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? for those who have pre-term labor....

melanieclmelaniecl
in High-Risk Pregnancy

did you know you were having contractions? We they painful?

With DS, I was having contractions but had NO idea. They at times were painful, but for the most part were not.

I'm paranoid that I will be having them again and won't know. I see a peri regularly (have a cerclage) and am taking the p17 shots but worry about this...

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Re: ? for those who have pre-term labor....

  • AFwife1106AFwife1106
    When my water broke, I was having PTL contractions that I couldn't feel.. they showed up on the monitor though.  When I actually went into labor 10 days later, I knew it.  They were painful and obviously contractions but wouldn't show up on the monitors.. HTH!
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  • megsok11megsok11

    Two days ago, I just had this happen.  I went to L&D for decreased fetal movement and a decel on the NST at my OB's office.  Turns out the decel was nothing, but I was having contractions 4 minutes apart on the monitor at the hospital!  I had NO CLUE!  Because I wasn't dilating more than 2cm, they gave me IV fluids and Terb and sent me home after 9 hrs.  Now i'm concerned that I'm not going to feel my contractions if they start again, and will dilate without knowing, and not make it to the hospital or something crazy like that......

     Our silly uteruses (or uteri)..... Stick out tongue

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  • redness4redness4 member
    Wow.  I could have written your post.   With my first pregnancy, I delivered at 34 weeks.  I came home from work and my water broke.  I had an absolutely problem free pregnancy until that point.  We called the doctor and he asked if I was having contractions.  I said no.  He sent me to L&D and they asked the same thing.  Again I said no.  They hooked me up and the resident said, "You are having a contraction right now.  Can you tell?"  Then, it clicked.  I had absolutely no idea that is what it was.  I just thought it was the baby moving.  It didn't hurt at all.  I am absolutely terrified with this one that I will start having contractions and not know.  Oh, and I was only dilated to a 1 at that point, so I still had a ways to go but had no idea that I was in labor until my water broke.  I can't offer much in the way of advice, but I am somewhat comforted to know that there is someone out there who feels the same.  I hope in some way that it helps you too.
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  • Mama2MyBabiesMama2MyBabies

    I was in the hospital last Friday for bleeding & contractions. The bleeding turned out to be I pulled something down there, but my contractions were every 5-6min and were very painful. I was not given anything because my cervix was not opening. I was sent home on Saturday to relax. I had a U/S yesterday & saw my OB, I was still contracting ever 5min & my BP(which I have been managing was getting higher again) so on top of the P17 I was placed on Procardia. Both med's have brought my BP down, & stopped the contractions. I will stop getting the P17 shot at 36 week & also stop the Procardia then as well. My LO is head down & at the cervix opening, so they are thinking that I will deliver very soon after stopping the meds.

     I've been through alot with the Pregnancy: Bed rest at 22 weeks after being admitted to the hospital for an Incompetent Cervix, Pre-Term Labor, High Blood Pressure, GD, & Pupps. If you have any concerns you should talk to your doctors. Staying informed has helped to easy my mind with everything going on. If you need to talk I'm around. GL

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