is labour on its way??

kikiwanabump · Feb 21st, 2012, 10:28 AM

Hey ladies,

hoping you can offer some advice.... i was induced with my son so dont know how it feels to go into natural labour.

i walked my little boy to school thismorn, its 20mins there and 20mins back, so i was walking for 40mins but didnt have any pain when walking.... but then about 30mins later when i was mopping the floor i started having really bad pain in my tummy, particularly on my right side. i started contracting and it was so sharp and sudden and went on for quite a while, i couldnt even walk.
this went on erratically for about 2 hours, along with back pain and shooting pains down my cervix. since then- and until now the pains have eased, but i am still having regular tightenings that arent painful just uncomfortable, some last over 2 mins but there is no pattern to them.
what could this be?has anyone experienced something similar and then gone into labour soon after? xx

BlessedWith4 · Feb 21st, 2012, 12:56 PM

It could be true labor but it could also be stronger than usual bh contractions since you're almost there.

Dorian · Feb 21st, 2012, 16:26 PM

It's hard to say. If you lie down and take a rest, and they stop. Then probably not. But then, if you keep walking around and being active. It may turn into full blown labor. LOL

When I went into labour with my second child (my only all natural one), I had contractions start then stop. I started walking up and down the hill in front of our house, and within a few hours I had full blown contractions and headed to the hospital.

Feb 21st, 2012, 10:28 AM	#1
kikiwanabump Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: bedfordshire, england Posts: 348	is labour on its way?? Hey ladies, hoping you can offer some advice.... i was induced with my son so dont know how it feels to go into natural labour. i walked my little boy to school thismorn, its 20mins there and 20mins back, so i was walking for 40mins but didnt have any pain when walking.... but then about 30mins later when i was mopping the floor i started having really bad pain in my tummy, particularly on my right side. i started contracting and it was so sharp and sudden and went on for quite a while, i couldnt even walk. this went on erratically for about 2 hours, along with back pain and shooting pains down my cervix. since then- and until now the pains have eased, but i am still having regular tightenings that arent painful just uncomfortable, some last over 2 mins but there is no pattern to them. what could this be?has anyone experienced something similar and then gone into labour soon after? xx

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BlessedWith4 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: New York Posts: 246	It could be true labor but it could also be stronger than usual bh contractions since you're almost there.

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Dorian Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: California Posts: 927	It's hard to say. If you lie down and take a rest, and they stop. Then probably not. But then, if you keep walking around and being active. It may turn into full blown labor. LOL When I went into labour with my second child (my only all natural one), I had contractions start then stop. I started walking up and down the hill in front of our house, and within a few hours I had full blown contractions and headed to the hospital.

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