or if I am just having braxton hicks???
2006-09-22 19:25:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
time the contractions and if they are lets say five minutes apart or even two minutes apart. ( at which point you will want to be getting to the hospital right away.) it they keep coming irratically which means at like 30 minutes and then 10 minutes then the next one would be like 2 minutes later, it is probably braxton .
2006-09-22 19:31:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time your contractions-- more often than every 10 min, need to call doc. Real contractions ussually are so painful that you cant even talk. And your belly feels to the touch like a block of cement! Braxton hicks are more like bad menstrual cramps, real bad ones. Has your water broken? Has you lost your mucus plug yet? Those two things often happen during labor, and are good signs but not always. If you have health insurance, call the phone # on the back and they have a nurse on duty, you can ask her questions so that you dont have to go to the hospital too early. But you should be discussing it with your Obstetritian though. Unless she is like mine, always on vacation!
2006-09-22 19:30:22 · answer #2 · answered by TrueSoul 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unspecific pelvic soreness is a tricky ingredient to diagnose. you're able to desire to be ovulating. some women record cramps on one side or the different (finding on which ovary is liberating the egg that month) regularly a week or 2 after their era. you have pulled a muscle some days in the past and that is purely now beginning as much as *****. try a heating pad or warm water bottle on the section and notice if that relaxes the cramps. A sluggish, stretchy yoga recurring (see Goddess pose) regularly relieves cramps too. Drink the mentioned amt of water each and daily - that would help relieve cramps additionally a splash. wish you sense extra effective quickly
2016-10-01 06:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
braxton hicks is a tightning..and it may be uncomfortable... labour is pain ... you will see a tinge of pink as you wipe, then your mucus plug is gone... pop over to the hospital let them take a peek if you are in your late pregnancy or if it is comming or going in a few minute intervals
2006-09-22 19:28:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to considering Braxton Hicks, dehydration and low potassium cause these same symptoms. Check into these 2 things and keep watching how your body responds to everything...If you can't figure it out, call your OBGYN.
2006-09-22 19:41:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How far along? This does sound like Braxton Hicks. real labour pain feels like it's coming from your back and wrapping itself around you.... don't worry, you'll KNOW when it's real!!!
Good luck!
2006-09-22 19:28:41 · answer #6 · answered by catwomanmeeeeow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GO TO THE HOSPITAL! If it is false labor, they can help with the discomfort and ease your mind about the birth.
2006-09-22 20:04:39 · answer #7 · answered by Too Curious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the hospital. It is best to be sure. Or you can wait until your water breaks.
2006-09-22 19:34:53 · answer #8 · answered by Pantherempress 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you add pressure.. and consistently increasing.. then you know.. your ready..but if any doubt.. call your doctor..
2006-09-22 19:28:26 · answer #9 · answered by DearAbby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋