i am pregnant and due to have a c-section on 8/16/06. i think i am haveing contractions. i keep having my uterus tighten and then releases in like 30 seconds. they are anywhere from 5-20 minutes apart and they dont hurt.
2006-07-09 15:00:12 · 13 answers · asked by ? 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
this is baby #2. baby #1 was 8.5 years ago. dont remember much. my son was in fetal distress when they decided to do a c-section
2006-07-09 15:12:47 · update #1
now they hurt. my back is killing me. my hips feel like someone is pulling them apart and i cant get comfy.
2006-07-09 16:40:53 · update #2
Is this your first pregnancy? Why are they scheduling a C-section?
Okay, enough questions.....
First....quickly---get a glass of water and drink, drink, drink.....dehydration, even slight, can bring on some serious braxton hicks contractions. (I KNOW)
Secondly....contractions kind of feel like someone put a big blood pressure cuff around your middle. You know how it feels tight on your arm---that is how it felt to me! I felt them most about six inches above my belly button---but everyone is different.
If you have ANY concerns---call your doctor. By now, they should have given you guidelines on when to call. Mine was if I had contractions coming every ten minutes that lasted more than X long for one hour....but EVERYONE is different.
2006-07-09 15:05:54 · answer #1 · answered by Michelle A 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get up and walk around, have something to eat and drink, and see if they continue. If so, they are probably real contractions, not braxton-hicks contractions. Since they don't hurt, it's likely that they are BH contractions, even though they are somewhat regular. Look for three things: (1) the contractions should be regular; (2) they should occur CLOSER together (e.g. going from 6 minutes apart to 4 minutes apart rather than the other way around), and (3) they should increase in intensity.
For me, contractions felt like a band of tightness that started in my abdomen and intensified in my hips. Some women feel it in their back but I didn't really experience that. Most of the pain I felt was in my hips, and it felt like extreme outward pressure. Some women also describe them as very strong menstrual cramps or the cramps you feel when you are constipated...again, I didn't experience that.
2006-07-09 15:17:47 · answer #2 · answered by Call me AL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contractions, at their worst feel like the worst cramps you have ever imagined times about 10!!! And it sounds like at the moment you could be having Braxton Hicks (false contractions) just your body getting ready for labor. But a contraction is what you are feeling . The tightenting and that stuff will get more intense and they will get closer together. If they get intense and less than 5 minutes apart get to the Dr. But if they are not always that close and not hurting you are fine.
2006-07-09 15:04:21 · answer #3 · answered by LuckyWife 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what you are feeling are probably braxton hicks contractions rather than the real thing from my own experience and those of other mothers i know contractions are painful of at least very uncomfortable and they occur regularly and gradually increase like they will be 20 min apart for a while then gradually go until they are only a few min apart when you go to the hospital to deliver
2006-07-09 15:05:37 · answer #4 · answered by aarika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are probably having braxton hicks - they are like that but don't hurt. Real contractions are very hard- they start out feeling like cramps and end up feeling like cramps x's a billion.
Braxton Hicks are normal. If you are concerned, call the dr. if they get very close and harder and don't stop when you walk or change positions, call your Dr.
2006-07-09 15:32:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know how bad your menstraul cramps feel like ...Well just multiply that pain times 10 or 20 ..Sounds like braxton hicks contractions so relax ..Believe me you will know when it's the real thing...Your water will break and then it's fun fun fun
2006-07-09 15:27:34 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs. M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
braxton hicks contractions perfectly normal its your utreus practicing for the real deal. couldnt hurt to mention them at your next visit with the obgyn
2006-07-09 15:05:18 · answer #7 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like contractions to me! Call your doctor or the hospital!
2006-07-09 15:05:43 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Stranger In Maine™♥ (Thriller) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like they have said it in one sounds like braxton hicks they happen but if they really get to be bothersom and close together call the dr. but as long as they are irregular you are going to be good to go for a while.
2006-07-09 15:07:42 · answer #9 · answered by angelgirl12576 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are probbably experiencing Braxton Hicks. If you were in labor, trust me, you'd know!
2006-07-09 15:37:16 · answer #10 · answered by mayasmom1204 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋