Possible labor?

Question

I’ll be 38 weeks tomorrow. Dilated to 2 cm & thin. All day yesterday my entire body just hurt and felt stiff. Last night I woke up with tightening and what felt like period cramps. I got up and moved around a little and they stopped. This morning I woke up to lower back pain, pelvic pain, period cramps, pain that shot down my legs, & the tightening like when I have BH. I got in the tub and it stopped. Don’t get me wrong, it hurts, but I feel like real labor would hurt worse. I don’t know what to expect, I’m a FTM & up until like last week my BH had nothing but pressure and tightening.

Answer

It could be early labor, your body will develop a pattern eventually and you'll know its time.

Answer

If it’s going away, it’s still most likely the BH. Mine mimicked every symptom of active labor (including not going away regardless of position, water, & etc.), except they didn’t increase on the pain scale and I wasn’t actively dilating. Aggravating. 🙄
Just time them though. If they get down to 5 minutes apart, 1 minute long, and last like that for over an hour (and hurt more), I’d call the OB. 🙂

Answer

Sounds normal! I would just start timing them. If the tightening becomes closer together & longer for over an hour. I would go in! But otherwise just sounds like your body is adjusting getting ready. But it never hurts to call your OB & let them know what you’re feeling. They may want check you! 😊

Answer

My labor started that way and didnt get bad until my water broke at the hospital. So you could be in labor.

Possible labor?

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