Hello - sorry this is long but has anyone else had this?!
I'm 36 wks and last night I woke up around 1am with the worst stomach cramps. I thought it would go away but it was pretty constant, not stopping and starting like contractions but achey non stop but now and then getting worse then better, like a contraction would.
I went to the loo a few times, felt really heavy, achey to walk and pulling in my lower tummy. I couldn't work out if it was just wind or actual labour - but started using my contractions app to keep track of the worst bits.
the pains carried on for four hours, the app told me to get ready to go to hospital then eventually to actually leave for hospital. Somehow I just didn't believe it was labour, mostly because I'm 36 weeks but obviously anything's possible. There was just no other sign so I just went back to bed - there was some pain and I didn't sleep straight away with the discomfort and then did drift off eventually.
Woken up now - the pains have mostly gone, getting little waves now and then and feel a bit weird and sore. Sort of feel like I need the bathroom.
What was that?! This is my second pregnancy and I never had anything like that, maybe a bit of Braxton hicks but last night I thought it could be labour. It just wouldn't stop.
Anyone had that before?
Thank you