questions...expecting soon

[felicity1008]

my female had a litter before and her temp dropped to 98 a day before whelping began. Does the temp ALWAYs drop? or can she still go into labor without a drop like that. Her normal temp in 99.8 and it has been flucuating between 99 and 99.3. I believe that she may be having some contractions. Can a bitch have contractions several days before wheping? like braxton hicks. Im a novice at this. Please no harsh feedback for asking questions. we all have to start somewhere. i am just looking for support here

[BamaFan121s]

No, you will not ALWAYS see a significant drop in temp, although it is more common than not. I have a female who never had a temp drop just prior to whelping.

[WV~Yorkies]

No not always a drop

[Cares4Dogs]

Originally Posted by felicity1008

my female had a litter before and her temp dropped to 98 a day before whelping began. Does the temp ALWAYs drop? or can she still go into labor without a drop like that. Her normal temp in 99.8 and it has been flucuating between 99 and 99.3. I believe that she may be having some contractions. Can a bitch have contractions several days before wheping? like braxton hicks. Im a novice at this. Please no harsh feedback for asking questions. we all have to start somewhere. i am just looking for support here

Mine had contractions before actual labor. Her temp fluctuated too...drove me nuts. I read and reread but it almost seems to all go out the window during the whelp hahaha. As long as you remember what to dos and not freeze up you'll be okay. My girl had a difficult whelp and I was in a panic, but didnt lose focus. I had to help her and everything turned out okay. I made a bigger mess than my girl did hehe. I kept throwing gloves, paper towels and piddle pads behind me and had a mountain of mess to clean up. I had slime all over me. All of that mess and only 2 pups hahahaha.

[smartpuppiepets]

Originally Posted by Cares4Dogs

Mine had contractions before actual labor. Her temp fluctuated too...drove me nuts. I read and reread but it almost seems to all go out the window during the whelp hahaha. As long as you remember what to dos and not freeze up you'll be okay. My girl had a difficult whelp and I was in a panic, but didnt lose focus. I had to help her and everything turned out okay. I made a bigger mess than my girl did hehe. I kept throwing gloves, paper towels and piddle pads behind me and had a mountain of mess to clean up. I had slime all over me. All of that mess and only 2 pups hahahaha.

Hehe... your description made me picture the scene ! But you did good

To the OP: temperature drops are very likelly to happen, but it is also common to have no temperature drops or fluctuation days before the delivery , a sudden drop definitely signals an upcoming delivery withing the next 24 hours, but even that have had it's exceptions.
There are many signs you need to look for combined: nesting, tired, lack of appetite , temperature, movement of the puppies, milk drop and others.
We usually pay attention to the combination and , of course, the mating date can not be forgotten. Anything can happen after day 56 ...
But you may not see all the signs together. I had a female who ate until 20 mins before she started pushing hard ... others who had the temp drop 24 hours before labor , did not eat for 30 hours .... some will do this by their own rules, and you just need to go along.
Mild Contractions usually start a few days before actual delivery !
Good Luck !
XOXO

[felicity1008]

Originally Posted by smartpuppiepets

Hehe... your description made me picture the scene ! But you did good

To the OP: temperature drops are very likelly to happen, but it is also common to have no temperature drops or fluctuation days before the delivery , a sudden drop definitely signals an upcoming delivery withing the next 24 hours, but even that have had it's exceptions.
There are many signs you need to look for combined: nesting, tired, lack of appetite , temperature, movement of the puppies, milk drop and others.
We usually pay attention to the combination and , of course, the mating date can not be forgotten. Anything can happen after day 56 ...
But you may not see all the signs together. I had a female who ate until 20 mins before she started pushing hard ... others who had the temp drop 24 hours before labor , did not eat for 30 hours .... some will do this by their own rules, and you just need to go along.
Mild Contractions usually start a few days before actual delivery !
Good Luck !
XOXO

she is def tired. and the temp is still 98.8. the last time she was 98 when she whelped. She just ate about an hour ago, so no sign of lack of appetite. I was just She has been lumping up for several days now. What do you mean about the movement of puppies..moving less or more?? I certainly feel them more now then ever.

[margaritaville]

NJ is on puppy watch. Keep us updated.

[felicity1008]

Originally Posted by margaritaville

NJ is on puppy watch. Keep us updated.

do you watch The Jersey Shore? Im wanting to name a pup Snooky!

[bjh]

I have had females go into labor when their temperature was around 100. Also, some would eat and a few hours later they would be in labor. They are all different.

[margaritaville]

Originally Posted by felicity1008

do you watch The Jersey Shore? Im wanting to name a pup Snooky!

I've only watched it once. That was enough.

[smartpuppiepets]

Originally Posted by felicity1008

she is def tired. and the temp is still 98.8. the last time she was 98 when she whelped. She just ate about an hour ago, so no sign of lack of appetite. I was just She has been lumping up for several days now. What do you mean about the movement of puppies..moving less or more?? I certainly feel them more now then ever.

The more movement the puppies are making, the closer it is to labor, actually , all that turning inside the uterus is what triggers the contractions to start and get stronger and stronger
It is getting closer !
XOXO

[felicity1008]

her temp has been low for awhile now. She is having contractions but not too close together . how long do your females go after contractions start??? pups are moving like crazy!

[smartpuppiepets]

Originally Posted by felicity1008

her temp has been low for awhile now. She is having contractions but not too close together . how long do your females go after contractions start??? pups are moving like crazy!

I had everything here... i have one female that eats and plays, goes for walks and sleeps with me until 2 prior delivering first baby ... i had one that was nesting 12 days before labor, she was a "all signs" girl, her temperature dropped 24 hours prior labor ...
It sure sounds like your girl is getting closer,
my advice to you is stop worrying about the temperature so much, give her room to nest , and supervise her other signs.
The movement of the puppies show that she is at the point of anything can happen. Her contractions will be for a while, positioning the puppies, opening the cervix and getting ready . This state lasts a while , can be even days.
How is her milk? it will drop, meaning it , there will be that partition on the middle of the belly and the nipples will be filling up and red , dark pink.
What you mean she is tired? Is she panting?
Panting and shivering and digging are all signs of labor
XOXO

[felicity1008]

ITs 345am and she is now digging, panting and milk is in!!! hurry up girl!

[Beamers Mom]

Waiting with baited breath

Do we have puppies yet?????