Baby Movements and Contractions

Hi! My baby seems to be moving a lot more than usual. We are at week 37 and I thought she should have less space to move that much! My stomach tightens a number of times and it gets rather uncomfortable. It feels like I need to pee every while but it’s not much pee. : ( Not sure if I’d expect labour pains soon. This makes me nervous!

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Super Mom

Tightening feeling could be braxton hicks. Read that up! It’s like “fire drill” to what an actual contraction is. Our bodies prepping for the real deal. Feeling the need to pee but nothing much to pee is normal during the last few weeks before EDD, as baby is now pressing on the bladder. I recall wanting to pee all the time but when I sat on the throne, only a few drops of pee!

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