What does occasional abdominal discomfort mean

What does occasional abdominal discomfort mean

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Occasional abdominal discomfort is when you have pain every now and then in your abdomen.

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Doctor swept membranes at 39 weeks and wondering ?

Q: Well, to start off he DIDN’T tell me what he was going to do he just said he was going to feel how dilated I was (he said I was 2 to 3 cm.) THEN he said I might feel a lot of pressure….and boy, I was surprised. I bled some fresh red blood and since then I’ve been having some occasional clear snot-like discharge with older blood in it. Anyway, he said he stripped the membranes and if I started having contractions, more than one every ten minutes to come back to the hospital. I haven’t had many contractions if any at all. I’m not 100% sure what a contraction should even feel like (considering this is my first pregnancy and all). I get the baby/ stomach making a tight, hard ball periodically but it’s not painful. So does that count as a contraction? I get sharp pains in my lower abdominal section but I’m assuming those are just round ligament pains… Every once in a while, after walking or standing for a long time I get shooting pains down my back and into my legs. Basically, I’m not experiencing any regular pains or major discomforts. So, does that mean I’m not having contractions? Any advice, or words or wisdom? (Btw, I’m 39 weeks and four days and I’m having a girl, she weighs 7lbs. 12 oz.) ^__^My water hasn’t broken or anything…

A: You may be. If you continue to have these aches and they do become regular, lets say every 5-7 minutes,or they become uncomfortable, I would call your physician. But at this point, without being monitored, I couldn’t say for certain… Just because your physician has stripped your membranes, doesn’tt mean that you will begin to labor today or tomorrow…. Be patient. The tight feeling in your belly could be contractions or braxton-hicks, My only advice would be to wait it out.— I am and have been an obstetrics physician for over 15 years.—