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Re: Pre-labor signs?

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 13:48:44 -0600 (CST)

At Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Teri wrote: >
>Good afternoon and Happy New Years (Eve) :) I am 38 weeks pregnant today
>and for the past few days have been having some different feelings
>coming and going. I called my OB yesterday and told her that i thought
>I had lost my "plug" and was having some mild cramping. She said just
>to pay attention to the cramping. Well, last night and this morning i
>have had some more symptoms. I have this nagging backache; right in the
>middle of my back, that just won't go away! The cramping still comes and
>goes but is a little bit more intense now.I also have seemed to have
>diarrhea since last night (sorry :) ) I'm not sure if i should call my
>OB back today and go and get checked or what?! Maybe just wait it out
>some more? Thank you in advance for any advice and/or help :)

These are probably very early labor signs, but time is not yet ripe to be checked. Wait until the cramps are contractions, and coming 5-10 minutes apart, or your bag of water breaks. 

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG


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