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Cramping

kcut50kcut50
in September 2011 Moms
I am due on 9/4.  For the last few days I have had cramping that feels like bad period cramps although overnight it seems to have gotten worse.  There's no real pattern to it so it doesn't feel like contractions that I know of (I am a FTM) but it definitely doesn't feel great.  Others who have been through this - is this a true precursor to labor?  Does this mean labor is close?  Or could this go on for awhile?
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  • jonswife25jonswife25

    I am in the same boat as you and due 9/7... really bad mesntrual like cramps.. cramping started 2 weeks ago but worse yesterday..but more constant like for an hour or two. Yesterday they were so bad I had to sit and just focus on breathing for a while.. I ended up callling my MD and they made me get an NST to see if somehow it was contractions, it wasnt and everything looked fine...not dialated or anything but baby is farther down..

    however the MD and the many books I looked at all say that horrible period cramping is "early labor" ... but might go on for days.... good luck to both of us to have an outside baby soon:)

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  • BeachBlondie456BeachBlondie456 member
    i posted this exavt question on 3rd tri last night, because that board seemed to be getting more traffic. I have had menstrual like cramping since sunday and last night it got worse, turned into contrax that i could time exactly 7 min apart. I timed them for about 3 hours and they never got closer together, though they got more intense. I finally fell asleep around 2 am and woke up this morning with the exact same pattern. My L&D unit said to come in if they are 5 minutes or closer together. hoping things progress because this is just uncomfortable. Labor dust to you! GL!
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  • carolinagirl11carolinagirl11
    I'm there with you gals! I'm due on 9/2 and on Friday I started cramping really bad. I lost what I think was the mucus plug saturday morning. Had these cramping feelings all day saturday and couldn't tell if they were contractions or not. They happened randomly and then stopped in the later evening. I've heard contractions you feel everywhere from your back to your abdomen, so by that definition, I don't think I've had contractions. Yesterday I had a few as well, and then I lost my mucus plug again this morning (I read somewhere it can regenerate and such, but that's a whole different question). My DH seems has a theory that it's the baby moving and hitting into a nerve down there, who knows, I'll keep you posted on what happens.
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  • Endaira104Endaira104

    Same here i'm due 9/10- started a few days ago and last night into this morning it has gotten worse.  I also feel like I worked out for 3 hours at the gym last night, every muscle is sore to no end.  And the fact that I have a terrible stomache doesnt help much either..

    has anyone else felt this soreness toward the end?

     

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  • babyAutumnbabyAutumn member
    I definitely can sympathize.  I've been feeling crampy on and off for the last week or so but I know from past experience that it's not the "real thing" so I'm trying not to get too excited.  I do know that the big day is getting closer though so it keeps my spirits up.
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