XP: ? for those who had preterm BH's

LyndsayQ

Did your OB put you on bed rest or restricted work duty?  I ask b/c I've been having BH's now for 4 days (inc today).  I called my OB's office yesterday and they told me to sit as much as possible over the weekend.  I see my OB on Tues and I'm afraid he's going to take me off work. I cannot afford to be off work b/f 6/18, not necessarily money-wise, but I have so much work to do b/f then.  So I'm curious what other OB's did?  TIA!

ETA: FWIW, they seem to become more frequent when I'm up and about.  I timed them last night when watching a movie with DH and they were only ever 20 minutes, but anytime I get up I instantly have one and they are more frequent.   

eastsidekitty

I had them all the time. They were worse when I didn't drink enough water. Are you drinking enough?

LyndsayQ

eastsidekitty:

I had them all the time. They were worse when I didn't drink enough water. Are you drinking enough?

Yes, I drink 60-100 oz of water per day.  Yesterday I drank more since I was sitting most of the time.  They seem to lessen in frequency only when I'm sitting; getting up and moving is when they start up and become more frequent. 

Oohlalalala

I had them a ton with the second pregnancy.  They didn't worry about it unless they got into a pattern-which they never did.  I had them from 2nd tri on and did not deliver until 2 days before my due date.  I had MANY nights I thought "this is it" bc they'd hurt worse or be a bit closer together, but never continued until the 2 days before due date.

 

Now if you are dilating or trickling fluid, that might be a different story. 

blissfully_caffeinated

For BH? No. I had them constantly from week 30 on. It sounds like he might suspect they are actual contractions. I went into preterm labor so I was on bedrest for contractions.

babyluv617

From about 28 weeks on I had them 4-6x per hour almost every hour of the day. I was not put on bedrest and delivered at 39w3d