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TaraHutch
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Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
Uggh I have no clue...I'm expecting to feel this wave, but I don't. I have no idea when they're stopping or ending.
Last night I hardly slept cuz I felt so much pressure- like I had to go #2 but had no reason to. But I never noticed any kind of pattern.
I also feel moments of menstrual type cramps.
Was anyone unsure and it turned out you were having contractions? I know my sister was unsure- she always thought they just felt like menstrual cramps.
Ugh I hate being so unsure!!
Sorry for being a PITA today! 
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Posted 6/18/09 5:01 PM  |
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wannabemom
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
time them, and write down the times... I did that during early labor... it helped a lot. I saw them progressing from approx 9 min, to 7, to 5, to 4......
good luck!!!!!! 
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| Posted 6/18/09 5:06 PM |
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nickipa
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
Yes, I was totally unsure---it didn't help that I was only 34 weeks, so I wasn't expecting it to really be contractions. For me,it was like cramps, but I wasn't able really time them, I just generally didn't feel right. GL!
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| Posted 6/18/09 5:07 PM |
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My4GirlsMyLife
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
with #3 I thought it was a bladder infection ,by the time I realized and got to the hospital I was 10 cm's 
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| Posted 6/18/09 5:08 PM |
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TaraHutch
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
Posted by nickipa
Yes, I was totally unsure---it didn't help that I was only 34 weeks, so I wasn't expecting it to really be contractions. For me,it was like cramps, but I wasn't able really time them, I just generally didn't feel right. GL!
This is exactly my problem- I know I feel cramps or pressure...but it's hard to say when they stop/start. Uggghhhh...
Thanks though!
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| Posted 6/18/09 5:08 PM |
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JenandMikey
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
yup felt like menstrual cramps from when i left the doc's office on a friday and lost my mucuous plug and my water broke sat went to the hospital sat night had dd sun morning....so yes for me
good luck my dear
btw trying to time the whole menstrual cramps thing didnt work so my advice just try to relax, and keep track of what your feeling to see if anything changes
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| Posted 6/18/09 5:10 PM |
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aw29
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
I was unsure too when I was having contractions and everyone told me that I would know when it was happening--and they were right!!! When it was the real thing, I knew for sure!!! They felt like cramps but so much more intense and they came and went, it wasnt constant--good luck!!!!
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| Posted 6/18/09 6:30 PM |
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Little-J-Mommy
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
OOOOOOOO Tara......sorry I have no advice as my water broke before contractions started, but I'm SUPER excited for you
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| Posted 6/18/09 6:56 PM |
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Jen2999
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
I had wondered if something was going on for DAYS... when the real ones came I knew instantly!
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| Posted 6/18/09 7:02 PM |
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pickles16
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
I thought it was bad indigestion from Chinese food and I really needed to have a BM, when the "indigestion" became really bad and pattern like that kind of clued me in
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| Posted 6/18/09 7:02 PM |
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TaraHutch
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
Posted by Little-J-Mommy
OOOOOOOO Tara......sorry I have no advice as my water broke before contractions started, but I'm SUPER excited for you
Thanks Debbie!
And thanks everyone! I keep trying to convince myself that I will KNOW...but it's just driving me crazy!! I just don't know what the hell I'm feeling half the time!
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| Posted 6/18/09 7:29 PM |
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shapla79
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
I had back labor and had no clue I was also contracting. DH suggested that I time my back pain and the number of minutes were all over the place. I called my OB when I had enough and couldn't walk or talk through the pain anymore- lo and behold I was in active labor and already 4 cm dilated. The day before I was only 1 cm at my checkup!
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| Posted 6/18/09 7:41 PM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
Once my contractions kicked in they felt EXACTLY like terrible menstrual cramps. I wasn't sure what to expect either T but for me, once contractions started there was NO mistaking them. I'm sure you'll know when it's time and you better text on the ride over to the hospital!!!!
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| Posted 6/18/09 8:16 PM |
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Metsmomma
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
for me i went into labor on halloween. we were trick or treating and i kept gettin period like cramps and then everyone once in a while i would get these sharp pains that would last for like 30 seconds....i was about a month early so i kept saying no im not in labor! sure enough i was and the next morning i broke my water!!!!
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| Posted 6/18/09 8:21 PM |
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DmarieK
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
The day I went into labor I thought I was having BH with cramping for the first time. I always had the tightening but no cramping. I basically went about my day ignoring them until they progressively worsened. Later that evening I knew they were the real thing and went to the hospital.
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| Posted 6/18/09 8:24 PM |
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partyof6
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
my second I got bad cramps 1-2-3 as I was preparing my sons bday-the doc told me they were not long enough and if I could talk I was not ready.
I made him met me anyhow---I was 10 cm
the twins I went into labor on my own--night it started was not even really cramps-just uneasy and could not sleep and slight slight slight twinges or cramps...and low and beholllllllld labor called!
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| Posted 6/18/09 8:31 PM |
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luvsun27
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Re: Was anyone unsure they were having contractions and really were?
Posted by nickipa
Yes, I was totally unsure---it didn't help that I was only 34 weeks, so I wasn't expecting it to really be contractions. For me,it was like cramps, but I wasn't able really time them, I just generally didn't feel right. GL!
This was exactly me...I was only 33 weeks. I finally called the doctor and he told me to go to the hospital. I got there and DD was born about an hour later
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| Posted 6/18/09 8:58 PM |
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