Am I going into labour?
Currently, 38w 6d pregnant with a breech baby, and a section is scheduled for next week, but I started feeling a tightening sensation in my whole stomach which lasts for at least 5 to 10 minutes along with back pain (only in the middle)
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You *could be.. but it's also normal to have those feelings before due date. I had "Braxton hicks" for about 2 weeks but it was so slow lol. Then my water leaked but at 38 weeks I started wearing a panty liner to track the leak. 2 days after my due date given it was natural and not a C section by any measure ❤️🫴🎩 I leaked amniotic fluid & went right in to hospital where we delivered not even 14 hours later 🙃 lol It never hurts to call your maternity wing to talk with a nurse, they will call back lol.. eventually tonight
Yes long continuous painless tightening, for me it last for few minutes with half an hour in between, will call just to be on the safe side
Is it one long continuous tightening as that doesn’t sound like labour but for sure something I’d be talking to a midwife/ triage about just incase. Labour pains for me started off as 24hrs of painless tightenings which lasted up to 1 min with around 5 mins in between then they started getting more painful and lasted for around 50-60 seconds with 1-3 mins in between xx