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addvice please
Added: 978 days ago.
Added by: mandy89
Section: General.
Status: This question is Closed. (Questions will be closed after 10 days.)


well im 37 weeks 3 days pregnant and i had my dr`s apt yesterday which i had to get an ultrasound to check the baby`s position and she was head down but she also weighs 7 pounds 11 ounces already....so i got a call from my dr`s nurse this morning and she said that i have to start getting a stress test done once a week now cause the baby is measuring bigger then normal so they need to make sure she isnt under stress and then she also said the stress test will see if im having contractions and not knowing it which i was confused when she first said that but then i was like ohh so i could be haivng contractions and im not feeling them....so thats weird....but one of my questions is for about almost 2 weeks my stomach will get really really hard but i swear its just her pushing outwards cause i can see like her butt or torso sticking out and i just have alot of pressure and once shes back in the pressure is gone but it makes me feel dizzy kind of....so do you all think this could possiably be the contractions im not feeling? but then again i thought contractions push downwards not outwards....or do you all think its just the baby pushing out on me or is it something else? and ohh yea im only 1cm dilated....and last night around 4...well i guess thats morning isnt it i woke up with dierraha i know tmi but after i went to the bathroom i felt better but then when i woke up this morning at 830am i had it again and someone told me that if you start getting dierraha at the end of the pregnancy it means labor is on its way....is this true? but let me know your opinion on this whole thing and what do you all think about whats going on thanks for the addvice :)

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nicnmicsmom - 977 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) It sounds like you're having braxton Hicks contractions. That "hardening" of your tummy stuff. Diarhea is a sign labor might be coming on but sometimes you just get it because you get it and it has nothing to do with labor. Lots of women get non stress tests toward the end of pregnancy. I get them twice a week. Trust me when I say...YOU WILL KNOW when you get the real deal contractions. They are very different

klo0426 - 978 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) For me once I hit 36 weeks I went weekly to my reg ob appt and also stress test. It was quite boring I must say, you just lay there on a table from anywhere from 20mins to an hour...boring.lol I was contracting and never felt it, actually I didn't believe the nurse when she hooked me up to the montior and said I was contracting. As for the pressure you're feeling the baby is moving into position. Have you dropped yet? You'll know when you do because you'll be able to see your feet again.lol I don't know about the dizziness your getting. But the going to the bathroom thing, yep it's true, I had the same thing.

JENNIFERANN333 - 978 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) um... ok yes they do say that you get the poops and i know i do and i am 36 weeks and i am doing all the same stuff you are.. yeah you can be having contractions and not feel it.,, its rare but some women dont feel it like others.. me on the other hand i havent slept in days because of them.. have you dialated? jen