I'm having a long early labor

embersoul

Well I was awakened by contractions at 3:30 Sunday morning and have been having them every 6-10 minutes ever since. I've tried to rest a lot, go for walks, soak in the hot tub a bit, eat lightly, and pray for progress! My midwife just came by and said I was a stretchy 3 cm, -2 station, cervix 1 cm long, which is definitely progress from last week's 1 1/2 cm, -2, 2 cm cervix.

So although I've been pretty uncomfortable through these waves, I've been in good spirits 85% of the time. I can't say I've been sleeping a lot but at least resting is doing me good and I don't feel physically exhausted. I can't help but think if I planned to go to the hospital I probably would have had a C-section or at least Pitocin and an epidural by now.

Please send labor dust and hope we can get this girl out before the next 24 hours goes by! Oy!  

d.cubed

Sending dust your way!  Good luck!  

AshasaurusRex

Good luck, and remember to EAT!

ErinMSB

Good luck! And I second the eating...and drinking and resting too!

lrhagy

good luck!!! glad you are getting sleep.  try and get as much as possible.

robyn2201

Good luck!

pepomntpat

Good luck!

carpozi

Good luck to you!  Have you tried going to the chiropractor or accupunturist?  Those are two things that can help everything align in your body to really get labor to set in.  Oh, and have some sex!  :-)  Those feel good turned on hormones are the same ones that you get when you're in labor, so keep those coming!  (And sperm helps to soften the cervix even more!)