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How do I know if I am in labor????

I am 38 weeks and I am having really bad  back pain.so what should I do?? And my Dr say I have been  having contractions I just can't feel then so I can't time them.  So I do I know if I am in labor????
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If its that bad.  Go to the hospital just to be sure
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Once the contractions are 5 minutes apart then your actually in labor and that's when you should call the doctors. If you go any time before then, you'll most likely get sent home
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Once you hit active labor you'll know. With my 2nd it was all back labor, felt like I had to poo. Once contractions got 10 min apart I knew. I had her in my 38th week.
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Just a matter of having to find ways to deal with it and plenty of rest if you can just means you're getting there :)
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If you can't feel them to time them you aren't in labour you will know the difference! Just the last push I'm afraid almost over!
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