Confused, had my bloody show and had contractions for 3 hrs and they stopped
I dont understand. I woke up had to pee, i wiped there it was, i know it was my bloody show. I set down in the bed like wow. A few minutes later i have a pretty painful contraction then 3 minutes later another and so on for 3 hours. Now they have practically stopped. I have one every now and then. I still feel crampy tho. I just dont understand whats going on.
Its not unusual at all! That happened to me during both my labors, i took the time to relax, take a nap, make dinner etc..for me the contractions came back after a few hours and both babies were born a couple of hours after the contractions returned but it could take hours, days or even weeks!
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Maybe you could try walking to get them to pick back up? I would say SEX, but for some reason I'm thinking sex after the plug is gone isn't good? Although that could be completely false, I'm not sure. Maybe I'm not the best one to give advice lol.
Dh said that this morning anf i was like i dont think we can now. i want to try walking but i have noone to walk with. Maybe when dh gets home.
Quoting desertwannab:
Maybe you could try walking to get them to pick back up? I would say SEX, but for some reason I'm thinking sex after the plug is gone isn't good? Although that could be completely false, I'm not sure. Maybe I'm not the best one to give advice lol.
Sometimes it takes a while for your body to decide it's really time.
For example my last labor I Had bloody show ( a ton like a period) then my water didn't break for another 2 days. My midwife says the bloody show is caused by the cervix quickly changing by effacement or dialation. So at least you know something is going on. It probably won't be long now.
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So I had an appointment and asked my MW if it was ok to have sex after losing the mucus plug just cuz now I'm curiuos. She said yes. She said the only time she would suggest not it is if A) ruptured membranes/broken water or B) you are having any bleeding.
That being said... I think it is safe to try it if you feel up to it...
Quoting mimi_emc2:
Dh said that this morning anf i was like i dont think we can now. i want to try walking but i have noone to walk with. Maybe when dh gets home.
Quoting desertwannab:
Maybe you could try walking to get them to pick back up? I would say SEX, but for some reason I'm thinking sex after the plug is gone isn't good? Although that could be completely false, I'm not sure. Maybe I'm not the best one to give advice lol.
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- mimi_emc2
on Nov. 5, 2009 at 9:22 AM