think im in labour

[tinytoes201]

im 37 wks,since yesterday iv been having contractions. my back is sore. some contractions are so tight that i can feel the blood rushing to my face with pain.and some are light.i started timing 3 hours ago,it was 10 mins apart, now there mostly 5 mins apart with some in between or skipping some. i dnt want to go in if its not real labour. it feels like real labour contractions. but i dont feel as if im ready,i mean i have not been feeling the real heavy pressure down there like what u feel at the end of pregnancy. has anyone had simular?  what was the out come?  i never go earlier than 40 weeks so i wasnt expecting this. it cant be bh. has anyone had this and it just stoped?  thanks in advance for replies x

[tinytoes201]

thanks.. id hate to be sent home!  alot of pressure today, i hope this is it

[gillianl]

Good luck when you do eventually go into hospital, i hope everything runs very smoothly for you

[faye83]

Yeah just wait till they are really close together! if you dont they might end up sending you home like they did to me -_-

[tinytoes201]

thanks for the replies. i still have them today,when im walking  i dont notice some of them unless i put my hand on my stomack, but ive had afew bad ones while walking . i think this could be the start but il probly be like this for a while.its realy hard to tell. il wait until i know its time to grab the bag!

[Victoria01]

If they are coming in a regular pattern and are getting progressively stronger, I would definitely make a trip to L&D if the rest and hydration doesn't change them.

[annalc]

It definately sounds like labor. If after an hour of good rest and hydration they don't go away, or if they get any less than 5 min apart consistently then you better go in!

[mom2ariana]

yeah i agree. they say to make sure your hydrated, empty your bladder (hard to do both lol but when my bladder is full i have bh), and if your resting to walk around some and if your walking around to rest...if none of this works then call. i tried these things the other day (except drinking a lot cause i knew that would make them worse) and they didn't work..so that's when you know to go in!!

[smjmekg]

Laying on your left side is supposed to help blood flow, or so I've heard.

[tinytoes201]

il try that first then. what does lying on the left side do? if its not real labour does it stop the contractions

[smjmekg]

If you lay on your left side and drink water and they don't go away go to the dr! I was told after 36 weeks to go in for contractions 3-4 min apart, consistently, but better safe than sorry...you don't want to be delivering baby on the side of the road.