Had two interesting bouts of false labor this weekend

psvenson · August 2009

So, I've been having BH contractions over the last couple weeks with increasing frequency, however, they never seemed consistent enough to be acutally "timeable". This weekend, though, was a diferent story.

Saturday evening: Around 11pm started having BH. Had about 6 that were 10-12 min apart and then they became 5-6 min apart for about an hour. I started getting cautiously excited, but decided to get to bed and get some sleep as they started to wane in intensity (and regularity). Had a doozy that woke me up at 3am--then timeable for every 10 min until 5am. Fell back asleep, then none...false alarm.

Sunday mdday: Sitting on couch starting having the contractions. Had 4-5 that were 8 min apart then about another hour of BH 5 minutes apart. This time, DH says "I need to start packing my things in the hospital bag!". I told him to relax and that I was not optimistic. So, decided to take a shower. Had two more BH in shower at 5 min intervals, then nothing for about 3 hours. After that only intermittant contractions. Unfortunately, I was right. False alarm #2. Ugh.

So, for those who've just had their babies or are on #2+, has anyone had these kind of false alarms and did they happen soon before you went into real labor? I'll be 39 weeks on Thurs, so I know the end is in sight, and I'm fine (within reason!) with going the 40 weeks or beyond as needed, but I still feel remarkably unprepared. I'm actually glad I didn't end up calling the Dr. or going to L&D only to find out it wasn't the real deal.

Those false alarms are frustrating, though...