Do u have to have bloody show when u get contractions ?

Question

im 38 weeks pregnant and ever since last night ive been getting these painful tight feelings in my lower tummy right above my private part... but they wernt that bad and they still hurt but not as bad as i thought contractions would feel like ...they were every hour but then they started getting closer like every 3 minutes but now they are like 10 to 20 minutes apart..... but i have no bloody show, and i heard that u have to have bloody show for it to be a contraction...... so am i feeling contractions or what

Answer 1

No, I didn't have a bloody show until after they broke my water.  

Answer 2

i never had a bloody show during any of my pregnancies

Answer 3

you are probably having early labor - and don't get excited, this can last for weeks!  it's been happening to me for weeks.  but, you do not have to have a bloody show or lose your mucous plug to go into labor.  often times these things happen, but they don't have to happen, and your water doesn't have to break either.  you will know you are in true labor when your contractions are strong enough that you can't speak through them, you'll stop everything and won't be able to do anythign except weather the contraction.  when they are this strong and 5 minutes apart for an hour it's time to call the doc and go the hospital, you are entering active labor!  best of luck, and don't worry about not having the bloody show, it's not a neccesity to labor!

38w5d and ready!!!

Answer 4

no, you do not have to have bloddy show, it is just one of the possible side effects. if it is a real contraction, your stomach should get completely hard all over, and you should not feel baby moving during these. when i went into labor, i also got the chills when my contractions first started.  id call the doctor though, they know best!