Real contractions?

Question

Hi y’all, I’m almost 37 weeks and I been losing my mucus plug the past couple days and period like cramping off and on but tonight I started having tightening in my pelvic area and lower abdomen and when it starts doing it my lower back starts hurting. I’m a ftm so I don’t really know what contractions feel like but could this be real contractions and not Braxton hicks? I’m trying to time them now

Answer

Definitely keep track of them. There are lots of apps to help. Once they have a definite start time and a time they definitely stop AND they become regular then it’s indicative of true labor. If they’re definite contractions, try to wait until they’re 4-5 minutes apart then you can head to L&D. They’ll triage you which, for me, involved checking my cervix, waiting an hour, and checking it again to see if I’d dilated any further. If yes, they admit you to a room; if not, they could send you home to wait a bit longer.

Answer

For me, contractions felt like period cramps. But they came in waves. So started off barely anything, then slowly increased to more painful, then slowly decreased to practically nothing or nothing. And I could time them. Try timing and see what happens. If you think they’re Braxton Hicks, try to drink some water and take some Tylenol (or equivalence) and lay on your left side. Usual stuff you probably already know how to do ❤️

Answer

I’d call my ob just in case I thought I was having Braxton hicks with my first and I was really in labor👀

Real contractions?

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