Im a few days to my due date, and have started with brackston hicks contractions today.

Could this mean I will be getting ready to have the baby soon?

Could be any day. How do you know they are brackston hicks? Maybe it's the start of the real thing????

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Jodie....Wife to Andrew (1995)
Mommy to Riley (2000) and Wyatt (2003)

Could be anytime, but you could go over by two weeks like I did with my second daughter. There really is no concrete way to know until the contractions are regular.. OR your water breaks.

I'll tell you what they told me when I went in to have dd#2. Drink Water! If it's false labor, it will stop. If it's the real thing, it will move things along.
With #2, I was having irregular contractions and I was only at a 3. So they had me drink a bunch of water. It helped.

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Austin
Mom to 3 beautiful girls

Also if you get in the bathtub and they relax, or go away than it's not the real thing either.

Good luck!!

i agree with everything they said. I know that i went into premature labor with my ds several times and they were like 3 min apart and i had to go get shots but if you are close together you should be ok. Hang in there and i they dont go away with relaxation call your dr if they get closer together and get his/ her advice.

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I used to work as a labor / delivery coach. You will know labor is imminent when you lose your mucous plug - it's a clearish jelly-like glob that will have blue and red veins in it. Some women never notice it. Some find it when they wipe after going to the bathroom. Once you lose the mucous plug, you will very likely go into labor within 48 hours.

The next sign is your 'bloody show'. You'll get this about 24 hours before labor. If you get it (when you get it) it may be just a few spots or it will look like your period suddenly started. Don't be shocked. Nothing is wrong with the pregnancy but do let your doctor know if/when it happens.

Your water may not break during early labor. Sometimes they have to break the sac in the hospital. The longer you can go without your water breaking, the better for you and the baby. And sometimes the sac just tears and doesn't gush out. When that happens you get a little bit of fluid out with every contraction. If that is happening, tell your doctor.

Real contractions are much different from Braxton Hicks. When real labor starts there won't be a doubt. When a woman was on the phone with me I could tell where in labor she was by the sound of her voice. Real labor sort of takes your breath away.

Good luck! Have fun with the labor (seriously!) Congratulations!

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