Do you always have contractions before labor

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9067885 tn?1415002692 How did you mamas feel right before labor? I've been having around two contractions an hour but my water is still intact, I am not dialated, and he hasn't dropped.I had my dialation checked two nights ago so that might've changed.
Avatar f tn Thank you!
Avatar f tn Before they will admit you into the hospital? And how many cm do u have to be before you are offered an epidural?
Avatar f tn I'd go with your gut.. The worst they can do is send you home.. I know they told me to wait until my contractions were 3-5 minutes apart for 2 hours and well if I had listened I probably would have given birth at home! My husband was the one who made me go in and I was already 6cm! Lol my contractions were never consistent! Good luck!
Avatar f tn Hm have you tried to google signs of labor? I know my contractions were not painful at all.
Avatar f tn Remember that before active labor comes passive labor which can start a couple days before active labor begins!!
Avatar f tn Always remember too u do not have to lose your mucus plug or water break to be in active labor...my water never broke because my sac was really thick..doc always had to break my water..I did lose my mucus plug but labor never happened I just kept loosing more & more of the last couple weeks before I had her if I was you I would go get checked out it sounds like you are in active labor or u could be in the early stages of labor..better to go get checked out...
Avatar f tn To tell you the truth labor feels like you have to poo very bad... i know that sounds very nasty i thought so too but it does mixed with period cramps.
Avatar f tn I have been told that I'm in early labor but not active labor. So now its just been a waiting game. But I have had contractions all day I mean literally all day they have not eased up there minutes apart but always under 10 minutes apart I'm really starting to get ununcomfortable. What do you ladies think of this?
Avatar f tn Do you have to have contractions in order to dialate? I keep reading storys of women saying " oh im dialated to 2 and didnt even know it" hows that even possible?
383536 tn?1225030613 And Sweetie YOU WILL KNOW! You will get these pains that you have never had before,and first you might not think about it, but once they start coming and coming faster and closer together, You will just know! and having a m/c will not effect when the baby comes.......
Avatar f tn Yeah You Have To Have Cervical Change At Least Every Hour Or The Won't Keep You...
Avatar f tn 1st I have my mucus plug come out and started having contractions, nd my second I just felt alot of pressure the day before and the next day every time I walked i felt like he was gonna fall out.
1666434 tn?1325262350 Every woman is different and gets different cues from her body that she is in labor. If you have had a baby before, what were some of the signs that you were in labor? Do you get sick? Did you have to go to the bathroom more? Did you abdomen start tightening? Also what tips helped you in your labor? Did walking help? Did a warm bath help?
Avatar f tn When your water breaks is that when you go into labor or when you have contractions?
Avatar f tn Im a ftm and so scared about labor. How do you know when you are in labor? What does it feel like?!
Avatar f tn I agree with the previous comment...being dialeted doesn't mean you are going into labor any time soon..also it can start two ways....your water breaking and then contractions or just contractions...with two of my children my water broke and I felt like a baloon popped inside me so that was pretty obvious...with another one my water broke but it was only a trickle and I wasn't sure at first if it was water leaking....
4235497 tn?1356982472 How did you mommies feel before you went into labor?
Avatar f tn Contractions cause dilation but they have to be strong and last more than just a few minutes. Yes, bh cause dilation too.
Avatar f tn When you were in labor did your contractions start from your back ? I'm having contractions but they're only starting from my side , not my back .