How can you tell the difference between back labor and a regular old backache?

Question

BTW I'm almost 42 weeks and also I have not had any back aches through my pregnancy till now.

Answer 1

back labor starts in your back then comes around to the front every pain.

Answer 2

If your back is hurting mostly at the same time as your uterus/abdomen get very tight and hard (so hard that you can't indent it with a finger) then chances are you are in labor, especially since you are 'ready'. Your back may hurt between contractions too, but not usually to nearly the degree as during the contractions.

The most common cause of back labor is the bony back-side of the baby 's head pressing on your sacrum. To help relieve the pain try getting on your hands and knees, or on your knees with head and shoulders resting on a bed, birth ball, sofa, etc. This pulls the weight of the baby off the sacrum, and will also help the baby to rotate around so that his face is pressing on the sacrum, which is the best position for the baby to get into. (Gravity helps roll the baby over so that his back is facing your abdomen.) Sometimes if someone presses right on the area that hurts the most (usually the sacral area) it will also relieve the pain.

Good luck!

Answer 3

You're definitely having contractions, but you need to figure out if they are braxton hicks contractions or real labor contractions. Try these following things: • Change your activity or position. • Take a warm bath to help your body relax. • Try drinking a couple glasses of water, since braxton hicks can sometimes be brought on by dehydration. If the contractions persist and become consistently longer and closer together, then they are real labor contractions and when they get to be five minutes apart, let your doctor know. He/she may want you to go ahead and head to the hospital or he/she may tell you to wait at home a little longer. Its much more comfortable to be in labor at home! As for my kids, the first I was induced with and the second, the contractions felt just like you're describing but when they started they were less than 10 minutes apart. I had him less than 8 hours later but they didn't start hurting until at least 2 - 3 hours into it. Best of luck!

Answer 4

Back labor is very painful and not an ache more like someone hitting your back with a paddle. No, do not go to the hospital they will make you wait around and when they do get to you they will send you home. Instead call you Dr. explain what you are feeling and get an appointment for monday. Do not take any drugs, try a heating pad and lying on the floor with your legs bent and your calves resting on the couch. Congrats & best wishes.

Answer 5

Back Labor is intense and you could definitely tell. Your stomach could get very hard feeling after a minute or two

Answer 6

I never had back pain....I waited and waited...nothing...I had no GF to ask..so I went shopping...then my belly got really hard and didn't stop...I drove to the Hospital, pulling over during labor pains, giving birth 3 hours later....

Answer 7

I had back labor with my first baby ., You need to go to hospital.

Answer 8

If you're in labor, a baby comes out.

Answer 9

I know I felt TERRIBLE pains in my back to where I was afraid to move it would hurt so bad.I felt more pain in my back then anywhere else.Good luck to you and your baby.

Answer 10

42 weeks and you havent been induced??? go to L&D