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October 2016 Moms
LGW2015
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Contractions
LGW2015
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Hi all!
Sorry for the speshul snowflake post. I've been having (what I assume are) contractions since 13 weeks. I'm 15+5 today. I get a tightening sensation in my lower abdomen and one part, usually on my right side, gets super hard like a rock for about 30 seconds or so. This happened a few times a week, but last week I was getting them more frequent 1-2 a day. I thought it was Braxton Hicks and when I googled it I read that it can happen as early as beginning of second tri although it's unusual for a FTM to feel them, especially so early. I finally called the dr office on Friday and the nurse scared me because she said it was way too early for BH and asked if I was bleeding (I'm not). She then said dehydration can cause contractions so to make sure I drink 8 glasses of water a day.
Long story short, I've been really good at drinking water since Friday but this morning I had several contractions (3+) within an hour which scared me half to death. My dr appt was for this Friday but I called and they're seeing me at 2:30pm today.
I haven't seen anyone else post about BH or any kind of contractions, and friends/family I've talked to haven't had any similar experiences, so I have no idea what's going on but I just wanted to reach out for positive vibes! Hoping for some answers, or at least reassurance baby is ok later today. Thanks!!
Sorry for the speshul snowflake post. I've been having (what I assume are) contractions since 13 weeks. I'm 15+5 today. I get a tightening sensation in my lower abdomen and one part, usually on my right side, gets super hard like a rock for about 30 seconds or so. This happened a few times a week, but last week I was getting them more frequent 1-2 a day. I thought it was Braxton Hicks and when I googled it I read that it can happen as early as beginning of second tri although it's unusual for a FTM to feel them, especially so early. I finally called the dr office on Friday and the nurse scared me because she said it was way too early for BH and asked if I was bleeding (I'm not). She then said dehydration can cause contractions so to make sure I drink 8 glasses of water a day.
Long story short, I've been really good at drinking water since Friday but this morning I had several contractions (3+) within an hour which scared me half to death. My dr appt was for this Friday but I called and they're seeing me at 2:30pm today.
I haven't seen anyone else post about BH or any kind of contractions, and friends/family I've talked to haven't had any similar experiences, so I have no idea what's going on but I just wanted to reach out for positive vibes! Hoping for some answers, or at least reassurance baby is ok later today. Thanks!!
Re: Contractions
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
I hope everything is okay with baby!
Me: 28 DH: 27
@agogo1 haha I like your theory about my uterus being super motivated! Maybe it just really likes to practice!
I'll let you all know what they say!
I have been having daily contractions since 14 weeks **unless I drink 90oz of water a day. It's a LOT of fluids and I often feel I'm drowning myself
good luck!!
Thank you all again for the support! And we got to schedule our A/S for May 12th! Can't wait!
I can only imagine the pain you felt when that ligament was found. When I have RLP it's pretty intense, so I would imagine that pressing on it is far from pleasant.