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^^^ same here. Calliope was in the same position all the way from day 1 it seems... but this one is all over the place.
 
I'm the opposite! DD1 was mostly in breech, but kept on going transverse from time to time too. She then went head down right at the last minute but never engaged

This baby has been head down in more or less the same position since my 20 week scan, as far as I can tell. And I've had almost 8 scans since then and that's confirmed she's still head down. I think she may be getting a bit lower too as I've had some pelvic pain this week and feel really sore down there

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Hey girlies......very interesting to hear all this about engaging and position of your babies I have no knowledge of any of this! All I can say is that they say my baba is head down and very low and ready for action so to speak!

Well I am actually messaging from hospital......was admitted this morning after a heavy clumpy bleed......:-/ was very scary a big red thing just plopped into the toilet! (Sorry TMI) and since my consultant said to go straight to maternity ward if there was any change in my contractions whatsoever i thought that this def constituted "a change" . They have checked my cervix and I am not dilated thank goodness but the pains and contractions have gotten more painful and more frequent today so that's not great! They are just constantly monitoring my contractions and babas heartrate and it is just a waiting game again!

This baba just wants to make this whole experience interesting for me! :-/

Anyway hope you are all well tonight and its great to keep in touch with you all and hear about everyone's experiences!
 
Really sorry to hear about your bleed! Am glad that you and the baby are all right despite it. This has been a pretty stressful process for you, hopefully they can identify the source of your bleeding and get everything under control so you can go home. I know sometimes women are kept in the hospital until they give birth depending on the situation, as it happened to my mother, I really hope you have a better outcome though! Keep us posted.
 
Hope everything is ok twinkle. ..that must have been worrying todsy. Do they think it was your plug opposed to a clot.
 
Hope everything goes okay, Twinkle and that you get to come home soon. I'm glad they didn't find any bad cause for the bleed and you and baby are okay. I think your baby is just desperate to meet you! :)
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:hugs: Twinkle!!

I'm glad they are monitoring you. Fx the baby decides to chill out longer. Like SisterRose said s/he is probably just really excited to meet you!
 
Ok, ladies! Paranoid ftm here. I've been having BH all morning, but they've been much worse than normal and my belly is incredibly tender. I've also been feeling kind of nauseous and poopy. What's the guidelines between normal BH and contractions?
 
Wish I could help, but I don't think I have even had any BH so I am not sure the difference. I heard that if you lay down BH go away, but normal contractions won't. Maybe try to lay down a bit?
 
They say to drink a bunch of fluids and lay down.... also, if you're getting 4 or more an hour to go and get checked out. BH is generally random, where as real contractions come in regular intervals, for example every 5 minutes.
 
Mine have definitely got stronger but as a FTM too I haven't had the joys of actual contractions yet. I'm told, you just know. Lol.

I'm a bit worried I'm getting a UTI. My BHs have really increased, I've had some lower abdominal pain but no pain when peeing. I dipped my urine yesterday and it showed protein but no blood or leukocytes so I'm wondering if its the start of an infection. I feel like I constantly need to pee, and have been going about 4 times as often over the past two days in comparison to the rest of the week.
 
You need to be careful with protein in the urine, that is symptom doctors use to diagnose pre-eclampsia. I would definitely keep an eye on that and speak to your provider about it.
 
Ive finally figured out that what I've been having are bh. They have been happening daily. Not just at night and i don't feel get move so it's not the baby. My belly gets really tight and then loosens up some. But it will get super tight! They havnt made me poop though but they are uncomfortable. Im still 2 months out so i have a while. I just hope I will tell when I am supposed to go, when is the real thing. I've been told that you totally can tell the difference, because of that I havnt been concerned. Of anything I'm excited about them.
 
I still don't think I have had any. Is it normal not to have any at this point?
 
Some women don't get them at all, so don't worry if you can't feel them.

I was at work today so laying down wasn't an option. For awhile, I was having them every 10 minutes or so and it didnt matter if I was sitting down, standing, walking, whatever. Standing made them way worse though. I took my lunch and sat for awhile and had a snack and that seemed to help. I got some bad financial news, so I wonder if they were stressed related.
 
tx614 - I'm not feeling them either! Maybe they come in the night when we are sleeping ;)
 
Another here who also hasnt had them :shrug: I didn't get BH in my last pregnancy either. I was also wondering if it's normal. I was induced labour, so I never just had random contractions going in to labour :shrug:
 
I get BH a few times a day. They don't hurt and sometimes I won't even notice them unless I touch my belly and find that my whole uterus is tight. They happen more frequently when I'm active.

Twinkle, have they released you from the hospital? I hope everything is ok!
 
I think it all depends on your body whether you feel BH or not, I remember in my first pregnancy I wasn't sure what they felt like. I often mistook my BH for the baby stretching and pushing against my ribs/sides all at once... when really it was a practice contraction. So if you ever feel like your bubs is pushing everywhere and just trying to escape and it is one solid movement, it is probably BH. They really don't tend to hurt, so if you're expecting them to take your breath away they generally don't tend to.

It is possible that stress can start contractions, especially if you've changed your breathing patterns or are neglecting things you'd normally be doing if you were preoccupied, like drinking lots of fluids. Dehydration is super easy to have during pregnancy and in the summer/at work and it is pretty much the leading cause of pre-term and threatened pre-term labour
 
Hey guys......still in hospital here as contractions are really strong and really painful. They can't stop them but they also aren't opening my cervix as yet so we are kind of stuck as in lots of pain but happy cervix not moving yet. They say I can go home tomorrow as long a cervix still not open on strict bed rest if I feel I can deal with the pain at home. To be honest i just want to get home. No idea when these contractions will progress but they seem to think they will soon rather than later but would like to get me a bit further on if they can so home hopefully tomorrow.

And related to what you guys are saying from what I have read some women don't ever feel BH contractions and some feel them like ALL the time it just depends.

Hope everyone had a nice weekend and hope you aren't dreading your Mondays too much!

It was so funny last night the woman in the bed next to me in the hospital was having contractions , she was full term but not dilated yet. She used gas and air ALL night and was high as a kite by this morning she was just slurring her words and making no sense whatsoever.........she started to speak like a little child it was so funny......oh the small things that can keep you amused from your hospital bed. The midwife told her to "give the gas and air a little rest" several times in the night and she pretended to when the midwife was there then kept sneeking it when she went away! :)
 
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