Is this back labour?

[jjolfert]

I thought I had back labour with my first but this is much worse. I have a dull ache right on my tailbone that sometimes gets so bad that I have to lie down. I'm having tons of Braxton hicks and a bit of cramping. I'm 37 weeks today. Could this be back labour or a false alarm?

[SJQ2015]

Most likely I would say your baby has engaged (dropped) and its putting a lot of pressure on your lower spine. Its normal, and yes uncomfortable. Its caused BC your baby's head is pushed against just the right nerve to cause that pain.

[jjolfert]

I've had really bad tailbone pain with this baby the last few weeks. I can't sit on anything that's not super squishy without being in intense pain. And he is back to front so he may just have s big head and is putting a lot of pressure on my back. It's still pretty achy but not "timeable" at all.

[damiensmama]

I am at my doctor visit right now at 33 weeks, same issue. I had back labor with my first child so the way I feel right now is a little alarming. :/

[Mama_Tebo]

Dats exactly what im experiencing right now, n im only 35 weeks today

[dani0314]

Back labor is agonizing and it will come and go just like normal contractions.

[Mumofboys28]

No it's not, back labour is when your having normal regular contractions but you feel the pain in your back, it is so much worse than contractions you feel in your front, I have had one labour of each, if you just have pain and it doesn't come and go it's just regular pregancy pain

[jjolfert]

It's not really "timeable". It just hurts constantly and then gets worse occasionally for several minutes.

[rabeccarice]

Could be I did not have that with my kids so I don't really know but I would time them