Could today be the day? Help!

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Hey there mommies and mommies to be!
At 37 weeks and 3 days my doctor performed a pelvis exam and determined I was 1cm dilated. Sunday night I started to experience period like cramps. They started off small and inconsistent, more uncomfortable than anything else. However today at 38 weeks I’ve been experiencing strong period like cramps. I have a high tolerance for pain and these cramps are painful for me. I’m not bleeding and the cramping hasn’t gone away. I called my OB but was only able to leave a message. 
Could today be the big day?

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If you have a strong pain tolerance I would go by the times of the ‘cramps’ and how far they are apart. I was in slow labor with both of my kids. 3 days for my first and 2 with my second. 
If you wanna speed things up stair case helped me both times :)

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Like everything when it comes to pregnancy... maybe... it varies from woman to woman and pregnancy to pregnancy. I'm 39+2 and have been sitting at 1cm dilated and 50% effaced since 37 weeks. I've had painful period-like cramps for at least three weeks nearly every evening for hours on end and nothing has budged. Some women start getting cramps and everything gets moving whereas others it doesn't appear to do much. Good luck!

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I was 3cm and 80% effaced for 3 weeks. Had strong cramping and contractions for an entire week before my water broke. It could be your time, or it could be your body is just preparing. Every pregnancy is different! Good luck!! 💕

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My mom is a midwife and she told me that real labor is consistently timed contractions/pains that start in your back and wrap all the way around your belly. 
Even then it could stop for a while and start again later. If you lay down and drink some water and they don't stop that's a pretty good sign. :)

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