Talk to me about your labor experience...

JulyMomma2U2

Mobile: Talk to me about your labor experience..

So.. how did you know you were in labor?  My scheduled c/s isn't until 3 days before my 40wk mark.. and, my OB keeps telling me she thinks I'll end up delivering before that.. and, she keeps stressing about how important it is to get to the hospital right away because they don't want my ute contracting too much...

With DS, I was induced.. they broke my water.. etc.  I never really went into labor on my own.. so, I'm curious.. how did you know you were in labor?  With DS I had braxton hicks allllllll the time.. when I went in for the induction, I was already 3cm dilated, 70% effaced and having consistent contractions (which I thought were just BH).. this time, I don't have the BH nearly as often, but the ones I do have feel a LOT more like contractions then just tightening.. I'm so worried I won't know when it's "go time", or that I'll wait too long before making the decision!  We're about an hour from the hospital.. and with DS, I went from 3cm-8cm in just a few hours (albeit, with pitocin).. so, talk to me about your experience.. how did you know it was the real deal?

Also, as a side note -- any Moms of 2+ have a breech and non breech baby...

 DS was head down the entire time.. I had some discomfort here and there, but mostly it was just back aches and such.  This time, I am in SO much more discomfort and I'm trying to figure out what gives.. the only main difference is that DS#2 is breech.. but, would that make me *this* much more uncomfortable?

I feel like either someone took a baseball to my lower abdomen and crotch, or I did 5 million situps and my muscles just hurt SO incredibly bad.  It's a combination of sore muscles and feeling like I'm bruised all over from my lower abdomen down.. not sure if this is from his positioning, or maybe from them being so close?  I'll talk to the doctor at my next appointment, but mannnnnn.. it's uncomfortable to move at all!

 

Mom2anAngel2

I didn't believe I was in labor until they told me I was 9 cm, LOL. I has been having prodromal contractions for 2 weeks and they always stopped. DH was at work. We always FaceTime when he works. I was having awful back pain and he kept asking if he should come home. I had back pain all the time by 39 weeks and insisted I was fine. Besides I has my 39 week appointment in the morning. Needless to say, I did not sleep at all that night due to the back pain. At my appointment, she told me the pain was actually back labor and I was 4 cm. by the time I got to the hospital I was 9 cm and panicked because I wanted an epidural. Luckily my water hasn't broken so I was able to get one.

FmrAFBrat

I had horrible contractions a little over 2 weeks before I actually went into labor. The only reason I knew it was for real is I had one that woke me at 4 am and they wouldn't stop even with me doing nothing. You'll know when it's time.

FWIW I was worried too because with DS1 my water broke and I never went into labor on my own.

tetiananina

My labor was pretty cliche, I went in for my 35 week appointment (Monday) and I was only 1cm dialated but 80% effaced. I always thought he was going to be early but not at 35 weeks. On Thursday I lost my mucus plug. I called the Dr's and they said it's nothing to worry about. Saturday morning I woke up, I thought I pee'd on myself. I stood up to take my dog out to go pee and a gush of water came out. I then knew my water broke and called DH.

Karen1998

Had my 39w appointment and wasn't dilated or effaced at all.  That night at 1am, I woke up to a series of sharp, vertical pains in my abdomen.  Thought it was weird, but was clearly tired enough to not clue in.  At 3am, I woke up with timeable contractions.  Mine were almost all back labor, so I felt them in my hip bones.  I couldn't sleep, so I got up.  By 3pm, they were 5-1-1 consistently, so we headed off to the hospital.  I wasn't dilated AT ALL.  They almost sent me home, until around 5pm my water broke.  The second (of three total that I felt) abdominal contraction is what broke it.  All of my abdominal contractions were vertical and didn't really hurt.  That was weird.  I had my son nearly 12 hours later at 39w, 2d.  

My sister felt like you in her first pregnancy.  She hated car rides as they hurt so much.  She had her son at just over 36w.  Her water just broke all of the sudden and then she started feeling labor.   She had him 12 hours later, but they also tried to stop labor at first.  Her second pregnancy was completely opposite of this.  It's so weird how each pregnancy is so different.  

mork

I'm one of those people that never felt the contractions. I was admitted for pre-e, and when they hooked me up they asked "you're not feeling that?" Nope, not at all. I swear they asked every half hour, but I never felt them. I ended up with a c-section because DD went into distress, but my water broke right before. I didn't hear it, but the nurse said she heard the pop. I only knew because it started streaming down my leg. GL!