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Question

I am 1 week over my due date. I had a doctors appointment this morning, and he checked my cervix last week it was 2 cm and 50% now its 2 cm and 90% effaced. I know that after a internal exam you have some minor cramping, but all day today i have had some horrible cramping, thats just not going away. Last time i had a internal exam i was a little crampy for maybe an hour. But i have been crampy ALL day today (i was checked 11 hours ago) so im thinking that it has nothing to do with the exam. I bled last time i had the exam, this time i didnt. Well until about 20 mins ago when i went to the bath room there was a little blood. So i dont think the blood was from that. Does this sound fimiliar to anyone else? I know they say that you get cramps before you go into labor, and i have had them prior to this, just not all day long like this. I am almost 8 days over due, do you think this could possibly be the start of labor? Cramps-Blood-Backache-Contract... Thanks!

Also, when she moves its VERY uncomfortable today. Hurts.

Answer 1

Sounds like things are under way. You have too many early labor symptoms. You will probably have a baby w/in the next two days. This is one of my labor stories: I went to Labor and Delivery around noon on a Monday. I went because of blood and cramps. They checked me and told me I was 3cm and almost completely effaced. They sent me home and told me I had another week left. Tuesday at 1am in the morning I wake up w/ horrible cramps. Around 3am I was in so much pain. So I washed up and woke my husband up. He was grumpy and thought it was another false alarm. Again, they sent me home. The nurse told me I was having contractions because I was probably dehydrated. And the contractions weren't holding a pattern. So I went home and waited for my regular appointment which was at 9:30am. When I got there I told the nurse I was having contractions. She went on to tell me they knew I had a false alarm earlier that morning. So then I just sat there waiting to be seen. I started doubting I was in labor. When my Ob checked I was 7cm dilated. They called the ambulance because I was so far from the hospital. So listen to your body.


Well, we haven't heard from you in a few days. So, I'm assuming you had the baby. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Answer 2

It's common to have cramping and spotting after a cervical check when you are due. But that doesn't mean that it couldn't be early labor.
Just pay attention to the pains, time them if they start coming and going at regular intervals. No need to go to the hospital unless your water breaks, if there is bleeding heavier than spotting, or if contractions become regularly 5-7 minutes apart for more than an hour, and you are finding difficulty talking and concentrating though them. And you can always call your doctor or hospital L&D unit to ask them if you need to be seen if you're not sure. A false alarm or two is not the end of the world.
Either way, you're close! Congrats in advance!

Answer 3

You are very close to going into labor. If it is labor the cramps will start out small and rise up (get worse) and then disappear. I would start timing how often it is accuring. If there is no set time they are coming it is probably not labor YET! It will come any time though. True labor will be such that you can time it as it gets closer to the end. It may come like this...cramps, 10 minutes later, cramps, 12 minutes later, cramps, 6 minutes later, cramps. When they come every 5, every 5, every 5, every 5 for an hour, it is time to call your doctor.

Answer 4

I always get cramps and spotting after being examined.

If you are worried about pains or cramps you are having time them if they seem to be regular. If they don't go away and increase in frequency and intensity, you might be in early labor.

You are definitely in the home stretch!