Monday Confession:

LyndsayQ

I'm afraid I won't even know I'm in labor and I'll end up giving birth at home...and I said as much to DH last night. 

I'm so out of tune w/ my body sometimes that I ignore pains, twitches, etc. and go on about my business...and I'm afraid I'll do that w/ contractions.  Everyone says you'll know when you have a "real" contraction, but I feel like I'll be one of those women that goes in for a weekly appt and my OB will say "uh, you're in labor NOW!" 

Anyone else?

madhatter2003

In most cases, you WILL know.  It's much more than a pain you can ignore, at least in my experience.

 

megs042107

LOL.  this is definitely something that I would say.  but seeing as how BH ctx are not the most comfortable, i think i'll know when a real ctx comes.  you will too!!

zivvy

I hear you - I ma the last person to want to go to the doctor, even if my arm is falling off, but you will know when something is going on.

I will be hyper aware, since my hospital is 45 minutes away at the best of times! I am not about to have this kid in the car. 

kelly_renee

I don't blame you, when I was in labor for my DD I definitely felt contractions- but they weren't any worse than the BH's I was getting, so I dismissed them. I noticed they were getting a little more regular, but never hurtful... then my water started leaking so I knew it was the real thing I was soaking through pads on my way into the hospital.

I pray my water breaks this time so I will KNOW I'm in labor.  

angelynn8411

i worry about that too b/c i dont even feel my BH. the only way i know is if i touch my tummy and it is hard. i have not experienced any of the cramping, round ligament pain, etc that other women have gone through so i am hoping i dont just have an insanely high pain tolerance and not know when i am in labor. i have heard of some women that only experience a back ache and they go to the hospital to find out theyre about ready to push!

karent7205

I am the same way... but when I had DS the contractions had me writhing in pain on the floor. It was like nothing I had ever experienced. They started as just cramps though so now everytime I have a cramp I think I am going into labor! Like last night and I think it was just gas.

~CoCo~

Too funny! Lyndsay, I think we're on the same page w/a lot of stuff... I had bad BH the other day, but I've gotten so used to them that I brush them off.

I told DH that I'm going to be "one of those idiots" who doesn't know I'm in labor, and that I'll just say, "Huh, I have severe BH coming every four minutes. Hope they go away soon. Wow, can't believe I just wet my pants, wonder if my water will ever break..."

margarita1365

I haven't had a baby yet, but I did have contrax with my natural m/c.  Believe me, there is no way you can ignore that kind of pain.

Of course, I suppose there is the fear of not being able to tell the difference between BH and real contrax.

TimingisEverything

I am afraid I will go to the hospital at the wrong time. Rather I will think I am in labor or won't be or I will not go when I should and have the baby on the way.

LyndsayQ

~CoCo~:

...I'll just say, "Huh, I have severe BH coming every four minutes. Hope they go away soon. Wow, can't believe I just wet my pants, wonder if my water will ever break..."

LOL! 

Kentuckychick_8201

I'm afraid I won't know to, I have been having contractions for so long that I ignore them.  I am assuming though it will just get to the point where I can't ignore them, or at least I hope.