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Think it's starting do I time length of contractions or space between?

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BumpPower · 11/03/2016 12:24

All gearing up I think! I'm 39+5 with my second. Feels different this time but I wonder if that's because my memories of labour rather central around the unbearable pain in the last few hours rather than the ramping up stage. I woke frequently in the night with bad period type pain. Having waves of pain although it's more top of the bump than the deep internal pain I remember from last time. Bump is rock hard. I've been sick (did this in labour last time). I feel like it's early days ish but it's happening. Waves of pain (not quite confident enough to say contractions) come every 20mins ish but it varies. Should I start timing the length of them or the space in-between? (need something to do)

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TaurielTest · 11/03/2016 12:26

IIRC the time intervals are from the start of one contraction to the start of the next, not the duration of the lulls in between.

BumpPower · 11/03/2016 15:12

Thanks

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ImperialBlether · 11/03/2016 15:18

Best of luck!

Junosmum · 11/03/2016 16:45

When I went in to labour, they wanted to know the duration of each contraction (start to end) AND the space in between. E.G. I was having contraction 5 mins apart and lasting 30 seconds, or I had 3 in 10 mins.

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