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What Does Cramp Like Feeling In 37th Week Of Pregnancy Mean?

I ve been cramping like menstral cramp feeling for 4 days straight and when I went to the hospital the first day I was contacting every 10 mins but wasn t dilated. My stools are soft. And I have upper back pain. I m 37 weeks 5 days. What would this mean?
Thu, 5 Mar 2015
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hi upper back pain is due to weight gain causing additional pressure on the spine and hence backache so nothing to worry. the contractions you are experiencing are called Braxton hick contractions which are not labour pains as they do not dilate the cervix . in case you have labour pains it will be accompanied with a stick discharge called show and will keep increasing in intensity and won't subside on its own . just keep a watch on fetal movements . all the best take care .
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What Does Cramp Like Feeling In 37th Week Of Pregnancy Mean?

hi upper back pain is due to weight gain causing additional pressure on the spine and hence backache so nothing to worry. the contractions you are experiencing are called Braxton hick contractions which are not labour pains as they do not dilate the cervix . in case you have labour pains it will be accompanied with a stick discharge called show and will keep increasing in intensity and won t subside on its own . just keep a watch on fetal movements . all the best take care .