2006-11-07 01:08:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Your water may break but that is rare most women have to have thier water broke. You may have contractions wich are sharp or daul pains. That is the only ways i knew before i had my son. But if you think your in labor go to the Doc right now it doesnt matter if it is false labore it is still important Good Luck and God Bless
2006-11-07 01:15:38 · answer #1 · answered by Chanti 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
it's different for everyone. get lots of women's experiences, and then you might be prepared!
we went to my in-laws' house (1 hour away) 5 days before my due date. wasn't thinking about the fact that the midwives had advised us to stay close to home as my due date approached! (it was fine, we had plenty of time)
had a nice cornish hen dinner, my husband made love to me (very quietly) in his old attic bedroom. then the fun started! it was in the wee hours by that time, so i didn't make the connection that i was having CONTRACTIONS, my discomfort was NOT gas.
didn't sleep a wink, thankfully my hubby caught some zzzs though. enormous me went up and down the tiny spiral staircase several times, thinking i had to go to the bathroom.
no such luck.
at breakfast i didn't eat a thing. very unusual for me. still not making the connection. then someone (my mother-in-law?) asked some questions about this "gas" i thought i had. that's when we realized it wasn't gas at all!
felt kind of stupid, cuz when you're that pregnant, you'd think you'd notice the signs of labour. i think being tired contributed to my stupidness!
so we called the midwives, they said come home right now, call on the way if your water breaks or anything unusual happens.
my water didn't break, the midwives broke it for me at maybe 10 pm that night. so water breaking is not necessarily one of your first signs. but once the water breaks, labour usually progresses pretty quickly.
baby was born a couple hours later. the whole process took over 24 hours, and for maybe a third of that time i didn't even realize what was going on!
looking back, if anyone had told me that contractions are similar (although intensity varies and gets MUCH stronger) to menstrual cramps, i would've clued in, because that's what the 'gas' really felt like.
good luck with it.
2006-11-07 01:41:56 · answer #2 · answered by jen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't tend to agree with the ones who say it's intense pain..and I'm so sorry for those who aren't as understanding! I know with your first child it's scary & you don't know what to expect however every woman and every pregnancy are different. With my second son the last two months I was having braxton hicks contractions and then one night at about 2 a.m. my water just broke. I thought I wet myself LOL but I never felt any pain other then a little cramping like period cramps ...the whole time I was in labor I was walking around and talking and laughin..you wouldn't have even known I was in labor ...until the last hour right before the baby was born! Then the pain set in. So if you are feeling any differently then you have the last few month I say see your doctor..because some women don't have labor pains as bad as others & it's hard to tell if you really are in labor if your water hasn't broken yet..but even if your water hasn't broken yet go to your doc to see if you are dialating! GOOD LUCK
2006-11-07 01:36:44 · answer #3 · answered by mommyof372802 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Trust me you will know. You will feel tightening of the cervix. Its not bad at first, but gradually the pain gets worse. When the pain is 5 minutes apart go to the doctor. Or your water could break. I never had that happen the doctor always had to break my water for me and i have had 3 pregnancies. If your not sure if you are in labor go to the hospital anyways. It doestnt hurt to be extra cautious. Good luck! God Bless!
2006-11-07 01:32:10 · answer #4 · answered by Lucille 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well its alot of signs when ur about to give birth. 1st if you see any bloody show or ur water breaks but u really know when those contractions are coming in a pattern those are signs,
2006-11-07 02:46:17 · answer #5 · answered by stepteambeckycherries 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how in this world can u not know when ur about to have a baby if ur pregnant?!!!!!????? WOW! u need some more education on that one! its when ur water breaks, then u go through INTENSE labor, finally out pops a human being!!!!!!!
2006-11-07 01:16:42 · answer #6 · answered by ○HiD○ 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
strong contractions or your waters may break if you are unsure of being in labour go to hospital and get checked better safe then sorry. personally id say its hard to miss being in labour i feel you should have had this explained at antenatal checks . have you seen your midwife or a doctor????
good luck x x x x
2006-11-07 01:17:10 · answer #7 · answered by mum_2_many 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
your water breaks and the pain is awful. you feel like your insides are going to come out. but when you see that bundle of joy, you forget the pain. good luck. hope you have an easy time. it first starts out like period cramps and it gets worse from there.
2006-11-07 01:17:23 · answer #8 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
when i had my baby in april i was like a little bleeding
must when you start to have contraction that is when u are ready to go into labor
2006-11-07 01:46:20 · answer #9 · answered by Glenda P 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you're water breaks and/or you start having contractions that get stronger, closer together and last longer. I also got sick to my stomach when I went into labor.
2006-11-07 01:30:03 · answer #10 · answered by ktpb 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋