Severe contractions but not dilated.

Hi! I’m currently 40 weeks pregnant. I’ve been having really bad contractions for the past 4 days, which gets worse at night. However, during my last gynae check, I was 0cm dilated. Has anyone experienced something similar? And when do you know when to admit yourself to the hospital? Thanks in advance!

Vô danh

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same as me.. very painful contractions but not dilated :( worse at night to the point i can't sleep and had to walk off the pain or just stand and bend my stomach till it goes off. I'm 38+6 today. tried exercise, drinking coconut water to help induce but nothing works so far. doctor just said to monitor and make sure baby is moving.

Vô danh

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Hi Sue! After posting this, I happened to have the ‘bloody show’ at 40W1D and decided to just head to the hospital cos my contractions were too intense. Turns out I was 3cm dilated and they admitted me and I gave birth the following day. Took me around 5 days to go from 0 to 3cm. What I did was a lot of walking, curb walking, gentle bouncing on the yoga ball, eating dates and drinking raspberry leaf tea. Hope you get to see your little one soon! 🥰

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Home Birthclub: September 2022 im currently 40 weeks pregnant ive been having really bad contractions