ok.. so how many of you are having contractions on and off

[Tennesseegirl]

some days latley.. I have been filling more and more contractions. BH...
Yesterday I had four back to back and was just about to call the ob.. and then didnt have anymore. water takes them away.. but its just that It seems there comming on more and more. maybe I was freaking because I was 4 hrs away.. who knows?
and have you felt them so low it fills like its comming from you butt? mine are not painful at all.. just the tightness and the squeez filling.
(just for the smartasses).. no I dont need to poop.. lol Just courious if you guys have had so many at only 33w

[vsentz]

Kellym- yes you are...


(just kidding girl!! i love you!;)


Jen- is there a non-nasty kind of gas pain??!! lol ;))

ok.... im being a pain in the booty as well... ;)


I feel (i think they are...) as if i would be doing abs!?? is that what it feels like?
when you guys say: it feels tight and your tummy gets rock hard..... IT IS hard!!!!  lol
can't get any harder! but i do feel some muscles cramping here and there.... all over my belly....could that be it too? and yeah i'm feeling them more often now...

36w5d

[precious03]

you guys crack me up!!  I came on here cause I feel crappy with bad heartburn and sharp pains in my woohoo, but after reading everybody's comments it really made me smile to know that I am not the only one!!

[40smama]

Ladies, I have to join the club!  I guess since we're all almost full-term it's what's to be expected.  Teresa - your description (pain in the booty) is very apt - i couldn't describe it better, let me tell you.  I too am having them frequently & sometimes it feels like gas pains (the nasty kind).  Some of them probably ARE gas pains, who knows??

[Tennesseegirl]

yea.. mine have gotten lower too.. almost like you fill the muscle in your butt.. contracting.. yelp.. thats it..

ashleysmom.. I dont think its a sharp pain.. atleast mine isnt.. to me it fills like a muscle cramp... only inside of your belly and low. I have had the belly tighting high befor.. early on.. but now they are lower and longer.. now I do get a sharp pain like in my pelvic bone.. lol.. sometimes it fills like its going to split open.. but it to goes away and I dont fill it that often. concider yourself lucky if you dont fill them.. I didnt with my dd either. nothing like this one atleast..

great info.. guys.. thanks

[pcarsey]

Oh god ladies do I ever have them! I can't even go to the grocery store anymore without stopping a zillion times to *breathe breathe*.. today I have been noticing that the pain is getting lower in my whohaa as if maybe I am dialating more? Could be, who knows!! My doctor told me that if they aren't consistent then not to worry. HA!! Tell a pregnant woman not to worry is like putting an icecream cone in front of a dog and telling it NO... ahaha

[AshleysMom]

You know, I don't know if I've had them or not.  In the past two days, I've had a sharp pain or two in my upper abdomen, on one side.  Only three or four.  Does that sound like a contraction?  I've also had some pressure down lower, but it lasts like a half hour or so...

I'm almost 34 weeks.

[kellym]

Yep, me, me, me!!  I mentioned them at my appt. Wed and he just said, yeah, all the action when your husband is out of town. No advice, nothing, he is sooo funny. He just said I wouldn't stop you if you went into labor. HUH? at 34 weeks, whatever. And then how do you like this..I told my girlfriend, whom is friends w/my dr., well more like acquaintances and she said, oh it must be a girl, huh? Assuming my dr. would let me go early knowing it was a girl. That kinda pi$$ed me off. #1 my dr. has no clue nor do I the sex. It's like she wanted to spoil the surprise if she could. Maybe I'm just hormonal  :(

[tahariel]

I get them more often if I'm busy during the day and forgetting to drink enough water. Staying hydrated really does help.

[precious03]

I have been getting them a lot lately too.  Especially if I am up walking around a lot!  Feels almost like I have gas pains or am getting a serious case of diarrhea!!  mine have been painful, but only last 15-30 seconds, and usually only a few an hour!!

[srtarita]

I get them all the time now too, they kind of feel like menstral cramps but not has hard, very faint.  Dr. said the same thing; just relax is all we can do:)

[Tennesseegirl]

oh good.. glad I brought it up. yea.. yesterday stressed driving home.. guess would be a big factor.. thanks guys..

[pinkbelle]

yup me too... I have been having them every day.. pain in the butt huh?   its our bodies way of preparing us I guess.

[poupoune26]

it's perfectly normal.  Some days I have them more than others.  I think my doctor told me that if it's more than 10 an hour then maybe you should call just to make sure.  Last saturday it was one on top of the other..and they were really uncomfortable.  I was freaking out a lil bit! It was late and I decided to go to bed and they stopped. The nurse told me that if you're tired, stressed out or anything, they'd come more often.  Trick is to relax I guess!  :)  Plus, delivery day is coming fast so our uterus is just practicing more.

[melimeli]

haha... on some sites I have read that if you have more than 5 a day to call.. but that seems weird.. I have had some but nothing regular...

[guinness413]

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