Why do 34-36 weeks pregnant women think everything is a sign of "impending labor"?

I wonder the same thing...sadly I think their own discomfort overshadows the well being of their unborn child. Same reason so many woman want to be induced around that time because they are "tired of being pregnant". It is always best to leave the baby alone until full-term if there are no serious (and I mean SERIOUS) complications.

We have become a selfish society of wanting everything NOW and as FAST as possible! That goes for Doctors and pregnant women.

Well if you think about it, it could be sometimes. There are such things as premature births. It's honestly nothing to criticize. Everyone is different and everyone's pregnancies are different. Some women are more fearful than others are so they might think that every little thing is a sign and the next woman might not. I'm pregnant and every little things hurts for me, does that mean I'm over exaggerating? Hell no, I wish. My mom on the other hand, had a fairly easy pregnancy. To each its own but some women are just scared and it's not like braxton hicks are the best feeling in the world either lol.

This is a very stupid post. OBVIOUSLY woman ask constantly because we're nervous, scared and just want to be prepared. SOme woman ( especially first timers) DONT know exactly what everything means ( meaning to every type of pain,etc) so yes, we do sometimes think it's labour or something else. Plus, labour can be very different for some woman (not at all what it's "supposed" to be like).

Think about that next time you want to post something pointless.

with my first I gave birth before 38 weeks..... with my second I had a couple of labour scares, despite not really having braxton hicks, something I had regularly with my first, even the doctors thought I'd go early, expecting me to go into labour around 36 weeks, she ended up coming late though, lol.

Because they get antsy once they hit about that mark- esp first pregnancies when they don't know what to expect and are afraid they won't know when labour hits. I had my first at 34 weeks, and I barely made it to the hospitaI as I kept delaying it because I wasn't full term so I thought there's no way I could be in labour.

Anxiety of not knowing what's to come

FTM's don't know what "real" contractions feel like until that day comes - until then they tend to think that every little "twinge" is the start of labor when really its just "symptoms" of being at the end

Cause they're ready to burst, have you ever been pregnant for 9 months (rhetorical question; sarcasm is lost in text)? Think about it, they prob want it out of them.