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HOw can you tell early contractions
This is probably complete and utter paranoia, but I've had a lot of lower
back pain the last few days. Most sites say it's a normal part of pregnancy (and I have a slight scoliosis, so it's even more expected), but there are a few which list back pain as a sign of premature labor! YIKES! I've never gone into labor naturally, so I have no idea of what really early contractions feel like, and I do know several mothers who had labor start in the 2nd trimester (and that if it progresses too far, they can't stop it). I'm coming up onto the point where I've never had a pregnancy go this far before, so I'm super paranoid, especially with my husband out of town. I have a call in to the CNW for this panic attack, but I'm wondering what else I should look for (especially in the hours after the office is closed). |
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HOw can you tell early contractions
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"Donna Metler" wrote: This is probably complete and utter paranoia, but I've had a lot of lower back pain the last few days. Most sites say it's a normal part of pregnancy (and I have a slight scoliosis, so it's even more expected), but there are a few which list back pain as a sign of premature labor! YIKES! I've never gone into labor naturally, so I have no idea of what really early contractions feel like, and I do know several mothers who had labor start in the 2nd trimester (and that if it progresses too far, they can't stop it). I'm coming up onto the point where I've never had a pregnancy go this far before, so I'm super paranoid, especially with my husband out of town. I have a call in to the CNW for this panic attack, but I'm wondering what else I should look for (especially in the hours after the office is closed). Look for timing. If you have back pains that are fairly regular -- say, every 20 minutes -- it may be early labor. If you just have random backaches, or steady pain or discomfort, it is less likely to be labor. For what it's worth, with my first I figure I was in labor for about 5 hours before I realized that's what it was -- just early labor. I was already at work, and finished my shift, and went home and had supper before the contractions were close enough (or even distracting enough) to go to the hospital. So even not knowing you are in labor in the early stages isn't necessarily that big a deal. -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care |
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HOw can you tell early contractions
I know how you feel! With my first pregnancy I never had any real
back pain till one day I had contractions that felt like a gentle yet firm squeaze around my middle section all around. They were steadily coming every 15 minutes for the entire day. They weren't too distracting though, I went through the whole day with my feet up as my feet were sooo swollen that day for some reason. They were not painful till that night then it was very noticable and I was in real labor. But with my second pregnancy starting in the second trimester I had constant back pain that was caused by an old injury and the weight on the front of me and the fact that I had two pregnancies 6 months apart. If you have any pains that are different than what you are used to feeling (keep in mind that pregnancy is not the most comfortable time of life) then I would reccomend that you call your doctor's office and talk to one of your nurses and tell her your symptoms as they will know your case better and will be able to tell by your voice if you are needing immidiate attention. Hope this helps. Good luck. |
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