
Water may break at this early stage (rupture of membranes), or it may occur later in the first or second phase, alone or with the help of your doctor. You may see pink discharge and feel some abdominal discomfort. You might see something like this: 5 minutes apart. I lost my mucus plug at 35 weeks and am now 38+ weeks so my Dr has been saying they expect him to come before my due date. In general, contractions can be mild and somewhat irregular, ranging from 5 to 30 minutes apart and lasting 30 to 45 seconds. 2: Thinking that just because you have a couple of contractions that are five minutes apart, it's time to GO Early labor is wracked with irregularity. Then they became 15-20 mins apart for pretty much the whole day. I know usually babies are less active during labor but does that count during early labor? Does this sound like early labor? My husband is at work and I’m not sure if I should call him to come home yet or just hold off in case it’s a false alarm? I don’t want to go to the hospital just be sent home. My due date is tomorrow and I woke up this morning with contractions that were about 30-40 mins apart for about two hours. Since coming home from my walk and sitting down the baby has been active and even had the hiccups. I saw my Dr yesterday and I was 80% effaced but only 1cm dilated and he told me to call the office if my water breaks or my contractions are 5 mins apart. For this to happen, youll start having contractions, which may be irregular and vary in frequency, strength and length. What to expect during this phase: This stage can last 5-24 hours Your cervix will move from 4cm to 7cm Contractions will last about a minute and be 5-7 minutes apart Contractions will feel stronger. From this point on your body will dilate about 1cm per hour. I lost my entire mucus plug last night it was like as big as my Palm (in the shower) and I’ve been having contractions for 6 hours about 12 minutes apart, and they’re about 50-75 seconds long, I’m extremely nauseous & back pain. As they seemed to come more often I decided to go for a walk and that’s when I really started feeling/timing them. Start with regular contractions that are 10, 15 or 30 minutes apart, lasting for approximately 20 to 40 seconds. Especially when you have contractions every 4 minutes that last up to 60 seconds. I started having more than normal this morning but didn’t think much of it as there was no rhyme or reason so I just assumed they were Braxton Hicks. Having regular contractions 10 minutes apart and 60-90 seconds long is a good sign labor has been established. As labor progresses, the time between contractions gets shorter and the contraction lasts longer. They will generally last for 30-60 seconds. They are uncomfortable but not unbearable. In the early stages of labor, the contractions are often 15 to 20 minutes apart.

FTM here and my contractions seem to be 10-12 minutes apart for 50 mins now. 2: Thinking that just because you have a couple of contractions that are five minutes apart, its time to GO Early labor is wracked with irregularity.
