Not sure if contracting help!

[mummy915]

I've woke up with the worst stomach pains like i need a good poo but when i try nothing's happening! And I've got really bad pains at bottom of my back! Its been 6 years since I had my daughter so i cant remember what it's like... I'm not sure if im having contractions or need a good poo? 🙈

How many weeks are you? To be honest I wouldn’t hesitate to call the labour ward for any kind of pain. Let them decide if it’s labour or constipation

Sorry that would help I'm 38 weeks, I'll be so embarrassed if just need a good poo 🤣🙈

In my experience the poo and baby are coming...

Sounds very like your LO is on it's way. Try a warm bath to help with the pain.

It comes every minute or 2... I've tried to go loo again but nothing, reallt just feels like it does when get tummy cramps from needing a poo? But with bottom back pain this time 🤔

Sorry just practically repeated myself there, just don't wanna go thinking iys labour and jusy need a poo 🙈 also DD asleep in other room x

Give your midwife a ring. Is there another adult around for your DD if you need to go? If this isn't it, and you haven't already done so, it sounds like time to sort a plan for what you'd do with her if labour did start in the middle of the night.

Definitely call your midwife or the hospital, I was woken up 9.30am Tuesday morning with what I thought were "needing a poo" type pains and had my baby girl here with me by 5pm - if it turns out to be just a poo, who cares?! Better to be wrong than giving birth without support, right? Good luck lovely.

Midwife here.

Labour, particularly advanced labour, can feel very much like needing to poo. You need to get checked out. No one will bat an eyelid if it’s not labour. We see it all the time!

I've tried loo again.. managed a tiny one, so mayb just constipated? X

How regular are the pains?

It is possible to need a poo and be in labour ;)

I’d go and get checked out if the pains are very regular. Good luck!

They went off after my little poo so tried hey sleep but now i can't sleep through veru bad back pain grr x

@mummy915 hey how are you doing now?

I finally got to sleep about 5 after having them from half 1 last night and now there's nothing? Its like i dreamt it all 🤔 think he's just a stubborn little toad and is tricking me x

Again sorry for tmi but i tried the vaginal muscle exercises they tell you to try last night and there was alot of white mucus on my hands after? Is that a sign? And it's just gone off but may come back? X

If they come and go, could be braxton hicks contractions. I’d call OB/midwife.

Anything happening OP?

Unfortunately not still very much pregnant lol x

Boo! I hope you don't have too long to wait 💐