does this mean i wont have my baby on the 13th?? and i will go over my due date.. i realy hope i dont! am so achy its unreal and i dont even know if i have had braxton hicks because i dont kno what am looking or feeling for! i get a tightening feeling acros the top of me tummy and feels as tho my tummy grows an extra 2 inchs but i thought that could be my baby stickin his booty out!
2007-02-08 05:24:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
oo just had another one of those tightening feelings.. its like frm one side of my tummy to the uffa but near rips area... lasts about 6 or 7 secz then goes.. but no feeling of tigntening at bottom of tummy.. and also is it true the day before labour and during contractions your baby stops moving completly
2007-02-08 05:27:38 · update #1
Your mucus plug does not have to come out before labor. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I was in labor for over 5 hours before the mucus plug came out. Everyone's labor and related symptoms happen in their own order, not anything set in stone for everyone :)
2007-02-08 05:31:13 · answer #1 · answered by Erika 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well just because you haven't seen your mucus plug yet
it doesn't mean that your not going to have the baby on the 13th, because I didn't either but I went into labor the day before I was due, in actuallity you can be having real labor but if your cervix is not dialated 4cm or more the hospital will not admit you.What I suggest you do the minute you feel that tightening of the stomache you should either go out side and start walking or go to the mall and walk for about 2 hours of course resting in between.Yes when your stomache tighten like that you are having braxton hicks as well as if you feel mild cramping that is not 3min.s apart or that last longer than one hour your probably not in active labor.If your trying to make the baby come on your exact due date email me at letseyg@yahoo.com have some things you could do that really work.
2007-02-08 13:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by letsey g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to think my baby was curing up in a ball or sticking out but then I did some research and found out they were braxton hicks! There is no telling when the baby will come, I feel the same way you do just a week behind ya! Good luck!
2007-02-08 13:32:30 · answer #3 · answered by MyOpinionMatters 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of women go over their due dates; due dates are simply an estimate of when your baby will be born. My son was born exactly a week after his due date. What you're experiencing are contractions ... be sure to start timing them if they become regular (if they are occuring every 10 mins or so you will need to call your doctor immediately!). As far as not losing your plug, don't fret. That's mostly just a heads-up. I lost mine in the morning and was in the hospital that night delivering. Best of luck!
2007-02-08 13:33:39 · answer #4 · answered by Duckie314 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never saw my mucus plugs, a show or anything else, I just went into labor. Hang in there, it will happen when it happens. Try & relax about it and BTW those are Braxton Hicks you're feeling.
2007-02-08 13:28:26 · answer #5 · answered by Lyn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never saw my mucous plug and I delivered at 39 weeks 4 days. The baby will stop moving during labor because it is making its way down the birth canal
2007-02-08 13:28:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes the "show" doesn't happen until you are in labour, or sometimes it happens over a few weeks so you don't even notice it and just think it's a little bit of extra discharge! (as gross as that sounds)
The show can happen up to a month before you deliver, or while you are in labour, so don't worry!
2007-02-08 13:28:52 · answer #7 · answered by Danielle M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tightening of stomach muscles is a "practise" contraction.
Seeing the plug doesn't mean labour is imminent, neither does the absence of it. Don't freak out!!!
2007-02-08 13:27:52 · answer #8 · answered by Waiting and Wishing 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The baby should never stop moving completely, if she/he does, you need to call your ob asap! They will stop moving during labor though. I never did lose my mucous plug, whereas, my friend lost her's 1.5 months before she went into labor. Good luck!
2007-02-08 13:30:12 · answer #9 · answered by punkin_eater26 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not everyone has a show, and those sound like braxton hicks to me . Good Luck and stop worrying
2007-02-08 13:27:57 · answer #10 · answered by bagpuss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋