This is my first pregnancy, I'm 19 going on 20 yrs-old. I wanted to know could I be going inot labor in a few weeks. I'm experiencing tightness of the stomach, lots of menstrual cramps, diarreah,and back pains. I am not bleeding or anything, but they do get fairly intensed. Could these be false labor pains? or Braxton Hicks Contractions? This is my first pregnancy. I need help!!!!! ↓
Na you will know when u are in labor it the contractions will take your breath away! You will have pressure when it is almost time(call the doc) if u havent dropped dont worry ↑
How many weeks are you? Im 19 this is my first an im experiencing exactly the same things. I need to know how long before i go into labour! Im 39 weeks. Can anyone help! ↑
sounds like it's coming, Emma, your ready to go anytime now. the diarreah back pains are all syptoms of going soon, as for the contractions, you'll know when they are real. hope you two d good, keep us posted ↑
Hey. I'm 16 and I just started my 38th week. I'm having the same thing. I'm so nervous becasue I don't know what to expect. I dont know what the pain is supposed to feel like or anthing. I just cant wait for the day to be here already. I need help too. Anyone please give me some info on what to expect. And how will I know? Please help...? ↑
How far along are you? If you are further along yeah that sounds like you are going into labor. You have all the signs that I had. However I had alot of lower back pain also. ↑
I am 21 years old and i am 37 weeks. I am experiencing some of the same symptoms you are having, but my cramps are due to gas, and of course the braxton hicks which can really freak you out for the first time feeling them if you have not been warned that they are normal. I am not too worried that i wont know when i am going into labor, i am more concerned that i will end up going two weeks past my due date and have to have a c section. all though i do believe i have dropped, but my torso area is so short it really has no where to drop to, so i feel out in the dark about being prepared to know when labor is soon here. ↑
I am too 19 years old with my first pregnacy. i too have all the problems as you except i get strong pressure in my lower stomach area and i feel like like i have to push i am currently 38 weeks and also need help to understand if i am ready to have this baby! ↑
call the doctor so he can check you to see if your dialating i felt the same way when i was pregnant but i thought it was normal and when i went to the doc i was dialated to 3 centimeters my labor was induced 3 weeks later but i was also full term you didnt mention how far you are ↑
When I was PG with my daughter, at the later stages of PG, I would get tighten of the stomach, it wouldn't hurt, but I was tired and when I went to the bathroom I seen my mucus plug in my panties. When I went to the doctor's they admitted me, I was 2cm dilated and by my mucus plug coming out, I was assesable to infection so with some inducing medications I had my daughter 2 days after being admitted. So don't dismiss anything with your body while your PG, call your doctor if your forsure. ↑
ok honestly i wouldnt know because im 17 and this is my first but i think im having my baby today...i had all of what you described when i was six months pregnant up until i was nine months...and they told me that it was just my uterus getting ready and that later on it would be a part of the Braxton Hicks....good luck... ↑
i dont know if you are going into labor... but i do have braxton hicks and all of a sudden i have diarreah. this was a little strange to me since i have been constipated the entire pregnancy! I am 38 weeks and 24 years old with my first preganacy. good luck to all ↑
I'm 17 years old and currently 32 weeks, and 3 days pregnant. I'm having the exact same symptons as Meek-Meek, and I would like to know whats going on. My next doctors appointment is next week, so I'll get it checked out than. Oh, and also I read somewhere that having sudden urges to clean within your last few weeks of pregnancy is a sign that you'll be going in to labour, and I was wondering if that was true or if any of you knew because lately, I havent been wanting to do anything but clean which is pretty unusual. Anyways, thanks a bunch. ↑
Well i really can not help you that much cause i know what you mean, i am too 19 yrs old pregnet with my 1st child too. i am due august 2nd and i'm not sure if i'm having contrations or not. cause it feels like i am. my mom said i will know when i am, but i wish she was more posific with it thought. ↑
i'm 15 and i'm pregnent. i had sex with my neighbor and now i'm pregnent with his baby. i'm due was next week and yesterday i felt like going in to labor and i started pushing in my bed.then since i was alone i called the father of the baby so then he came over and he said i was going into real labor. at 1:00 am i gave birth to a baby girl. ↑
Trust me girls, you will know for sure when youre in labour. Im pregnant with my second and have been having the same symptoms as Meek-Meek but cos Ive been there before I know that this is nothing compared to actual labour!! The beginning it is pretty easy, just feels like period pains etc but then gradually it gets worse and more intense.This beginning stage is not what they call 'Active Labour'. Dont make the same mistake I did and go to hospital too early or you'll have to stay in there! Best off in your home environment until youre getting 3 contractions in 10 minutes, with each one lasting about 60-90 seconds.
stay positive- keep thinking "I can do this, I'm opening up slowly" and you will have a great labour! After all, its the most natural thing in the world! xox
I had an amazing first birth, although long (32hours) it was a beautiful experience. I just stayed calm and was well looked after by my lovely midwife. Yeah ut hurts but honestly you can totally handle it cos you know its all gonna be worth it!
Cos of this experience Im totally looking forward to the next one coming!! Im hoping these symptoms are the sign of labour coming soon as I cant wait to meet my new baby!
To Dana
Dont worry hun, you will definatly go in to labour. I was 10days late with my first and my waters didnt even break. They had to do that at the hospital. I did get contractions however and things moved along fine! I think the last thing they're going to suggest is a C-Section- before they do everything else to get labour started. Mind you- Im saying this and youre only 39 weeks- dont worry- you will go in to labour Im sure!! Its the most natural thing for your body to do.
Try not to worry as that will make things worse, your body stores the stress. Relax, enjoy the last few days of peace cos trust me, once that little one arrives you'll wish it was back inside you so you could get some sleep! haha
i am 18 going on 19. i am 32 weeks and i am getting a few sharp pains everyday, and i am getting pressure in my abdomen, could this be the braxton hicks? i am also suffering from backpain and diarreah. i am not bleeding. but the baby has dropped down already. could these be signs of me having my baby soon? plz i need help. ↑
well there is no way of telling when your baby is going to come. That the annoying thing about mother nature. The babys head often drops up to 4 weeks early in first pregnancies which would mean, that you may have it before you reach 40weeks as youre 32.
As for the diarreah, well that can happen before labour but with me I just had a tummy bug at 37 weeks and was convinced it was early labour but the cramps were just from having a tummy upset.
The tightenings are the practice contractions which again often happen 4 weeks before labour.
Good luck, sorry i cant help more but try to relax. your baby will come when he/she is ready. Try to rest as really you wanna get to at least 36weeks before giving birth to give baby a good chance
Ladies, when you go into "labor"...you will know...it feels like someone has a death grip on your vagina nad is pullin git out and stretching it as far as it can go like a rubber band. You will not mistaken labor pains when you get the feeling and want it to go away and try every position possible (sitting, kneeling, fetal position, rocking chair, etc.) to make the pain go away. Trust me you will be asking for the "epidural" and saying "I want it now!!!!!!" Take the needle and you'll be in heaven...I actually fell asleep for two hours before I had to start pushing and wasn't feeling anything but a numbing sensation...not pain...and God was that great! ↑
KT & Mommies-To-Be, I didn't mean to scare anyone. I was just stating a description of what to expect so the mommies-to-be know and be aware when it happens since I had no idea what to expect when I became pregnant at 37 and no one was able to describe the "labor pain" feeling to me other than saying "you'll know!" ↑
im 17 and this is my first child im 37 1/2 weeks according to the health dept. and im 34 1/2 weeks according to the Drs. but im havin the same symptoms except for diarrehia, i mean i have gotten soft bowel movements, if that counts, my babys head is in the head down face toward your back position and today i felt some pressure on my pelvis and the baby felt like it curled up in a ball and my stomach got really tight, and i have gotten some i guess they were false contractions, were my stomach tighened up and it was like i couldnt breath and the lower back pain would radiate to the sides and front and i couldnt move hardly..it also feels like every time i use the bathroom, like 5 sec. later i have to go back, sometimes i get so much pressure on my bladder i juss no its gonna come out along with the baby,lol, also i think i mightve lost my mucus plug but im not sure, cuz i got a vaginal discharge and its sometimes is thick and ropy and other times its runny and its kinda yellowish, sometimes a light greenish color is that normal, or should i worry, i need help... ↑
