I have been experiencing some pre-term labor. Not that it is a big deal, as I'm pretty sure that most women experience it. However, when it hits it interferes with my life in minor ways because I have to slow down and take better care of myself (our bodies have amazing ways of telling us when we are doing too much).
The main symptom that I have been experiencing is menstrual like cramps. They started about 3 weeks ago on a day that I felt nauseated and allowed myself to become dehydrated. The next time they struck was about a week or two later when I was out of the house for seven hours with no access to water. Tonight I got really severe cramps again. However, this time I had been laying in bed all day reading and typing for my thesis. I had eaten two square meals already as well as one snack. I had taken in 7 8-oz glasses of water and milk. So for the life of me I have no idea why baby decided to revolt and cause sharp, rhythmic pain in my back and pelvis. This time things were different than the last two times; the pain occurred every 5 to 10 minutes, or so, with no pain in between. This has led me to believe that I may have experienced my first contractions (braxton-hicks, mind you, but contractions nonetheless). But they didn't feel like what I thought contractions would feel like. Because they felt different than I thought, it makes me think that I am reading too much into things.
But let's face it: it never hurts to take a break, drink a big glass of water and lay down for a little while.
The main symptom that I have been experiencing is menstrual like cramps. They started about 3 weeks ago on a day that I felt nauseated and allowed myself to become dehydrated. The next time they struck was about a week or two later when I was out of the house for seven hours with no access to water. Tonight I got really severe cramps again. However, this time I had been laying in bed all day reading and typing for my thesis. I had eaten two square meals already as well as one snack. I had taken in 7 8-oz glasses of water and milk. So for the life of me I have no idea why baby decided to revolt and cause sharp, rhythmic pain in my back and pelvis. This time things were different than the last two times; the pain occurred every 5 to 10 minutes, or so, with no pain in between. This has led me to believe that I may have experienced my first contractions (braxton-hicks, mind you, but contractions nonetheless). But they didn't feel like what I thought contractions would feel like. Because they felt different than I thought, it makes me think that I am reading too much into things.
But let's face it: it never hurts to take a break, drink a big glass of water and lay down for a little while.
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