Nope. But red raspberry leaf tea will tone your uterus to help get it ready for the work of labor. My midwife has had me drinking it my entire pregnancy. One tip: be sure to leave it to brew at least 2-3 hours in order to get the medicinal properties out of it.
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If in the last 6 weeks of pregnancy try drinking raspberry leaf tea, it is a natural uterine relaxant and could help if drank 3 times a day.
Not likely, but it can cause fetal alcohol syndrome.
It could be contractions or it could be false contractions (Braxton Hicks)
They are called contractions of the uterus.
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Contractions can start two weeks before the due date to two weeks after. Contractions are only the first steps you should contact your physician to determine how far apart they are and what the next steps are. Yes, you should definitely call an ambulance. Contractions can lead to labor so you shouldn't take them in a non serious manner.
I am pregnant with my 4th child (29 weeks) and this is the only place I felt them, especially the Braxton/Hicks contractions.
Maybe a "show" where you are losing the mucus plug that has been in your cervix until this point. If you are also having contractions, labour is on its way. If you are not having contractions, labour may still be a few days (or weeks, but at 40 weeks probably not) away.
No, once you have dialated your cervix will not close.
relax and let nature take its course,38 weeks is not to early to go into labor
Sounds like Braxton Hicks contractions. Not to worry, they are "practice" contractions. If they get painful, call the doc right away.