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ridiculous that I am still conracting 5-7 mins with radiating back pain and i'm supposed to just "relax" .... midwife said i could be like this for a day or a week as its just braxton hicks and i'm in the early stage where my body is prepping......

I know i'm probably having hormonal rage right now, but since when were braxton hicks regular, painful and progressive?? I'm so confused.

your in labor! yay!!! So heres my advice....When I got that nesting panic type need to do things..is when I believe I began stressing my body out with my 2nd baby. I stayed up late..cleaned..walked..and walked..and walked..lots of sex(sorry for the tmi)..I could not stop moving..I started contracting like you 5 DAYS before going into labor. the night before going into labor I was exhausted from not giving myself a mental and physical break..SOOOOOOO..heres my advice..try to let your muscles, your brain, and your emotions relax. I believe that the second i gave up on going into labor by body said..awwww..thanks. My muscles stopped being tight and that allowed the baby to settle way into birth canal and head out. :) lol..watch movies..take a bath..have hubby rub you down..read a book..have hubby cook dinner..or order in...and Im guessing that will be just what the doctor ordered. I know it contradicts what most say..but, I will be doing it this time around and testing my own theory. GL!

congrats! hope your labor goes smoothly! you get to see your baby soon - woohoo!!

Have they gotten more intense yet? My husband was told that when my head starts spinning around like the exorcist...lol...then thats how you know its labor time. With each one he waited for it and sure enough..he read the crazy signs. More serious. My breathing got deeper, and the pain is something you can not hold back without your hubby seeing it all over your face. You will know at that point if baby is coming. Good luck. Update us. Congrats.

I wish I had an answer for you but I have been having the same thing lately. That radiating back pain and pms feeling. Did you call you doctor? The fact that they are getting closer together rather than going away might mean you should get checked.

still here with bump! still having painful contractions.....but still no "labour" agonising pains as yet. This "early labour" thing is rubbish !!! lol .... but I've heard that the longer this part is the shorter the next part which is all good in my book.
Managing to get a bit of walking (waddling) in each day and resting as much as possible...just gotta wait it out !

With my first pregnancy walking for 5 hours and then having sex really speeded up the process...then I went to the hospital 12 hours later with 3 cm and I had to climb stairs for 1 hour. After that hour I was already in the pool ( because I had water birth ) and 7 hours later I had my precious baby boy in my arms.I think to speed the process you need a lot of movements and walking.Good Luck and we are waiting for good news from you soon!!!!!!!!!!!!

They are lasting 40-60 seconds

Hmm...I'm thinking your baby has arrived. Excited to see an update!

Just checking in on you... sorry that this is dragging out for you, but hopefully you're right and the next part will go quickly for you!! Again, not speaking from experience, but I've heard that relaxing in a warm bath, and bouncing on a birthing ball are good ways to help get things moving. And of course the walking like you're already doing. Good luck to you!! I'll be looking for your updates!