i am 37 weeks pregnant, and i am already 2 cm dilated, and day before yesterday every time i went to the bathroom i noticed i had a little lit of brown stuff in my panties. last night while asleep, i keep waking up throughout the night cramping, it would ease off and i would fall back asleep. well i am still cramping on and off. could these be contractions?could i be in early stages of labor?should i call the dr on call?how do i time contractions?
2006-11-18 02:10:02 · 9 answers · asked by arleleee20 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
call your doctor or go straight to the hospital. good luck!
2006-11-18 02:12:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contractions are actually timed from the start of one to the start of another. Length is important, too. If you start a contraction at 10:00 and it lasts until 10:02, and the next one comes at 10:05, your contractions are 5 minutes apart, 2 minutes in length.
You can of course call the doc if you want, but they'll tell you wait until they're more like 10 min's apart. Another thing they tell us is when you KNOW you're in labor, if you're still in the giggly/smiley phase, wait (unless you or your family have a history of fast labor).
2006-11-18 02:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by desiderio 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the hospital and the worst they can do is send you back home. But they will check you to see if you have dilated anymore and maybe check your contractions to see how often you are getting them. Good Luck.
2006-11-18 02:21:57 · answer #3 · answered by Blondi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you are in labor. Please call your doctor and they will advise you on what to do next. Make note of the time a contraction starts and ends and the time it takes for another one to come. Good luck!
2006-11-18 02:13:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your proably having contractions. When one starts you time from the time it ends to the time the next one starts. I wouldnt call the doctor now..i wouldnt want to spend two days in the hospital waiting for my contractions to speed up...if i was you id go for a walk...or something to speed them up maybe even have sex{thats what worked for me!] Goodluck and congratulations!!!
2006-11-18 02:13:26 · answer #5 · answered by cutenwild1769 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you go to the hospital too early they will send you HOME!!!! they will not admit you if you're in the first stage of labor... silly i know but it's true... check out this link... it tells you EVERYTHING you need to know honey... make sure you read it... good luck !!!
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/181.html
2006-11-18 02:20:05 · answer #6 · answered by brandiamour 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i would say to go to the hospital because it sounds to me like your going into labor.
2006-11-18 03:18:05 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to go to the hospital right away!!! good luck with that!
2006-11-18 02:13:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the hospital.
2006-11-18 02:20:52 · answer #9 · answered by missy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋