Pregnancy concerns - Is this true labor?

	Asked by Unregistered (Female; 28; 12553 ) on Sat 27, Dec 2008 06:51am
	I am 38 weeks pregnant and i've been having some contractions which i think are braxton hicks. I've also passed a pinkish discharge. Sometimes the discharge appears brown with some mucous. There's also been a constant trickel of fluid from the night before christmas up until now. This is my third child, so when i went to the hospital i was checked and told that it was nothing serious, maybe just the onset of labor. I was permitted to return home for the Christmas to spend it with my family but was told that if the contractions get any more intense or closer apart,that i should immediately return to the hospital but I am a little concerned. The syptoms above remain the same: the discharge, the contractions, though not intense and regular and the occasional trickel of fluid. Should I return to the hospital or is this normal before actual labor. Can you offer me some advice on what is happening to me or to my baby?
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	Answer by Dr Noopur S, MD (doctor) on Mon 05, Jan 2009 07:27am: Hi, Thanks for posting. It is difficult to tell without a clinical exam. However Braxton hick contraction and pinkish vaginal discharge with trickle of fluid usually indicate onset of labor. I would suggest you to check with your OBGYN and if possible undergo an ultrasound to make sure your baby is fine. Keep a watch on your contractions if they increase in intensity and frequency then please notify your doctor. Take care! Detailed answer for your question: Available in paid version. - Click to pay. Second opinion from another doctor: Available in paid version. - Click to pay.                 OR Chat LIVE with our Doctor - Click here
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