It’s not uncommon to experience a burst of energy as the body prepares for labor. OR MAYBE… sitting down and taking a break may be helping your breathe easier. OR MAYBE… you just need to stop doing so much and have a high protein snack.Īs the baby moves into the birth canal, a woman may find breathing is easier and her chest feels more comfortable.
Some women experience dizziness in the hours before labor begins. OR MAYBE… you’re just one of those women who dilates weeks before labor begins (some women can dilate up to ten weeks before birth, while others can go from completely closed to 10cm in a couple of hours.) This will need to be checked by a doctor or health care worker, but as labor nears, the cervix both thins (effaces) and dilates (opens up). OR MAYBE… you’ve just picked up a virus or eaten some slightly off food. It can last anywhere from a few hours up to a week. The body begins to clean out in preparation for birth. This is a quite common sign that labor will be starting soon. It’s quite common to experience increased crankiness or moodiness in the days or hours before going into labor. OR MAYBE… you’re just experiencing more braxton hicks than usual. OR MAYBE… it’s just a sign that labor is a week or two away.Īlthough these fake contractions are common after 20 weeks gestation, they often become stronger or feel different shortly before labor begins, and occasionally may even be confused with real contractions. When you wipe, you may notice a brown or red display of blood that means labor is close. OR MAYBE… it’s an indication of other problems that your doctor will need to check, such as preeclampsia. Often blood pressure may go up in the last one or two days before labor begins. OR MAYBE… you’re just getting back pain from the extra weight and pressure of baby, or baby is in a posterior position. In fact sometimes back pain may in fact be contractions. OR MAYBE… you just ate too much chocolate.īack pain is a quite common sign of impending labor. OR MAYBE…the signals have been so slight or confused with other pregnancy symptoms that you haven’t noticed.ĭue to increased hormone levels, some women may experience an outbreak of pimples in the last few days before labor begins. Some women have no signs at all before labor begins other than their first contraction.
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