Not sure. Contractions?

[justwondering28]

I'm a ftm I'm 38+3. And have been having these pains there prob about 10 minutes apart and last about 40/50 seconds, I can barely move when I feel them. It's across my lower back and a little bit of tightening in my lower stomach but mostly in my back. I have had a bit of discharge today like whitey/yellow sorry for tmi! Not sure could these be early labour contractions? I think I've had some BH but they didn't hurt these are hurting me.

[justwondering28]

Pains have stopped :(. I'm still getting a few cramps here and there.
And tmi but my body's cleaning itself out so maybe it will still happen soon.
Doctors tomorrow so hope they might check me and even do a sweep. But I'm in Australia and they I dunno if they do them til after 40 weeks

[justwondering28]

Haha babydue07182013 that's funny! I've had a bm so it can't be that if they continue lol.

Oh ok I haven't heard that rule. Thank you

[BreymanCoen]

I've heard to go by the 4-1-1 rule, unless there's a reason you need to go into l&d sooner, contractions every four minutes lasting between thirty seconds to a minute for at least one hour. Good luck!!

[babydue07182013]

I thought I was havin contractions the other day. We were walking around the park and I kept having to stop cause they hurt. Turned out to be gas lmao

[justwondering28]

I'm going to try having a bath now and see what happens from there

[justwondering28]

Haha I really hope so but I'm not getting my hopes up. I'll just wait it out abit more and see just to make sure I'm not imagining them haha

[estela92]

Good luck!! Try taking a warm bath or lying down on ur left side, Change positions. if they go away theyre bh. if not then i believe this is it for u. im so jealous my due date is tomorrow and ive only been having small period like cramps :(

[babydue07182013]

If they get a lil closer together head to l&d! Ah I'm so jealous of you right now! Sounds like it might be baby time!

[justwondering28]

Thank you! I hope so! I'm just sitting on my birthing ball at the moment gently rocking so hopefully that will help them if it is. I have a doc app tomorrow so I'll try hold off going in til then if there not that bad

[estela92]

It sounds to me like ur in labor! If they get closer together u need to go to l&d. i think they have to be 5-7 minutes apart