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Quoting Mommy to Isabella.:“ Im 38 wks today and was wondering if this could be the start of labor. Two weeks ago, i was having really ... [snip!] ... of labor? Or am i just in pain? Lol. TIA ladies   BTW -- When i get a few answers, i delete the post. Its just a habit.”

It *may* be the very early onset of labor... things to look for:

--Steady contractions coming at regular intervals
--Your mucous plug / bloody show

Good luck  

Quoting AndysWife&LillysMom:“ It *may* be the very early onset of labor... things to look for: --Steady contractions coming at regular intervals --Your mucous plug / bloody show Good luck  ”

I lost my mucus plug a few days ago. No bloody show though.

Quoting Mommy to Isabella.:“ I lost my mucus plug a few days ago. No bloody show though.”

Well thats a good sign!   Glad to hear that. I lost mine over a period of like 3 days. Try to do some walking, it might help things along. And sex as well. Semen carries prostaglandins which will help ripen up your cervix  

Its probably a prelude to it. Once the contractions start getting regular for a longer period of time then you're there.

Quoting AndysWife&LillysMom:“ Well thats a good sign!   Glad to hear that. I lost mine over a period of like 3 days. Try to do some ... [snip!] ... some walking, it might help things along. And sex as well. Semen carries prostaglandins which will help ripen up your cervix  ”

My fiance is in the Army & is currently in Georgia =/ Lol. I wish i could have sex.   I lost mine within 3 days too, lol.

Quoting Mommy to Isabella.:“ My fiance is in the Army & is currently in Georgia =/ Lol. I wish i could have sex.   I lost mine within 3 days too, lol.”

Oh... well that doesnt help any does it? lol... then i'd reccomend walking!

Quoting AndysWife&LillysMom:“ Oh... well that doesnt help any does it? lol... then i'd reccomend walking!”

Lol, sure doesnt. He can come home on the 13th, but maybe she will be here by then! I am going to the grocery store and a few other places, so it looks like she might come today! Im kinda hoping, i had a dream & saw her now im even more anxious. Thanks mama!

Quoting Mommy to Isabella.:“ Lol, sure doesnt. He can come home on the 13th, but maybe she will be here by then! I am going to the ... [snip!] ... so it looks like she might come today! Im kinda hoping, i had a dream & saw her now im even more anxious. Thanks mama!”

Lol, you must be ready to just be done, haha, I know I was at that stage!!   Awww he comes home on my husbands birthday! I hope (for your SO's sake) that she waits for him to be home  

Quoting AndysWife&LillysMom:“ Lol, you must be ready to just be done, haha, I know I was at that stage!!   Awww he comes home on my husbands birthday! I hope (for your SO's sake) that she waits for him to be home  ”

Yeah, thats what i was saying too. She is waiting for her daddy - but idk the contractions are a little intense and are 7 minutes apart. L&D dont want me to come in until my water breaks or they are 2-4 minutes apart. I have another question, i heard that when you bounce on a exercise ball that the babies head will engage in your pelvis, so does it go for bouncing on a bed too?

Quoting Mommy to Isabella.:“ Yeah, thats what i was saying too. She is waiting for her daddy - but idk the contractions are a little ... [snip!] ... when you bounce on a exercise ball that the babies head will engage in your pelvis, so does it go for bouncing on a bed too?”

Yes, a bed is just as good as a ball, but it doesnt necessarily engage their head, it is more or less as a coping technique for contractions (works wonders actually!)

Quoting AndysWife&LillysMom:“ Yes, a bed is just as good as a ball, but it doesnt necessarily engage their head, it is more or less as a coping technique for contractions (works wonders actually!)”

Lol, i might go try bouncing for a while, because these contractions are intense, and i can see they are only going to get worse! Im trying to go all natural at that, did you go totally natural?

Quoting Mommy to Isabella.:“ Lol, i might go try bouncing for a while, because these contractions are intense, and i can see they are only going to get worse! Im trying to go all natural at that, did you go totally natural?”

Oh no, I got an epidural...haha. I was induced with my daughter because I had pre-eclampsia. And with pre-e its not really that safe to be pregnant. So I was hooked up to an IV line of pitocin which is artificial oxytocin (which the body produces naturally) to start contractions. Pitocin induced contractions are harder, faster & more painful than regular contractions. By 5 cm I was all done with the pain, I asked for an epi. An hour later my daughter was born  

Quoting AndysWife&LillysMom:“ Oh no, I got an epidural...haha. I was induced with my daughter because I had pre-eclampsia. And with ... [snip!] ... than regular contractions. By 5 cm I was all done with the pain, I asked for an epi. An hour later my daughter was born  ”

Oh, lol. They said i am at risk for pre-eclampsia. It made me very nervous, so if she wants to come out now, by all means let her! lol. I heard of pitocin and i heard its also not so fun. Your daughter is gorgeous by the way !

Quoting Mommy to Isabella.:“ Oh, lol. They said i am at risk for pre-eclampsia. It made me very nervous, so if she wants to come out ... [snip!] ... out now, by all means let her! lol. I heard of pitocin and i heard its also not so fun. Your daughter is gorgeous by the way !”

Yeah, its a harsh drug. Has your BP been elevated? My pre-e popped up randomly at 37 weeks & I was induced at 39 even.

Awww thanks   Shes a crazy toddler but super fun to be with. I love the name Isabella by the way, I am hoping to have another girl in my lifetime and her name will be Isabella as well, but we and we are just going to call her Bella