How long do you have contractions before real labor

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383536 tn?1225030613 s water breaks before getting to the hospital. Well then how do you know its time? i know the contractions and what not. But how do you know what a contraction is if its your first? And if i had a miscarriage before 12wks would that effect when this baby will come? I am so confused. I know i have awhile to get yet cuz i am only 22wks 5 days...but you know i need answers. Oh and when do you start getting Braxton hicks? what do they feel like?
Avatar f tn I dnt knw hw many hours bt my waters broke early morning sunday but didnt have any real contractions 5.30 am went hospital whole of sunday went without any real contractions just on and off irregular ones then by evening after bouncing on a yoga ball and walking for a bit I had a sweep done which triggered my contractions BIG TIME and I went from being a fingernail dilated to 6 cm in a few minutes maybe half an hour or less then had my baby around 11.30 monday morning.
Avatar f tn If they are real contractions then they should continue despite all of that. That being said, my friend had real contractions off and on for about a week before she went to the hospital. The only reason she did was because she went to her prenatal appointment and they told her she was already 5cm. She had no idea. It's different for everyone. If your water breaks or they get super painful, definitely go in.
4601190 tn?1357338863 I lost my plug a few hours ago but I have had strong contractions since last night (some of which woke me up). Can you go into labor before loosing plug? Or how long after do you typically begin labor? Im 35w2d & ready to see my lil guy but scared im gonna have him too soon. Or that ill have to have an emergency c-section with him also.
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 Im just curious... how do you know when your labor contractions start. My doc told me to look for strong contactions that are 3 mins apart. But idk if they start off weak then get strong or do they just start stong with no warning. Im 38 weeks btw.
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 Music to my ears ladies, if you had contractions for weeks and learned to ignore them... Yeah totally can be the real thing, so I'm sitting here everyone in bed thinking hmmm couple squats won't hurt lol too bad my feet are so swollen!!! Bee sting itchy swollen painful feet... But tested several times and no preeclampsia.... Which is what I had with my first.
Avatar f tn My water has only broken far into labor, while I was pushing with my first, when I was like 9 cm with my second, and my doctor broke mine at 5 cm with my 3rd. Contractions with real labor normally start out like menstral like cramps, then as they get worse start tightening around your whole uterus and wrap around to your back.
Avatar f tn Some woman experience prelabor and slow labor in the begining, which can be harder I think to be sure your in labor. Contractions can be spuratic, and spread over days before they tighten up and become consistant.
Avatar f tn When your water breaks is that when you go into labor or when you have contractions?
Avatar f tn I went in at 6cms dilated the first time before i started having real contractions, but real labor is supposed to start at 4cms for some reason it just took me way longer to feel them lol. But sure does sound lime you will have your little one soon!
3837727 tn?1348668991 Then I had a sharp pain shoot through my belly button and then I started having contractions again.. but never started with the pulsing and belly button thing before.. and so far ive had 3.. They are 22 minutes apart and last about 6 min each... I know im not at 5 min apart yet.. but could this be the real deal?? My doctor said she wouldnt be surprised if I had him sooner than my due date (dec 28th) bc of his size and how ive progressed...
Avatar f tn How long does Braxton hicks contractions usually last before they become real contractions?
Avatar f tn Early in the morning I will be getting my membranes stripped, and I'm curious to hear stories about how it went for those who have had it done before. I'm hoping to hear how it went, especially if you were already dilated/contracting before the sweep, I've mostly only heard stories of no success but they didn't have any dilation, and hadn't even felt a contraction. So I'm hopeful! 1) How many weeks were you? 2) How dilated/effaced were you?
Avatar f tn Hm have you tried to google signs of labor? I know my contractions were not painful at all.
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?
4697432 tn?1358712570 Yes shed just need some help I would go in before baby gets in distress good luck
Avatar f tn You are experiencing Braxton hicks those are small practice Contractions. Real labor contractions are much much stronger and frequent. When you go into real labor you certainly will know.