im trying to figure out if i am genuinely having contractions. my stomach keeps getting hard and such and they are a little painful. but after me and my fiancé had sex my lower abdomen keeps getting tight and painful. they quit and I still have pain in my lower back and the baby is giving me little nudges after each tightening. so could it be that i am having contractions? they feel like period cramps and they hurt in my lower back.
Yes! Contractions cause dilation, so last time you were checked you could've not been much but if these are true contractions you could be dilating more... Also go in if they start getting closer together @sierranichols
they are pretty close, but I'm not very dilated. am starting at 7:00 and Im going to see how many I have in an hour. isnt it like 5 in an hour you should go to l&d? @momma1416
Time them. If they are consistent then they are real contractions, if not then they are Braxton hicks. @sierranichols
i was almost dilated to 1cm so she went ahead an dilated me to a full 1cm. that was on tuesday. since she dilated me should that speed things up? she said something about "since i pushed you to 1cm is should..." i cant remember the rest. @momma1416