Contractions

Re: Contractions

• PeaceofKia member

  August 2014

  If they make you say "Oww" or you can't laugh at a joke, they're real. That's how I remember my OB describing them to me when pregnant with DD and that was totally the truth. 

  
  
  

  
  

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• rachelkongsore@hotmail.com member

  August 2014

  I was 35weeks and 4cm dilated and 80%effaced without feeling a single contraction. I didn't real start feeling them until I was at least a 6 and they had started pitocin. It is hard to say when you will start feeling them, I think everyon is so different!

  Two sets of fraternal twins, 23 mos. apart First set born 12/27/12 at 35w0d via IVF Second set born 11/18/14 at 35w6d via FET

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• carrotcake06 member

  August 2014

  I had contrax for quite a few weeks before the babies came. They weren't regular and were only mildly painful. I was having NSTs and had a few while on the monitors but no one seemed concerned since they weren't all that painful.
  
  Contrax for me are like period cramps. W both my singleton and the twins they were never the all-over contrax you hear about. I discounted a lot of early labor symptoms w the twins - irregular contrax, being dilated, and losing my mp - bc those things can mean nothing, that is until they do mean something!
  
  The only way I knew labor was for real w both of my labors is that my water broke.

  
  
  
  

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• eringerard35 member

  August 2014

  rachelkongsore@hotmail.com said:

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  was 35weeks and 4cm dilated and 80%effaced without feeling a single contraction. I didn't real start feeling them until I was at least a 6 and they had started pitocin. It is hard to say when you will start feeling them, I think everyon is so different!

  How much longer after that did you have your babies? I am 35 weeks and I just had an appt today and I was 3 dilated and 70% effaced

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• carrotcake06 member

  August 2014

  @eringerard35‌ I was 1.5cm and 70% at 32w. My water broke at 34w and I was at a 6 within 45min. W my singleton, I wasn't dilated at all and was 50% effaced at 36w and had him a week later at 37w1d.
  
  Alternatively, I'd heard people hanging out at a 5 for weeks.

  
  
  
  

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• eringerard35 member

  August 2014

  Thanks @carrotcake06‌ ! That takes a little stress off of me knowing they may not show up for a couple more weeks

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• rachelkongsore@hotmail.com member

  August 2014

  I was induced a few dates later but I've wondered myself how far I would have made it. Are you on bed rest of anything? I'd say take it pretty easy if you can for the next week!

  Two sets of fraternal twins, 23 mos. apart First set born 12/27/12 at 35w0d via IVF Second set born 11/18/14 at 35w6d via FET

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• eringerard35 member

  August 2014

  @rachelkongsore@hotmail.com‌ my doctor basically just said to take it easy! So I would say I am unofficially on bed rest

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• CNYBride05 member

  August 2014

  PeaceofKia said:

  If they make you say "Oww" or you can't laugh at a joke, they're real. That's how I remember my OB describing them to me when pregnant with DD and that was totally the truth. 

  
  I never had these and delivered my girls vaginally... So I'd say if you aren't sure, start timing them and call your OB.

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