Feel like Babys Coming Early.. Stupid?

I thought the same exact thing with my first. I was convinced he would come early...wishful thinking. He was born 2 days AFTER his due date!!!

i had both of mine 3 weeks early and both were 7 10. i told both docs they werent going to last that long and they both told me i was wrong :) I tried to bet my first one my delivery bill and he wouldnt bet me for some reason

First off, I think every mom is concerned that the baby will come early, but it does happen. I actually went to the hospital a month early on both boys bc my Braxton hicks got bad, and both times I was back home In 3 hours. (one baby was a week late, the other on time) But if you are concerned then the best advice I can offer it to pack now and be ready for the possibility of going early. My girlfriend ( who was born 6 weeks early, and her sister had her son 5 weeks early) had her water break a month early. I told her prior early deliveries may be genetic in her family. Needless to say, she did not listen to me and did not back. I had to ransack her house and pack up things and bought stuff she totally forgot while doing a mad dash pack job. So pack up, put your feet up and relax until it's time.

The one thing my OB / midwife group (yes, they worked together in the same group) would stress ALL the time that if something feels "weird" or "off" to come in immediately. That the number one sign for THEM that there was a serious issue was a mother feeling "weird" about something.

So if you're feeling weird enough to post, I would definitely make an appt to go in and get checked out. Could be nothing, could be a big deal... like preterm labor.

I had braxton hicks A TON with my youngest daughter....so much that when I started getting real contractions on the day I ended up going in with her I foo foo'd it off as more braxton hicks. (Yeah, so she was 9 days over). Both my children were late though, and they both measured large. Oh and vaginal pain, doesn't everyone have that their whole pregnancy? Ha! Just joking, but yeah, I had vaginal pain a lot in my last trimester.

Sorry...hope that doesn't sound like I'm trying to prove you wrong, just letting you know that those symptoms your stating doesn't necessarily mean your coming early.

I hope for your sake...the baby stays in a little while longer. But that you do end up going in somewhat early (when its safe). :)

When I was pregnant with my first, I had a feeling that my baby was going to be born about 5 days before my due and she said that in her experience mothers are often right when they have those feelings. As it turned out, I had to be induced 2.5 weeks early due to a complication. To reiterate what others have said, go ahead and pack your bag. I had not and my husband brought the craziest outfit to bring the baby home in and a friend even had to bring me clothes to wear home from the hospital because my husband forgot. I was sent to the hospital straight from work - the dr. called me with test results and said that I should go to the hospital then.

With my second, I was convinced that she would come early and started dilating at 36 weeks and was 3 cm dilated by 38 weeks. I was finally induced at 40 weeks 5 days by that time I was dilated to 4 cm but still was not in labor.

Ultimately, they come when they come and unless you schedule a delivery there isn't much you can do. However, you should continue to pay close attention to any signs that you are going into pre-term labor and check with your dr. if needed.

Throughout my entire pregnancy I had the feeling that my son was going to be born before 40 weeks.

According to the date of my LMP (Which I was 100% certain of), my due date was October 27. Well, on October 27 my doctor and I talked about induction. As she was looking over my records, she told me that according to my first ultrasound my due was November 7. Nobody had ever mentioned this to me or her, so I spent the entire pregnancy thinking my due date was October 27. We scheduled the induction anyway, since I was pretty miserable being pregnant and my son would still be full term at 38 weeks. The induction was set for November 1. My water broke on it's own on October 29.

So... According to my dates (Which I am positive were correct), I was a couple days over 40 weeks. Yet, according to the ultrasound, I was a couple days over 38 weeks.

So my feelings were kind of correct, kind of not. Your feelings could be correct, but just not the way you think.

I also had the bruised vaginal area feeling a lot for weeks before I delivered, and had braxton hicks every day since about week 25... For me they were never painful. Even my true labor contractions didn't get painful till I hit 8cm, and I didn't have any drugs until that point. So both of those sensations could be nothing.

All of that being said, whenever you feel like something is wrong call your doctor of the nurse hot line for your hospital or clinic. I called the nurse hot line at least 5 times in my last trimester alone.

Has your tummy dropped?

meaning, the hump is lower?

Just let your OB/GYN know.

go to the hospital and have them moniter you to see if you are contracting! or call your obgyn and tell them

Call your doctor and they can do a stress test. I had them weekly the last month of my pregnancy. Mom's know their bodies best.

I thought for sure my son was coming early. So much so that one morning ( a month before my due date) I woke at o-dark-thirty and couldn't get back to sleep, I was so worried my son's room wouldn't be finished in time. I even made my husband stay home from work that morning to finish it. if you know my husband, you would know that he was probably thinking "okay, the baby-crazy is talking, and it's not going to shut up till I get it done". Smart man.

Fast forward to my due date: no baby. He was 10 days late. So my 'mother's intuition' was nothing more than "better get that room done or I'm gonna freak out" anxiety. But he *was* born in his room (with no bad fumes from paint, because we'd finished early) and that was wonderful.:)

Hard to know....

Its all normal, this had happened to me all 3 times. None of mine have come early.

I kept telling my husband the baby was coming early and he kept saying no we have another month. Well he didn't listen and spent the whole night after she was born finishing the nursey!! Our second daughter he was already for her to come early because again he did not listen. I kept telling him she was not going to come on her own and sure enough they had to induce because she was past her due date and large!!!

That all sounds pretty normal actually. I felt that way with my first and I ended up being induced 10 days past my due date.

As for measuring big - remember that average birth weight is exactly that - average. That means that half of babies do measure large, and half measure small. So pretty much every pregnant woman out there is walking around nervous because her care provider is telling her that her baby is either big or small. Mine were "big" 10 lbs and 9lbs 2oz. Both were born vaginally, the second at home with no meds at all. If you body made this baby your body can birth this baby. Your body also will know when and how to go into labor - trust your body!

There's nothing stupid about asking! Those of us with kids have all been first-timers, too :)

My first was on the small side (was also a month early, but that's a whole other story), but my second was exterior-measuring and ultrasound-measuring larger than average. She ended up being 3 weeks early and weighed over 7 lbs.

Now, for the rest of it...with both kids, I had regular Braxton-Hicks contractions 10-15 minutes apart all day, every day, for a solid week with my first and for a whole month with my second. Got the joy of spending some good hours at hospital for monitoring and shots to slow/stop the contractions. With my second, I also felt like my vagina was going to fall out. Literally. It was often awful. But those are the wonders of the baby getting heavier along with your hips & pelvis loosening up to allow for the necessary movement to allow the baby to come on through. My sister just had her first baby two weeks ago and had the same thing and she went right up to 40 weeks.

Unfortunately, these are the super-fun prices we pay to be mommies. So far, though, from what you're saying, it sounds like you're a-ok, but getting ever-so-closer to the inevitable.

If the Braxton-Hicks contractions start getting regularly spaced (like 10 minutes apart) for 2 hours or more, there's nothing wrong with calling the Dr and heading to the hospital to be monitored. If you get all that PLUS the contractions start to steadily get stronger and more painful, then definitely get checked out. But if the contractions are randomly strong or randomly painful, it's likely just your body getting ready, rather than actual labor progress being made.

Good luck to you and your blessing of mommy-hood!

its the joints getting lose down there in preparation...if you squeeze your thighs together you can probably feel a " click " from where the joints are lose...freaky eh?

i felt the same about my second pregnancy. i was induced 2 weeks early but i had a feeling my whole pregnancy he was coming VERY early and taht didnt happen. hang in there i cant tell you it gets any better...by the end it can hurt pretty bad sometimes getting up....