It really helped to talk to several other friends who had
experienced prodromal labor before and to research more about it.
After having
experienced prodromal labor myself over the last month of pregnancy, I can now vouch for the fact that the contractions are very much real and feel like «real» labor.
Most mothers who have
experienced prodromal labor would probably say that calling it false labor is misleading.
I would say the first trimester was rough because I had bad nausea (curable only by eating lots of white carbs, potatoes and GF crackers all day every day) and then I felt great from Months 4 - 7.5, then I started to feel HUGE and I also
experienced prodromal labor for 4 weeks before delivery.
It's important to remember that
experiencing prodromal labor doesn't mean there's anything wrong and it doesn't cause any harm to your baby.
Women who
experience prodromal labor often have shorter active labors, so it is important to eat enough and stay hydrated to be ready for labor when it starts.
Are
you experiencing prodromal labor, or something else?
I'm 38 weeks now and recently found out that I'm
experiencing prodromal labor.
5 weeks after having my first child, I'm pretty sure I was
experiencing prodromal labor two days before my son was born.
I am 39 weeks with baby # 2 and for the past 2 weeks, I've been
experiencing prodromal labor.
Not exact matches
Some women can barely tell they're in
labor, and some women
experience what's known as
prodromal labor.
Even
experienced moms can have a hard time telling the difference between
prodromal and real
labor.
A respected holistic blogger and mother of six shares her
experience with
prodromal labor on her site, WellnessMama.
Women in
prodromal labor experience ongoing contractions for a day or more without making any progress toward delivering the baby.
She provided amazing pre-
labor support — I
experienced three weeks of
prodromal labor — and gave good advice as to how to identify when
labor was progressing compared with just making my day hell.
My
prodromal labor started about a month before my little one finally arrived and I
experienced it almost every night from 1 - 5 AM.
Here are some tips to help you decide if you're
experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions,
prodromal labor, or the real thing.
I just wanted to share my
experience with
Prodromal Labor!
I was so glad to finally be able to learn what
prodromal labor really was and get support from other mamas that have
experienced it.