PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for November, 2000: Re: 38 wks. 3 days cramping

Re: 38 wks. 3 days cramping

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 5 Nov 2000 16:58:57 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 5 Nov 2000, P.J. wrote: >
>I am 38 weeks and 3 days today, and for the past two or three days, I
>have felt mild menstrual-like cramp feelings and my back hurts. I'm not
>in a lot of pain, but it gets uncomfortable. At my appointment on
>Thursday, (38 weeks), I was dilated to 2 which I had been since the last
>Thursday (37 weeks). I was just wondering is this what labor feels like
>in the beginning, and is there any way to know if I will go soon? Also,
>I was wondering what it means to getr your membranes stripped?
PJ

Probably not labor. Labor is uterine contractions that cause the cervix to dilate and thin. Usually the entire uterus hardens and it lasts 1 minute and comes at least every 5 minutes and hurts like hell. Stripping the membranes is inserting a finger between the cervix and the membranes (bag of waters), and forcefully separating them (not the same a breaking the bag of waters). if you are close to being in labor, often times this will help to tip the scales. If you are remote from labor, it will usually just cause pain and bleeding, IMHO. Hope this helps.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

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