So I feel a little silly posting this, but I really have no clue what is going on!
I've been getting lots of BH contractions the last several weeks, and in the last several days, they have been getting stronger and stronger.
Saturday evening, after dinner, I started to feel sharp pains in my lower (very low) abdomen, but it went away when I went to bed, and again the same thing Sunday evening, and last evening.
Then, at 3h30 this morning, I was awaken by a sharp pain again. It felt like maybe I needed to have a bowel movement, which I did. Since then, I've been having the exact same kind of lower abdomen cramping I usually have with my period. It's still going on. I wouldn't call it painful, just a dull aching constant pain, with a few sharp twinges every once in a while.
I'm confused because I was under the impression that contractions came and went, and why would the pain only be very low in my abdomen??? It really does feel like I'm about to have my period!!!
So is this early labor? Is this completely unrelated? I will be calling my midwife later but now I guess I'm on a wait and see, but would really appreciate any imput from you ladies!
QUICK UPDATE!
I guess it was...I stayed crampy all day, but by evening we went out for dinner, I was feeling fine!
But then at 10h30, I woke up with stronger than usual contractions. We called the midwife who said yup, you might be in labor, I'll see you tomorrow morning.
Well less than no more than 30 minutes later, it got really intense, so we called her back and convince her to come over. She got here at abound midnight, checked me out...I was 5-6 cm dilated!
We made it to the hospital right on time...at 2h05 I got out of the car and at 3am I was holding this tiny little creature!
It was a fast, but incredibly intense labor....not sure I'd choose to do it that way, and it took untill now to wrap my head around it and come to terms with the power and intensity of it. But in the end, we finally got to meet our little one!!!
Oh, and for the fun part...she's a girl, her name is Florence, and she was just just over 7 pounds!
I've been getting lots of BH contractions the last several weeks, and in the last several days, they have been getting stronger and stronger.
Saturday evening, after dinner, I started to feel sharp pains in my lower (very low) abdomen, but it went away when I went to bed, and again the same thing Sunday evening, and last evening.
Then, at 3h30 this morning, I was awaken by a sharp pain again. It felt like maybe I needed to have a bowel movement, which I did. Since then, I've been having the exact same kind of lower abdomen cramping I usually have with my period. It's still going on. I wouldn't call it painful, just a dull aching constant pain, with a few sharp twinges every once in a while.
I'm confused because I was under the impression that contractions came and went, and why would the pain only be very low in my abdomen??? It really does feel like I'm about to have my period!!!
So is this early labor? Is this completely unrelated? I will be calling my midwife later but now I guess I'm on a wait and see, but would really appreciate any imput from you ladies!
QUICK UPDATE!
I guess it was...I stayed crampy all day, but by evening we went out for dinner, I was feeling fine!
But then at 10h30, I woke up with stronger than usual contractions. We called the midwife who said yup, you might be in labor, I'll see you tomorrow morning.
Well less than no more than 30 minutes later, it got really intense, so we called her back and convince her to come over. She got here at abound midnight, checked me out...I was 5-6 cm dilated!
We made it to the hospital right on time...at 2h05 I got out of the car and at 3am I was holding this tiny little creature!
It was a fast, but incredibly intense labor....not sure I'd choose to do it that way, and it took untill now to wrap my head around it and come to terms with the power and intensity of it. But in the end, we finally got to meet our little one!!!
Oh, and for the fun part...she's a girl, her name is Florence, and she was just just over 7 pounds!
I hope this is it for you though!
Welcome Florence! Wow, the babies are really coming now! So happy for you!
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