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8296126 tn?1397528368

braxton hicks or labor contractions?

I've been having contractions all day and I can't tell if they are BH or real contraction?  They feel different then the BH I've had. And I feel it in my lower back and pelvis more. They just aren't very painful
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8296126 tn?1397528368
Contractions have pretty much stopped. Off to work, maybe they will see how miserable I am and send me home!
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6387609 tn?1393274731
I Was In Labor Having Contractions 7 Minutes Apart And I Was Only Feeling Tightness Every Now And Then But It Didn't Hurt And It Made Me Efface 0-50% In 3 Hours But They Stopped It :(
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I Got To 8 Cm With Contractions That Weren't Painful.
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8296126 tn?1397528368
Bump
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8296126 tn?1397528368
Just woke up to go to the bathroom and lost part of my mucus plug. I guess we'll see if the contractions get more intense... I'm 35w4days... I'm scared because its still early :/
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Sleep if you're tired your body will wake you when things are more urgent
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8296126 tn?1397528368
I also feel super hot and clamy... But the fact that the contractions don't really hurt is what's throwing me off. I'm gonna try to get some sleep and see what happens from there.... Or should I just go in now? I haven't lost my plug or anything either.
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7590082 tn?1392496513
Could be fake labor. I had that a week before I gave birth. Contractions all day, 5 minutes apart. they were slightly painful.. But when I came to the hospital they sent me home saying it wasn't labor. But you never know.. That was just my experience
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Real contractions, braxton hicks aren't constant. Well I think they aren't. Anyways, go to the hospital :) good luck!
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I had the same thing...Dr told me that they were real contractions bc i was already dilated 1cm
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