FTM, some questions.

Re: FTM, some questions.

• Avion22 member

  February 2014

  I'm 35 weeks and having the same kinds of symptoms -- was wondering the same thing.  Yesterday my BH were really intense (though not painful) and I had some cramping low in my abdomen -- but mostly just felt "off."  I even mentioned to my husband that I don't think this baby is going to make it another 5 weeks!   He kinda freaked out about that a little bit...

    

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• Smores730 member

  February 2014

  With both of my pregnancies I got really swollen about 24-48 hours before going in to labor. My face felt it, my lips, my hands, my feet. Everything. I didn't have any problems with retaining fluid or high blood pressure at any other points in my pregnancies so it was a sudden strange symptom and indicator for me.
  

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• cMichelle0423 member

  February 2014

  For my 1st pregnancy i actually went to the hospital like 12 hours before i went into labor and got sent home because of lack of strong contractions. I initially went in because i had some slight bleeding. Besides that nothing until i actually had real contractions. Also my water didn't break on its own. My OB had to break it for me around 7 or 8 cm

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• momofmanyinthemitten member

  February 2014

  My water broke first with DD. I had night time contrax for 2 nights before they became regular.

  
  

   
  
  

  

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• jtmomma13 member

  February 2014 edited February 2014

  I had really strong BH contractions for almost a month. The week before I went into labor I had an insane amount of discharge- it was disgusting. I actually thought I was leaking fluid. But other than that I felt totally fine. 

  
  

  eta- words are hard

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• lkwmurphy member

  February 2014

  I had my weekly check and the doctor said it could be anytime. She didn't examine me very aggressively because she could've broken my bag of waters right then and there. The rest of that day was just very different than previous days. It is the end of your pregnancy so of course your body is in prep mode, but the things that started happening made it very clear that I was going into labor. I'll reference jtmomma13's post above and leave it at that I went into labor that night. Gosh - relieving it makes me want to get pregnant again!

  
  

  Every woman and labor experience is different though... best of luck!

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• Alli0322 member

  February 2014

  Part of me hopes I go a little early (safely of course) because of my leave situation. I can only afford the 6 weeks I get paid (and that's even only at 60% of my normal pay). So if I go late, I can't afford to stay home extra time. So I've been talking to my belly and telling him to get here a week early when I start my leave. lol. Doubtful it'll happen, but I can try.

  

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• iqwedding3 member

  February 2014

  Alli0322: That's a pretty odd requirement.  Maternity leave should start on the day of your delivery, not your due date...
  

  

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• Alli0322 member

  February 2014 edited February 2014

  It does, but I'm taking the week before my due date off. I'm a nurse and the unit I work on is pretty physically demanding (and I can't simply cut my hours, or I don't get paid for my leave at all). I'm already exhausted. I wanted to work up until I couldn't anymore but they made me pick a date as my last day before I could file for leave and with how I'm feeling lately I knew I wouldn't be able to go as long as I originally wanted.

  

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• KariB509 member

  February 2014

  I felt nothing before labor actually began.  I woke up in the morning and was just laying awake in bed before I got up, and I felt a lot of wetness downtown and then I started having menstrual-like cramps.  20 hours later, I had a baby.

  
  

    

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