when your in real labour and your contractions start off irregular, how irregular could they be?

Question

and does your belly always harden while a contraction come up? if its real what do you do to speed things up? as i woke up this morning at 4.15am and felt this mejor pain but belly didnt tighten as such then felt another at about 4.53am then i lost count as they seemed like still there but wavy feeling so i thought i needed the toilet (for number 2) but my bowels are empty.

i am currently 38 wks 5 days and really hoping this isnt another false alarm!!

Answer 1

Sounds like braxton hicks to me. To be on the safe side go to the hospital and find out. Its okay if you jump the gun I know I did when I was pregnant there isn't any shame in that. Good Luck and hope you are feeling better soon.

Answer 2

With my second child my contractions never did regulate. They would go from 5 to 10 to 3 to 7 to 2 to 8 to 4 and did that up until she was born. Best wishes and congrats. Try walking as much as you can.

Answer 3

I don't think you're having contractions yet. I think its false labor or maybe even something you ate. My stomach got really hard and after a few hours, the contractions were in a regular pattern. To speed things up, walk around a lot. That's what I was told.

Answer 4

hi, you could be in early labour the contractions do not always regulate and can be all over the place especially if this is your first baby, try to stay as relaxed as possible and if the pain becomes more than you can bear whether they are regular or not phone or go the hospital for advice, good luck

Answer 5

I had my daughter on her due date. and when i knew it was real was when i woke up and timed them and a hour later they werent going away. and when i got there i was 4 cm and at station 2. my ob told me if i get 10 contractions in a hour go to the hospital. my contractions felt like my stomach got hard as a basket ball, then it would get soft. so when i went to the hospital i was going to get pain pills or have a baby and a baby was what i had.

Answer 6

Hi! thats what happened to me, my contractions actually disappeared, i was stuck on the toilet like u, hospital told me to stay at home but i went against hospitals word & when i got there i was fully dilated & baby was out in 1 hour! goodluck x it was my first baby too, i only had 4 contractions 5 minutes apart then they vanished & i had constant backache!

Answer 7

yes the waves are contractions (tightenings and relaxings)see how they go they could be braxton hicks,(the body practicing for the real thing)pay a call to the clinic they will be able to tell you more on which they are and congratulations on your forthcoming event hun xxxxx

Answer 8

nicely rather that relies upon on how a techniques alongside you're on your being pregnant, once you're nonetheless on your 2nd trimester or placing out to center of your 1/3 you're probably basically having braxton hicks contractions, which try to coach your physique for hard paintings in case you adjust positions or walk around those could stop, whilst your in genuine hard paintings you would be attentive to the contractions start up on your back and paintings their way around :D good success !!!! nicely for the reason which you're as a techniques alongside as you're i could save a watch on them in the event that they start to get greater extreme i could call your physician and spot in the event that they choose you to return in to envision in the journey that your dilated no you will rather help you be attentive to whilst they are going to be come customary because of the fact everybody is diverse yet you have not got long to flow so save a watch on them watch on your mucus plug or water breaking (mine in no way broke) you would be attentive to whilst its time they are going to replace into VERY extreme and wrap around out of your back on your abdomen

Answer 9

tryto monitor how often they are, mine were very irregular at first