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lot of cramps??

does lot of cramps means labour???
38 weeks and m trying evrythng possible to get this baby in my arms..
walking, the deed, squats, lunges,staircase, nipple stimulation but of no use.. had a few contractions here and there but faded off very soon..
but of late, i hav been getting more and more cramps in my abdomen..
cramps and stomach tightening... does it mean labour??
i dnt want to be false alarmed!

Thank you!
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@marinda- okayyy but i m still scared i wil nevr knw until the final moment.. thanks anyway! :)
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@divmxndd yup and i m stressing alott on this.. every little twinge m getting alarmed.. literally tired and disappointed!
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If they aren't consistent, they're just Braxton Hicks. Painful cramps need to be consistent, on the minute to be contractions.
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Im 38 weeks too & i know exacaaactly what your talking about with the long cramps & not knowing what contractions are & fear of not knowing when im in labor!
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yup i hav been losing chunks of it (sorry tmi)
i cant time my cramps as they come randomly last for good 5-10 mins and go away and come as again as they please....
i honestly dnt knw wat contractions are.. i m scared that it might be too late before i realise i am in labour...
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Sounds more like BH
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Labor** sorry for typos
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Cramps or contractions?

U need to time your contractions the more close they are the closer u are but have u even lost your mucus plug?

Signs of labour
Water Breaking ANd ontractions Otherwise No You Ate Not in labour
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