[J_9]

Sorry took so long for me to respond... I had to get some sleep then take the daughter to the orthodontist.

Nature makes you dilate. A hormone in your body called oxytocin is produced when the cervix is manipulated (vag exam, sex, etc). Oxytocin makes you contract and dilate.

So, the contractions stretch out the cervix making it thinner and easy to dilate. Many women dilate without ever even realizing they are having contractions.

[brittanymommy08]

It's no problem,
I'm thankful for the advice.

[brittanymommy08]

Help, I have started spotting again today, it just started when I got home from work. I don't understand, I haven't been checked or had an sex. What could be causing this?

[Cat1864]

The best I can do is tell you to call your doctor (or the number for after office hours questions/concerns) and describe the spotting to him/them.

It could be hemorrhoids being mistaken for vaginal spotting or something more serious like preterm labor.

[brittanymommy08]

Hey everyone.
I called the doctor the other day after I posted on here they told me to come in and when I did they kept me at the hosptial for two days. I was getting a really bad uti. Causing me to spot. But while I was there I started contracting, which they stopped. Now I am on bed rest again and pevil rest which is fine by me, they did say I could go to work since I sit with this lady, I just wanted to give everyone an up date.

[Cat1864]

Thanks for the update.

I am glad you and Jr. are doing okay. I hope all continues go well. :)

[brittanymommy08]

Hey everyone,
Should I still be spotting?
They said I had an uti, but I have
Taken all the meds for it.
I don't understand. They say it nothing to be worried about but I am. I don't want anything wrong with my little boy, I been spotting on and off, I go to the doctor Thursday and by the way I haven't been checked since last Thursday and I haven't had any sex. That might be information you need.

[J_9]

Spotting is actually quite common late in pregnancy. The cervix is highly vascular and any kind of exercise, even just plain 'ole walking, can cause spotting. Unless you are having bright red period like bleeding, then there should be no problem.

(Um, this is what I tell my patients when they come up to the L&D unit with complaints of spotting). Actually, it's part of our discharge teaching.

[brittanymommy08]

It only when I'm wiping, it just little spots but more then it was

[J_9]

It's still okay. As long as it's not bright red period like blood and you have to wear a pad.

Remember, you are nearing the end of your pregnancy. Things like this happen just because you walk. It's okay even if you go into labor now, you are passed the miscarriage stage.

[brittanymommy08]

Oh okay, thank you so much,
It just last time it was a really bad
Uti and I odnt want anything going wrong

[J_9]

You've taken all of your meds for the UTI?

[brittanymommy08]

There's only one more day. It was a weeks worth

[J_9]

Make sure you take it. Otherwise, this is very common at the end of pregnancy.

[brittanymommy08]

Okay, I go to the doctor Thursday.
I will reply and let everyone know what they say

[J_9]

Please keep us posted. When exactly is your due date again? You should be close to 38 or 39 weeks by now. Right?

[brittanymommy08]

No, my due date is nov 16.
I still got a month 1/2. but
I don't feel like I will make it that
Far.

[J_9]

You may not make it that far, no worries though. Remember, due dates are all just a guessing game.

[brittanymommy08]

Yeah, I know,
With my little girl, I was schedule to
Have a week later than I did. She came on her own, I'm a very active person. They want me to rest when I can but it hard with my 10 month old. I try though. I can't wait for my water to break. I'm ready to have him. I'm not happy with anything anymore. I hate walking and I laying down. I can't wait for the day he comes

[brittanymommy08]

Is 5lbs & 8oz big for a baby at 32 weeks