What’s going on?
Throughout the day sporadically and through the evening the last 3 days have been the best I can describe as tightening..? My entire stomach hardens, I feel his head pressing down and the pressure on my cervix, it feels like I suddenly have to poop, occasionally it radiates around to my back, once or twice it’s taken my breath away. It lasts like a minute ish, and is every few minutes ish, I’ve not timed them. I’m 37 weeks what is going on?
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I second that! Practice contractions
@Izzie @Christina Thank you both 😭 could that mean soon? 🥲
do you mean birth is soon? not necessarily. women can experience the practice contractions all throughout pregnancy (more commonly towards the end though). it just means your body is preparing, but it’s not an indication that labor is soon
@Izzie Damn, I’m over this 🙃 Ty
i feel you lmao. i've been having braxton hicks for weeekkkss and i'm sooo just ready for the real thing lol. i'm 37 weeks tomorrow
Baby is engaging down further, you are “dropping”, feeling pressure of that. From 37w+ my belly kept dropping and dropping and that’s the baby engaging down further into our pelvis
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sounds like braxton hicks/practice contractions