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When my baby gets tight inside my stomach like a ball and am having a constant pain down my belly, and can't really breath but no contractions is that going into labor?
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It's a contraction: How does a baby get tight like a ball and cause pain? Well, the baby doesn't do anything. The uterus squeezes tightly and balls up (resulting in pains), which is a contraction. Time to talk to labor and delivery and/or to the doctor. What to do next depends on how many weeks one is pregnant and how often the contractions are coming.
Answered 3/18/2015
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