hi im currently 36 weeks and im already 3cm dilated and its getting heavy in my lower pelvis,the query i have is i understand that as the baby is so far down its pressing on the bladder again as i have to go every 10mins or so(this is the daft bit)but what happens to your bowels i know its silly but i seem to want to go all the time is this normal?(sorry abou the tmi)
also braxton hicks,ive been getting them quite a lot thelast couple of days really strong but not painful is this normal?

sorry bout the silly questions
karen
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"Thanks everyone "

thank you im starting to drive myself potty if im not weeing every two minutes its pooping (hee hee)joys of pregnancy
i was only getting concerned as new years eve they thought i was going into labour due to contractions every 2mins but once they removed the stitch in my cervix everything seemed to stopeven tho i was dilating
i suppose its just the waiting game now
cant wait
karen xx

i felt like i needed to empty my bowels every hour towards the end of my pregnancy too. its just your body clearing itself out ready for labour.

take care and good luck with the birth.

stacey & 15day old olivia
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Certainly not a daft question. I have been having loads of bowel movements this week. I am really pleased about this cause I suffer terrible constipation when not pregnant due to a bowel condition and its been worse while pregnant.

I understand that its the bodys way of cleaning itself out before birth so I would say it looks promising.

I had my last baby at 36 weeks and 4 days and he is a very healthy 2 year old so don't worry. Any baby born 37 + weeks are considered full term anyway.

Hayley 37 + 5 and hoping for an induction next week!

heya Karen hun,

the reason your having so many bowel movements is that your body tends to want to clear it's self out in the run up to labour, as the baby comes down the birth canal it pushes on your bowels and therefore you need to poop more, so get clearing out it's perfectly normal hun.

again the braxton hicks are your bodies way of preparing you for labour, use the contractions to practice your breathing technique (even if there is no pain).

good luck with it all hunni and please let us know how it all goes, i was 36 weeks when i had my first 2 babies, my 3rd was born at 37 weeks, and all 3 of them are fit and strong.
anyway take care hun
much love
Leitia xx