If you start having regular contractions or
other signs of labor before 37 weeks, or if you have severe headaches, changes in your vision, unusual swelling, or intense pain or tenderness in your upper abdomen, don't hesitate to pick up the phone if you want to talk with your caregiver.
But check out
these other signs of labor here if you'd like to be sure.
(By the way, if you're not yet at 37 weeks and you're noticing contractions or
other signs of labor, don't wait to see if your contractions progress.
Time and record another four or five contractions later when the mother thinks they have changed or if she has had some of
the other signs of labor.
Here is an anxious first time mom whose main bag of amniotic fluid has released presumptively, and is not yet having
other signs of labor.