn't worry too much. Some women also never dilate before labor. My mom didn't. She had contractions and everything and they ended up having to give her pitocin to dilate and pushed me out within a couple minutes of it kicking in. So everyone is different. I haven't experienced the ridiculous Braxton hicks. I consider myself pretty lucky for that. I would just hang in there. Drink lots of fluids and try to just relax and rest. If they get any worst it's definitely worth it to contact your doctor's office. You can never be too sure and it's better to get checked and be wrong. Some women dilate over night and don't know it!
Okay... I've had some BH before that have taken my breath away and these aren't as intense... I have been slowly losing bits of my plug over the last few weeks but as of Saturday I was only 20% effaced, no dialation. I haven't lost any fluid...@cass_lynne,
Could also just be Braxton hicks. Everyone's different but with my Braxton hicks I felt them and felt my belly get tight, but it's a totally different feeling from a real contraction.
Just wait and see if they come back. Have you lost your mucus plug yet? Sometimes the early start of labor could take forever. Mine just started and I'm 38 weeks. Contractions can be irregular. I know my Braxton hicks were never painful and my real contractions are. But my contractions are irregular at times which is totally normal in the first stages of labor. Are you losing any fluid?
I thought I was having Braxton Hicks I was having them the other night all night long. They hurt and it would make me hold my breath. I drank water laid on my side and everything. I couldn't sleep. I had my appointment the next day and my dr said they were real contractions and prescribed me meds to stop them. Thank God I wasn't dialating