Most expectant mothers feel stronger and more frequent contractions at this late stage.

Contractions are an early sign of active labor — except when they aren't. You can experience Braxton Hicks contractions (or "practice contractions") for weeks and even months before delivery. You'll feel their pinch as the muscles in your uterus tighten in preparation for their big moment: pushing that baby out.

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How can you tell the difference between real and false labor contractions? Look for these signs of real labor:

If you're active, real contractions get stronger instead of easing up the way Braxton Hicks contractions do.

If you change positions, labor contractions don't go away but Braxton Hicks often does.

Real contractions progress, becoming more frequent and more painful as time goes on, often falling into a regular pattern. Each one won't necessarily be more painful or longer than the one before it, but the intensity tends to build over time as labor progresses. Frequency doesn't always increase in a regular pattern, either, but it does gradually increase. Braxton Hicks contractions come and go without getting more intense over time.

Early real labor contractions could feel like strong menstrual cramps, stomach upset, or lower abdominal pressure. Pain could be in the lower abdomen or both there and the lower back, and it could radiate down into the legs. The location of the pain isn't as reliable an indicator of true vs. practice contractions, though, because Braxton Hicks contractions can also be felt in all those places.

With all these, you can see that what Chen Lihua and other pregnant women out there go through, it's not easy.

But somehow, Chen Lihua was not complaining like before, because the days are shorter now, soon, she would be able to see and hold her son.

"Sister Mei, why are you leaving in such a hurry?." Chen Lihua asked in surprise.

This was someone who just came back from a business trip two days ago, and came straight to see her, and now, she was leaving in a hurry.

"Oh!." Liu Dongmei exclaimed as she walked back to where Chen Lihua was sitting and kissed her cheek.

"I will be back in two days. I have something I need to settle at home, and it can't wait." Liu Dongmei revealed.

"At home...?." Chen Lihua asked as she trailed off.

"Yeah, at home. If you know what I mean." Liu Dongmei said as she winked at her.

Chen Lihua sat there with confusion written all over her face as she watched Liu Dongmei walk away.

"Aiyah! I didn't even get anything." Chen Lihua muttered to herself.

But later after she had dwelled on the matter for a long time, she came to have an idea of what Liu Dongmei was referring to, but she wasn't sure.

If someone said she had something to settle at home but was still in the mood to send her winks and tease her, then there was no serious problem.

Instead, something fishy was about to happen.

Just like the idea that occurred in her head, Liu Dongmei was currently acting naughty with her husband.

She went home because Mu Boqin asked her to come back home because he missed her.

When she arrived, she went straight for their bedroom to see the lights dimly lit with fiery red rose petals on the floor and the bed.

The rose petals were used to form a heart shape in the center of the white sheets. Then on the floor, candles and rose petals were used to form some love symbols.

Soft music played as the colored lights illuminated the room and made it a romantic atmosphere.

A smile bloomed on Liu Dongmei's lips as she put her handbag on the floor and took off her heels.

She could hear splashing water sound coming from the bathroom, so she smiled even more.

Knowing that her husband was inside the bathroom, she opened the button of her shirt as she went into the washroom.

My Boqin was already in the shower, stack naked as the water flowed from the showerhead and onto his body.

When he saw his wife, he smiled as he wiped his face with his hands.

"Did you know I would be back by this time, so you got into the bathroom to wait for me?." dongmei asked with a seductive smile on her face as she undressed before him.

"You are right, now come over here." My Boqin commanded as he stretched his hand to her.

Lily Dongmei took his hand and climbed into the shower with him.

"You called me home for s"*x?." Liu Dongmei asked as the water flowed on her body and as Mu Boqin caressed her body.

"I called you home because I missed you, and also needed to recharge. I couldn't bear being part of you for such a long time, I hope you understand." My Boqin said as he started to lather the sponge before sponging her body with it.

"I missed you too. I almost couldn't hold back, but because Lihua is not feeling too good since her due date was fast approaching, I decided to stay with her for a little while longer." Liu Dongmei confessed.

The two of them sponge each other's back as they teased themselves.

When Mu Boqin was done wiping her body, he lifted her and carried her into the room.

"You know, I not only missed you, but I also missed your body. Now we are going to have mad fun." Mu Boqin declared as he laid her on the bed before cuffing her hands to the bedpost with two handcuffs.

Liu Dongmei chuckled excitedly as she said to him, "I had no idea you are this naughty. Well, we haven't played this in a while, so I'm sure it would be fun. But don't tease me senseless.

"We will see about that." Mu Bowin said as he lowered his face to capture her lips with his mouth.

He kissed her hard as he fondles her breasts.

"Widen your legs." He commanded in a low voice with his hand still on her breast.

Liu Dongmei obeyed him and opened her legs for him as she breathed heavily.

Just now, they kissed themselves greedily as they couldn't get enough of each other...