Hello!
Just looking for a bit of advice as driving myself insane and this is my first so don't know what to expect. I'm 37 +5 with a baby boy.
I have had period cramping for about 3 nights, just eventually goes. Nothing to really time and in the morning it's fine. Last night I took paracetamol before I slept as was more tender and cramping a bit already. And my mind set has been if it wakes me up from paracetamol then I know. Well 1am I did get woken up with bad period pain and shooting groin pains and felt like pressure like I needed to poop. It was more painful than normal. I had to sit up right to try and sleep and deep breathe as thought if this is the start I need sleep!! After about a hour I drifted off. Woke up this morning to a bit of cramps, constant pain in my side and groin pains. Toke paracetamol again. Still feel some aches and pains but nothing to alarm me. Baby is still moving this morning though feels more in my back/side.
Is this just all part of the last few weeks of pregnancy?? Or is this the start of labour?
Down below has been puffy for about a week now I'd say. And groin pains have been pretty constant for a week.... I never realised contractions can feel like period pains. I also get a sensation like I'm gonna pop down below too. Like the baby keeps hitting something and I'm gonna burst! And hurts enough for me to go "oh" 🤣 He's been head down and felt him quite low for a couple weeks.
People keep telling me "it's a boy and your first so will be late and it's nothing just rest"
But it certainly doesn't feel like nothing! But surely if it was contractions it would continue and be constant??? Anyway sorry for the rant! Just wanted to vent and see if I'm overthinking or not!