https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:59:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-back-labor-like-for-you#post-2892458 Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:55:26 +0000 cyoung 2892458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think it's back labor for me. Idk if it will be. I thought maybe it was the start of it cause my back was and still will hurt randomly and then just stop. It's not like a contraction so who knows what it's doing. I thinking body is just at the very end and just tired. I'll be 39 weeks tomorrow. I'm being induced the 30th and I doubt I'll go on my own before then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-back-labor-like-for-you#post-2892435 Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:08:37 +0000 BUNBUN 2892435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was weird because I had tailbone pain for my entire pregnancy. The day I went into labor, it was just as bad as it had been, no worse. The only clue I had that I might be in labor is that it *stopped* hurting for a little while, then came back. It slowly ramped up over 3 hours until I threw up from the pain. That's when we decided to leave for the hospital. Apparently my water broke at some point before I got to the hospital, but I have no idea when as there was never any "gush".<br /> I have no memory of feeling anything that I would say was a contraction - just a constant, very sharp pain in my tailbone that gradually intensified. Once at the hospital, I couldn't comfortably open my eyes until the epidural kicked in. It doesn't sound like my experience was typical, and hopefully you won't have back labor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-back-labor-like-for-you#post-2892417 Fri, 26 Jul 2019 08:14:10 +0000 Fawn 2892417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was terrible for me. Back labor started maybe an hour or two before I started pushing, but the epidural didnt work for me so I felt it all during active labor. It basically felt as if my back was breaking a little with every contraction. It was intense pain. </p> <p>The first few hours after my water broke (I delivered my baby just 7 hours after my water broke) I dealt with pain and contractions, but not in my back. Not sure why I ended up with back labor once active labor started, but it was the worst and makes me super nervous to have another kid in case the same thing happens again. </p> <p>I hope you dont have back labor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-back-labor-like-for-you#post-2892389 Thu, 25 Jul 2019 23:36:35 +0000 QBbride 2892389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before I went into labour with #2 and before my water broke with #3 I had the WORST back pain. In fact two hours before my water broke with #3, I just knew something was up because it was so bad and so different from regular back pain. Both times I was unable to sleep the night before because it was so sore! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-back-labor-like-for-you#post-2892361 Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:13:06 +0000 bhbee 2892361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine built up with my first. Like I was just sooooo uncomfortable and didn’t think it was anything but turned out to be early labor. I don’t know if it would have been such a slow buildup for a later baby though, since they tend to be faster.<br /> For me, one key point has been can I get some relief in an epsom salt bath. If it helps my discomfort some it’s not labor. But take that with a huge grain of salt because only one time have I tried a bath and it actually was labor :silly:</p> <p>Back labor is super not fun so I hope it’s labor if you want it but not back labor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-back-labor-like-for-you#post-2892355 Thu, 25 Jul 2019 18:57:22 +0000 cyoung 2892355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm just curious. Ive been have some bad back pain that started randomly. Odds are it's nothing. Have any of you ladies have back labor? How did it start? Was it suddenly just awful or did it build up? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-in-a-bad-position#post-2891720 Fri, 19 Jul 2019 14:43:13 +0000 cyoung 2891720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well I tried some of the spinning babies stuff and she is now not sideways!! I feel a lot of pressure in the front of my belly near my pelvis do idk if she is engaged. Just a lot of pressure when i walk. I guess I gotta squat and stuff to get her down and engaged more. I have lost plug this morning and keep have BM but who knows. Pregancy is confusing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-in-a-bad-position#post-2891561 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:57:42 +0000 bhbee 2891561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with @Pollywog: - I had labor stall (still at home) with #2 - I had been having regular contractions, got the hormone shakes, then it kind of stopped. I went to see my prenatal chiropractor the next day and asked them to line me up and he was born that night super fast! Of course that might have happened without the chiropractor too but can’t hurt if you see one. And, your body may have done some real labor work even if it stopped for now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-in-a-bad-position#post-2891552 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:40:18 +0000 Kemma 2891552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Walking up stairs or hills, walking with one foot in the gutter and one foot up on the pavement / footpath, swimming or floating in the pool, lots crawling on all fours or cat / cow pose. Also check out spinningbabies.com because labour is a lot harder if Baby isn’t in a good position </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-in-a-bad-position#post-2891547 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:57:49 +0000 Pollywog 2891547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you see a chiropractor? They can help a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-in-a-bad-position#post-2891546 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:52:36 +0000 jennlin821 2891546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Try bouncing or sitting on a yoga ball. DD was 7 days late, so I spent the last 3 days either walking or bounce sitting. (Be careful, I always did it close to our couch and usually had a table or chair in front of me to hold on to... balance is not a strong point this late in the game :)) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-in-a-bad-position#post-2891534 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:39:45 +0000 KT326 2891534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Squats! Hold on to a chair or the counter and try to squat as low as you can with you feet hip width apart. I did this in late pregnancy when my babe would move around and he always moved to a better position. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-in-a-bad-position#post-2891533 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:31:46 +0000 cyoung 2891533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any tips for helping baby get in a better position and engage? </p> <p>Backstory.....I'm pretty sure my labor stalled last night. They sent me home from L&amp;D when I went in. I was having consistent contractions close together and in a good pattern and painful to the point I could barely talk through them and I would shake...but unfortunately I would not progress with in the hour or so and I never dilated. They just said try to sleep and tomorrow try to walk a lot and see if they intensity or start back up if they stop. The nurse literally shrugged and honestly didn't have an answer when it came to why I wasn't dilating. They finally stopped about 2am last night. She was head down but now has moved to and her head is in my right hip. She does that a lot!!!! I think the reason I didn't progress and my labor stalled is because she is in a bad position (almost sideways) and will it not engage. I have an Induction day so honestly I'm okay with waiting but I don't want to have stalled labor on and off for the next 11 days. That sounds no fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/comparing-contractions#post-2890759 Fri, 12 Jul 2019 06:29:08 +0000 Ms. RV 2890759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kaohinani: My entire induction to birth was 12 hours total, which is shorter than the time it took me to get to 3cm with my natural (14 hrs timeable contractions to 3cm, 13 hrs after that to birth) so I think that was definitely a contributing factor. The other thing is that my contractions were only three minutes apart from 1cm with my natural so my body didn't have time to recover between contractions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/comparing-contractions#post-2890742 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:09:34 +0000 Jennibenni 2890742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1st went into natural labor, the contractions were absolutely unthinkably painful, by the time I got to the hospital I thought I was going to die. </p> <p>2nd was induced and I was expecting it to be worse with pitocin but they were very mild up until I was about 8 cm and then I got an epidural. It was definitely less painful than my natural labor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/comparing-contractions#post-2890731 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:58:44 +0000 skinnycow 2890731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went into labor spontaneously with DD1 and was induced with DD2 and the contractions felt the same with both. I did not have pitocin during my induction though so maybe that makes a difference. I only needed one dose of cytotec to kick things off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/comparing-contractions#post-2890722 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:17:22 +0000 cyoung 2890722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies!! I was just curious. As I said I was induced with my first and second baby. Now my second was more chill cause i know how to breathe. I have another scheduled induction at 39 weeks in case this baby is not here by then. I have an irritable uturus and my body likes to give me 3-5 min apart contractions but they never do anything. I joked with my husband that now we have an induction set up she will surprise us. Well today I've been lightly cramping on and off since my appointment and its definitely hurting more but nothing signifying labor is near. I was just worried this time it wouldnt hurt till I was like 7 cm Haha. I doubt it though. These kinda suck but nothing i cant deal with. Odds are I'll fall asleep and they will stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/comparing-contractions#post-2890720 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 18:37:34 +0000 magnolia 2890720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cyoung: contractions were worse with the induction. Mostly because I couldn’t use many coping Mechanisms - with my first natural labor I labored in the shower for a long time. Ajth the induction, I was continuously monitored so I couldn’t go in the shower. The monitors felt so tight and uncomfortable on my stomach which made the contractions worse. I was able to try different positions but it was very hard to feel free to move around being connected to the ob and the monitors. I also had my water broken much sooner with the induction which obviously made the contractions much more painful </p> <p>Wishing you the best!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/comparing-contractions#post-2890719 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 18:36:25 +0000 Kaohinani 2890719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms. RV: I am curious (since I couldn't deliver either DD [induction] or DS [natural] naturally), did you find natural more painful because you were laboring longer than you were with induction or was it just, simply, an entirely different experience? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/comparing-contractions#post-2890717 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 18:31:17 +0000 Ms. RV 2890717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My natural was sooooo much more painful than my induction. With my induction I got to 7cm before I requested the epidural (and that is because I was running out of time). With my natural the pain was so intense I had to get it at 3cm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/comparing-contractions#post-2890704 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 16:40:33 +0000 Mrs. Toad 2890704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first two were inductions. Pitocin made horrible contractions and I was very thankful for the epidural. For my third labor, I had back cramps starting at 0430, but didn't realize that is what it was until my water broke at 1400. DD2 was born at 1600 and it was only painful in the last hour and pushing of course.</p> <p>For me, natural labor was so much less painful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/comparing-contractions#post-2890703 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 16:32:39 +0000 Kaohinani 2890703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cyoung: Although I had 2 csections, I was induced with #1 (DD) and found out I was in the early stages of labor with #2 (DS) the day of my scheduled csection. 😳 The induction hurt WAYYYY more for me because I was barely effaced and the contractions came on STRONG and 1 minute apart with NO progression for 12 hours after my water broke (think going from a 3 to a 10 on the Borg Scale). I ended up having a seizure (* I was there for preeclampsia) and my BP went out of control while DD'S dropped dangerously low ... immediate csection. As stated, with DS, I was feeling "rhythmic contractions" but they weren't terrible so I thought I was having increased Braxton Hicks (we didn't even THINK to time them as we had to go to the hospital at 5 am anyway)! They delivered my DS via csection for fear I'd seize again even though I would have preferred to have atleast try a VBAC. To respond- neither of my births went full spectrum so IDK which would have been more intense had I delivered naturally; however, the induction was far more painful for me. 🤷‍♀️ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/comparing-contractions#post-2890698 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 16:17:50 +0000 bhbee 2890698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would rate mine about the same, though every birth was a little different. I didn’t have pitocin with my induction though. My first hurt a lot early and seemed to take forever, my second went fast and so by the time it hurt a lot things were really moving along. Third was induction. So if you went on your own for a third, it may well go quickly and cut down the early labor time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/comparing-contractions#post-2890695 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 15:48:44 +0000 pachamama 2890695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had 2 unmedicated births, one augmented with Cervadil after my water broke on its own and the other I was induced with Pitocin bc I was overdue. I would say the Pitocin hurt more bc I didn't get a break between the contractions as I did when it was "fully" natural, not induced with #1. If that answers your question 😄 I don't have anything to compare it to but looking back, the worst pain was very short lived. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/comparing-contractions#post-2890694 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 15:43:41 +0000 graceandjoy 2890694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had one induced, one natural and actually the natural hurt more!</p> <p>ETA: I think b/c induction was at the hospital and more "controlled" vs natural on-coming labor just caught me off guard more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/comparing-contractions#post-2890693 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 15:31:13 +0000 cyoung 2890693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ladies who were induced and also have gone into labor themselves </p> <p>Did going onnyour own not hurt as much in the early labor stages? I was induced both time and i just remember waking up and it was extremely painful but by morning was only a 3. I was not given pitocin till after my epidural. I have a high pain tolerance though so I was kinda surprised my early contractions hurts so much and I wasnt in transition or even ton a 4 or 5 by morning. When you ladies went on your own did it hurt less or just about the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/braxton-hicks-5#post-2879512 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:46:45 +0000 psw27 2879512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@magnolia: Glad you're okay. As a 34 weeker mom, I hope you keep baby cooking a bit longer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/braxton-hicks-5#post-2879510 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 14:50:21 +0000 magnolia 2879510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just an update: doctor was not concerned. He said even if I went into labor today they wouldn’t try to stop it. But I will probably just have them until 40 weeks :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/braxton-hicks-5#post-2879331 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 08:26:56 +0000 magnolia 2879331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skinnycow: @Nutella: @KT326: thanks! I’m going to the ob today so I’ll see what he says. Trying to drink more water today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/braxton-hicks-5#post-2879322 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 07:36:43 +0000 skinnycow 2879322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 29 weeks and I've been getting them daily for weeks. My OB told me that it's normal and just to try to stay hydrated. </p>