Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : I am 30 weeks pregnant according to EVERY due date calcualtor i have used (due June 5th 2008) and It's the same calculator I have used with my other 2 kids, Doctored by the SAME doctor. I am a month late for my gestational diabetes blood test (well a little more) and I have also only had 2 of my 3 required ultrasounds. My friend who goes to the same Doctor and was due the same day... has already had 3 ultrasounds! Not to mention the fact that I keep telling my doc this and he keeps blowing me

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : i already asked this question but i was also wondering if there is a difference in recovery times between the 2?? iknow that the spinal acts quicker... (right???) i had an emergency c-section after a 30 hour labour with my son (had the epidural while in labour) and i am 25 weeks pregnant and have to have another c-section however i was told that they will give me a spinal which is like an epidural what are the differences and what are the different side effects? thanks in advance for your a

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : last friday i started with period pains and like someone was twisting and pulling the baby down the pains were 30 mins apart every dat i lost 5 mins and on wednesday went to hospital coz i was 3 mins apart and not that much pain they examined me and said i was 1.5cm diliated and to go home its friday and theres not much change how long will this last till active labour im 38 weeks pregnant I am also 80% effaced, and I had a show yesterday, followed by a small ammount of bloody discharge today.

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : i know that the spinal acts quicker... (right???) i had an emergency c-section after a 30 hour labour with my son (had the epidural while in labour) and i am 25 weeks pregnant and have to have another c-section however i was told that they will give me a spinal which is like an epidural what are the differences and what are the different side effects? thanks in advance for your answers!

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : Hi,i am 15 weeks pregnant with twins and i am petrified of the months ahead. The doctor has warned me of premature labour and i am sooo worried this will happen to me.is there anyway to prevent this from happening and if something does happen what would there survival rate be if they dont make it to even 30 weeks? I know i shouldnt stress as it isnt good for my babies but it is definatly easier said then done.but i will try. thanks in advance.

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : last night after literally forcing something to eat down my throat to feed my 30 week old nipper, i went u to bed after as i felt unwell, which is actually quite normal in my pregnancy i have felt like this all the way through basically i was in bed and at first it felt like he was dancing or somersulting in there , then he slowed down and just as i was nodding off i stated getting reall bad pains , so i ignored tried to get comfy, had a moan to the other half and after a back rub fell aslee

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : I am 38 weeks pregnant, 4 cm dilated and 95% effaced. I have had false labour a couple of times over the last couple of days and am waiting on edge for the real thing. My hubby went 1 1/2 hours away on his bike with his friends to the beach to spend the night so I have been taking it REALLY easy so I dont bring on any contractions. About 30 minutes ago I started getting some and I have heard that if you drink one glass of wine if you are having contractions that it relaxes your uterus and can

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : im 28 weeks 2days pregnant. ive slept really badly these last 2 days, and at about 5.30 this morning i had a really bad stomach. i put it down 2 constipation at first, cause i always get a bad stomach when i need 2 go. but the pain went away, and then returned again, and kept coming and going 4 a bout 10mins, which NEVER happens when i need the loo, it ALWAYS stays. i went 2 try and go, and it ws diahearrea, but now the pains have stopped. could this be labour or braxton hicks or jus my initia

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : okiee i am 41 weeks pregnant and i had a doctors apt. today she did a sweep and stretch and said i was 3 cm and reeady to go, i have been having pains they were at 20 mins then 13 mins n now at 9-10 mins apart and i have had brown discharge comming out and lots of mucus stuff am i going into labour the pains really hurt they feel like really tense and last about 30 sec and i get all hot n stuff please let me know what you think i need to know if to go in?

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : I am due on sunday but had my membranes swept today. I have been having cramping on and off every 5 to ten minutes for the last two hours...I am not sure if this is the early signs of labour or just pains. It seems to last about 30 seconds each time, anyone know what this could be?? PLEASE someone must have an answer for me!!

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : 40 weeks pregnant had a membrane sweep today, lost some mucus plug and been having mild to medium contractions every 5-10 minutes for the past hour and a half lasting bout 30 seconds due to be sectioned on thursday, any ideas how long and is this definatly labour, thanks x had 2 previous labours but was induced with the needle so never experienced the build up got a bit stronger, closer together and longer, then when i got up this morning after a few hours sleep very irregular, think i will j

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : My belly goes hard i also had a backache with this. Its gone now but this was 30 mins ago i have more clear liquid could be discharge not sure yet. Could this be early labour? as i am not sure as i was induced the last 2 times

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : I am 36 weeks pregnant and so dead scared that I might be having a huge baby. This will be my 3rd baby. My 1st weighed 7 pounds and my 2nd 8.3 pounds and were both delivered vaginally and with no pain medication at 38 weeks due to PIH. I had a scan done at 30 weeks and the fetal weight was 5.2 pounds. Am I going to have a big baby or was the scan off? I really don't want to have to go through intense pain trying to push a baby that won't come out due its size and then have to end up with c-sec

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : I was over the moon when i fell pregnant last year but at my 3 month scan we had the news that our baby had a terminal condition and would pass away soon after birth and also we had a twin baby that had died early on in the womb.We decided to continue to with the pregnancy which was quite uneventful apart from knowing every single day we would lose our precious son.At about 30 weeks i developed polyhydramnios(too much amniotic fluid ) due to our sons condition and was extremely ill for the res

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : not last night but the night before i wiped myself and there was blood, it was very light pink, it's been nearly 2 days and still it's the same,, and i'm getting period type pains that come and go.. they're painful but not as bad as i think it should be, whats going on,, am i having contractions,, is it the begining of labour?????? i don't think they are regular. but they come and go and last about 30 sec

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : I know pregnancy is "always different" this is just for interest sake Where youâ??re labour times shorter with each subsequent pregnancy? I am currently 30 weeks pregnant with my second my first labour with my son was only 4 hours long , my midwife jokingly commented that next time I would have to camp outside the hospital to make it on time I was just wondering how much truth there is to this shortened labour and what have other peoples experiences been please include both labour times

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : But from what i 've read second and third babies don't engage until labour? does that mean my baby's on his way?? has anyone else experienced this?

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : Lately it has gotten more difficult to walk to school it feels like i have a watermelon between my legs when i get back from taking them to school i need to sit down for 30 mins before i can do any housework due to pains braxton hicks (I hope) anyway my question is can this walking make me go into labour nearer the time? and if so will it help with labour? Thank you oh yes i get bad backaches aftewards too and my belly goes hard on and off all morning

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : My son is now 18 months old, and when I was pregnant with him he dropped down and engaged at 30 weeks threatening pre term labour. Although the hospital managed to put birth off until close to his due date, when he push my tummy in a downward direction for so long there is a stretch there that doesnt seem to get better!!! The rest of my tummy is fine (except for the stretch marks round my belly button piercing... although no longer where one stretch marks attacked where it use to be!!!) I hav

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : Hi everyone, Thank you for reading my question. I'm 39 weeks and 3 days pregnant and sorry for the moan, but i'm so fed up now! The whole way through my pregnancy I have never felt any Braxton Hicks and still not experiencing any. For about 3 weeks I have had some really sharp pains which feel like someone is pushing knitting needles through my cervix! And last night it went on for about 30 minutes. I seems to be when the baby is moving if that helps? My babys movements have really changed

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : but i was woundering what are the first signs of labour is strating

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : has anyone experienced hip and leg cramps before labour started. I am 38 weeks pregnant and I do get what I think are really painful braxton hicks contractions and painful back ache. they aren't really steady yet.. about every 20 minutes or 30 minutes.. But having cramping in my legs and hips is a new thing.. I am being watched very closely by my docs as I have very high blood pressure. So I will be seeing them again on Monday.. But I was just curious.. Thanx for input. :)

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : has anyone experienced hip and leg cramps before labour started. I am 38 weeks pregnant and I do get what I think are really painful braxton hicks contractions and painful back ache. they aren't really steady yet.. about every 20 minutes or 30 minutes.. But having cramping in my legs and hips is a new thing.. I am being watched very closely by my docs as I have very high blood pressure. So I will be seeing them again on Monday.. But I was just curious.. Thanx for input. :)

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : Hi all I have had 3 babies, the first 5 years ago and progressed well till 9cm then it all stoppped and I ended up with an emergency section, My second was born by emergency section at 30 weeks as he had fetal hydrops and aneamic (I lost him when he was 4 months old) and my last was an emergency due to my blood group reusus negetive and me having antibodies!! Is there any chance at all on this planet that a doctor would atleast let me labour??? I am six weeks pregnant with my 4th and would ha

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : Hi, I am 30 weeks pregnant and I am getting strong pains that are coming and going. I am getting so scared as already lost one baby at 18 weeks. My friend says I could be in labour but I am only just around 30 weeks so it far too early! Help me please!

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : Who else feels like this? I also have a toddler at home most of the day and i walk 10 mins every day to pick my other children hopefully this will help labour. Who else is feeling fed up and tired now?

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : Hi i just wanted to ask to thoses experience women, what are some natural ways to deal with contractions/pain when your in labour? what works best? please give me some ideas. I'm getting nervous, as i'm getting closer to my due date. thank u for answering my question. Opps, sorry about any typos. i noticed i have some spelling mistakes.

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : hi im 34 weeks pregnant an since friday i have been getting alot of pain in the bottom of my belly n in my back they keep coming an going sometimes they are stroung an over times it just a little twitch down below. i also keep needed a wee after the pain and the pain feels like period pains the only last about 30 sec .

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : i am currently 30 weeks pregnant and so scared about giving birth ive been told it kills just scared and not to keen on having a epidural any tips

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : ok im 29 weeks pregnant with my first,just wondering my mum was never able to give birth naturally, i was her first baby she was in labour for 30 hours before she had a emergancy c section, i was born dead due to alot of stress,later on they did a pelvic xray and she had a small pelvis or something 2 do with her pelvis,her mum also had to have c section with her to kids and her mother had problems giving birth so she only had one child due to that,so do you think that i will have to end up hav

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : hi im 30 weeks pregnant and no i dont want to go into labour right now thanks lol, i just want to know what can put you into labour at 30 weeks and on woulds, so i can try to stay away from all that. please any advice would be great... can anything put you into labour at 30 weeks pregnant tho? and if so what?

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : hi im 30 weeks pregnant and im just wondering why iam having belly pains tonight. i know its a weird question to be asking on here because your not a doctor lol. i did have 2 cans of coke tonight tho, could that be it? could that also put someone into labour?(no i dont want my baby to come yet) any advice would help thanks. oh and i have also been walking heeps the last 2 days and i have no bleeding. why do you want to know if i live on my own? jelly?? thats a odd question to ask someone lol

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : i am tried of being pregnant i have had pains since i was 3 months and i am sick of it i just want this baby out i cant walk properly for i am as big as 4 water malons i cant go any further my doctor will not help me so please can anyone tell me how i can make my water break or make myself go into labour that will be great

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : my sister in law is having her second baby and with the first she was sick for a week at the begining of pregnancy and that was it till labour day. so needless to say shes pretty much having a new experiance with this new baby. she is 33 weeks pregnant today and she has been having braxton hixs that seem to be painful for her and they will happen about 3 times duing the day usually about 30 minutes apart and then she will be fine till the next day. so this is her body prepairing her for labo

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : i'm 34 weeks pregnant, i was told at 30 weeks the baby slows down as the room in the tummy gets less as he gets bigger, well i'm still having some really painful kicks (sounds stupid,but they do really hurt) i can feel him down in the pelvic area, and i was wondering if i can feel him moving down there , does it mean labour could be soon? x also, i dont mean to sound dirty but have to ask, i dont know if its my wee or me , but when i go to toilet, my privates really smell, i have had swabs and

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : I'm 30 weeks pregnant and I really would like a water birth...but the midwife that I see at the healthcentre hasn't asked me about labour and what I would like to happen....do I mention it to her when I go next weds (i'll b 31 weeks pregnant) or wait for her to ask? I really want to talk 2 her about it but she doesn't seem as informative and wanting to talk like midwives are described in books lol....plus there's always a student there wanting to do my blood pressure and have a prod at my tumm

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : When I was in labour with my first son, I had a lazy uterus and had no proper contractions, more like just one long one and when I was really far into labour, evertime I moved, I got a contraction. I know I'm not in labour now, as I have no pain whatsoever, just a slight pressure which I'm sure is perfectly normal. For the past few days, I keep noticing my tummy going rock hard but not just for a minute or two, it lasts up to 30 mins. Is this just braxton hicks? I don't see any need for cal

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : Hey I'm 30 weeks pregnant with my first and just wondering if my time upto labour will fly by? I mean did it for you? It seemed ages ago that I was 12weeks and I'm not working and so in the house allday most days and I am bored!!! Should I have packed my bag for the hospital yet? I'm due on 22nd feb and can't wait for her to come..I keep wanting xmas to hurry up so that its closer lol...anyone else had this impatient feeling? x

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : I'm 32 weeks pregnant and as of Thursday I was dilated to 1 (if not farther now). Well around 11ish I started having HORRIBLE pains in my stomach, I'm going to go ahead and assume they're these contractions my doctors been telling me I'm having (but I couldn't feel them until yesterday). Anyways, they're about 1:00 to 1:30 long. I called labour & delivery because I was scared and didn't know what was going on, the lady had a really heavy accent (so it was really hard to understand her) and I d

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : Last night im pretty sure i was having contractions, they were lasting 20-30 seconds and around 30-35 minutes apart. i couldnt sleep through them, i was up till 6am just sitting in bed timing them. They were not getting closer together or more painful though so i didnt ring the hospital. By 6am they totally stopped, i got myself some sleep and all of today ive just felt really sick but no more contractions. Still plenty movement from baby. Any ideas? my mum says it could be slow labour. im 37

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : My hubby wants us to spend christmas with his side of the family. They are our closest family living 100 miles away. (we are a forces family) Sometimes I get quite breathless in the car when we travel to our nearest town (30 mins drive) He wants us to travel on christmas day so the traffic won't be too bad, it should take about 1hr 30 mins. I'm just a bit worried as I went into labour with my son at 37 weeks and I will be 34 weeks at christmas. Is it advisable to make the journey? I don't want

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : Im 37+5 weeks pregnant for the past 3 weeks i have had alot of pressure "down there" and goin to the loo (#1) every 20-30 mins for a week now i have had loose stools nearly every time i go to the loo ... i have been taken raspberry leaf tablets for 4 weeks and been havin a small amount of clary sage oil in my bath ... last nyt every 5 mins i has tighternings startings from the bottom of my belly then goin all the way around my belly some times i got dull pains with them some times i got achy p

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : i just want this baby out of me. my boyfriend left me, haven't heard a word from him. i just cant do this anymore, is there anyway to induce labour myself? i realize its bad for the baby, but, i just want this child out of me.

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : I lost my show 8 days ago & was 4cm dilated, I have had 2 nights of very bad contractions after sex (this is my second so I know the difference between Braxton Hicks & real contractions), Baby is engaged but other than that, nothing seems to be happening so it's starting to get very disheartening that I'm feeling so uncomfortable but my due date isn't until 30 Nov (I'm 38 weeks & 3 days pregnant)! I don't think I could go another 11 days, especially as since I was 31 weeks my midwife has been

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : Hiya i am 38 weeks pregnant tomorrow and i am getting really bad pains at the bottom of my stomach going right down. like shooting pains, its been happening for the past 3 nights from 9 till 11:30. But now its happening every few hours for about 30 mins. Its making me crouch down with pain and i can't get comfortable! What is this, am i close to labour?

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : i'm 30 weeks pregnant and starting to get everything sorted for the babies arrival. i went into premature labour in my last pregnancy at 25 weeks so I wouldn't like to leave it too much longer just in case. the thing im struggling with is buying the clothes, i dont really no where to start. people keep telling me you get brought alot of the small newborn baby stuff and iv already been given some sleep suits and vests, so iv bought a couple of things for 3 month size- can anyone suggest what s

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : Im just curious, I know this may be a far fetched question, but is there absolutely any way to promote labour at nearly 40 weeks? I'm so incredibly uncomfortable and depressed, I can hardly get out of bed and I'm sweaty and sick and in pain every single day even waking up is a chore to me. ANY pointers? I know some people say sex, but that isnt an option for me so I dont know what to do. oooh I did a typo!!! :) I'm 39.5 weeks prego! Sorry people

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : Okay so I asked a question earlier about what feels like contractions (Iam 7 months or 30 weeks) but I am still not sure what is happening I am very tired cause I held a sleepover party for my 7 year old and 6 friends last night, I have had what feels like contractions all day (kind of a period like cramping sometimes constant but gets worse) and this morning I had a yellow globby discharge and a little red when I wiped again. I have been pregnant 4 times now and never experienced this any hel

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : I'm finally getting induced tomorrow, I haven't had any signs of labour so far but today I started feeling cramping like period cramps, but it stayed for 30 minutes or so, and I haven't felt it since. I've had lower back pain for 2 days now...this is my first baby so I'm really scared could I be going into labour soon?

Labour at 30 weeks pregnant : im 30 weeks pregnant with a boy and my doctor has said baby is two weeks bigger for his dates meaning im now 32 weeks i had my first baby at 38 weeks weighing 7lb and im now worried that this one will come earlier leaving my only a few weeks to preper im only a size 6 to 8 so he doesnt have much room help!