are they braxton Hicks if they last longer than a mintue?
2006-10-13 03:53:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I am 37 weeks. It is my 2nd within 13 months. They last about 2 min. Im not timing how far apart they are. It is back pain contractions ( I had back labor with my last oone) so it is hard to tell when they come and go
2006-10-13 04:04:49 · update #1
Contractions last about a 60-90 seconds. You can have true labor with contractions that only last 50 seconds. Length of the contraction has nothing to do with real vs false labor.
2006-10-13 04:39:19 · answer #1 · answered by trivial 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didnt know the difference between all the fake ones I had my last month and the real labor pains until afterwards. Then it became all too clear the fake vs real ones - the fake ones I said 'oh hey, my tummy is getting all tight and feels funny'. The real ones I said 'holy cow, that hurts!'.(inwardly of course as I was bent over in pain) Dont know if others think the same thing after experiencing real contractions or not. I had very regular Braxton Hicks contractions, evenly spaced that would go on for hours.
P.S. Someone says if you think you are in labor go to the hospital... I would say no, dont go until you KNOW you are in labor. Otherwise that will make the time you are in the hospital even longer than it already will be. Try walking around, and according to my mid-wife if you take a nice relaxing bath and STILL have contractions afterwards they are likely the real thing. On avg the first delivery takes 10 hrs, and nothing really exciting happens until the very end. That is, if you are having a healthy pregnancy and feeling fit....
2006-10-13 04:00:56 · answer #2 · answered by MaPetiteHippopotame 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends, do they hurt? I mean, really hurt! If they're braxton hicks they'll wear off after a while and won't particularly hurt, you'll just feel a stretching and tightening of the uterus. Any other signs, I take it your waters haven't gone? Ride em out and start timing them, time the length of the contraction AND time the space in between each one. If you're not sure, phone the hospital!
2006-10-13 04:01:30 · answer #3 · answered by loreleilee23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A contraction will last about 2 to 4 minutes if it is the real thing. i fit is not it will last about 2 minutes and will be 15 to 30 minutes apart. other wise it will be 2 to 5 minutes apart. love mammas0212
2006-10-13 03:58:02 · answer #4 · answered by mammas0212 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. how far along are you?
2. how many contraction are ther?
3. how far apart are they?
If you thuink your in labor go to the HOSPITAL!!
2006-10-13 03:56:24 · answer #5 · answered by mommy of two 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
call your doctor
They get paid to tell you stuff like that and they're usually smarter than Yahoo Answers.
2006-10-13 04:03:09 · answer #6 · answered by kb6jra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋