3rd Trimester

do you get more contractions the further along you get?

I had ds at 35 weeks, so forgive all the future questions that may seem dumb from a second timer. I just don't know!

The last 3 days I have pretty much constant contractions. They wake me out of my sleep, naps, standing up, laying down...whatever. I am drinking a ton of water and of course, just laying around.

Is it just normal getting your body ready for labor type thing?

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Re: do you get more contractions the further along you get?

  • I did start to get more and more as I got later in my PG with DS. I'm still having a ton though this time, but its sill nothing consistent. I try to stay seated as much as possible because it seems that every time I stand up I have a really strong BH or I have a full on contraction. But they do happen when I am just sitting on the couch as well. I know the ticker says 7wks but I'd be surprised if I don't go in 5wks.
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  • I know for me so far up until about 2 weeks ago I had maybe MAYBE 5 BH the entire pregnancy. But now in the past week I get at least 5 or 6 a day. =(
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  • This is my first but the amount of contractions of increased over the past week and a half.  I guess it's my body just getting ready.
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  • For me it's been true. I never had even BH with dd, I think her being breech has something to do with that, anyway today I actually started packing my hospital bag because I get so many contractions a day. Most are BH but I also have a few sets of painful real contractions too. My doctor just told me if they are timeable for 1-2 hours to to to L&D and they would do the c/section.
  • I find that the farther I get, the more often they come.

    And for some reason, mine start later in the evening. I am not dong much during the day. I am not working now so I am just doing the usual taking care of the kids and stuff. I have even cut back on running and errands. So I don't think it is the amount of activity that increases my contractions.

    I have an appointment on Tuesday and I am going to have a chat with her about it!

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  • Ugh.  I guess so.  I rarely had even BH contractions with my boys and when I started having regular contractions, they were for real.  I've had contractions off and on the entire third trimester with this one -- a couple weeks ago, they were for four hours straight.  I've had them no less than 10 minutes apart and as close as on top of each other since Thursday.  It's lovely.  I had no idea I could have regular contractions for DAYS...and from what I've been reading, even WEEKS.

    So, I don't know if it's "normal," but you're not alone.

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