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801280 tn?1257175553

confused!

so last night i was up from 1.30 - 4.30 having quite painful contractions on average 4 mins apart. what should i expect next? is labour pretty close?? oh yeah after 4.30 the contractions must have died down as i was able to sleep.... thanks in advance for ANY info or advice!
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801280 tn?1257175553
thanks!! the pains stopped all day yesterday but have started again this morning! hopefully will carry on getting stronger! i bet ill get one of those stubborn babies too lol.... but i am going to try sit on the excercise ball for a bit now! good luck to you when you get to this stage!! and again thanks for replying!
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384896 tn?1335294331
It's normal to get contractions at night.
The closer you get to your due date, the more intense they'll get.
Once I hit 36-37 weeks with my daughter all the way up till I was 8 days over due and finally got induced, around 7:30 every night, I'd get contractions what would be pretty regular, but after a few hours they'd stop. Usually around 10-11pm when I'd go to bed they'd stop.
I kept going in the the hospital thinking I was in labor, and after several times of being sent back home cuz they weren't "strong enough" or "regular enough", I just learned to ignore them.
They were actually quite painful and were somewhat regular abotu every 4-5 minutes apart. But my daughter just didn't want to come out so the docs hadda make her come out. lol
You're getting close!
Good luck!!
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801280 tn?1257175553
ok will do thanks! =-)
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1017043 tn?1251234620
well i hope that everything works out for you keep me posted i would like to know how everthing turns out ok.also if it gets worse call your doctor right away ok.
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801280 tn?1257175553
im due on oct 6th so just under 2 weeks.... i was having b.h a couple of weeks ago, that were completely painless, but very regular for a couple of days. but last night the pain woke me up and were very uncomfortable, hopefully slow labour but doubt it cos i have had NOTHING today! i suppose i just have to wait and see!
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1017043 tn?1251234620
if they stay regular i would go to the hospital but if you are contracting i would call your doctor to find out what they would like for you to do hope this helps and good luck keep us posted
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