3rd Trimester
labor ?
All day my ctrx have gone from 6-3 min apart. From back to front, etc. They've gotten worse, but I can walk & talk just fine. Even eat (although it made me feel a little sick) I know some pples water won't break on its own, and l&d nurses told me not to return until ctrx are unbearable or my water breaks. They hurt,bad, but I'm still managing. My question is, can LO get hurt if I wait too long? Will my water EVER break???
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Re: labor ?
I would say that you should just go in if you are questioning!
I think the whole thing about "unbearable" is crap! The doctor I called when I was in labor with DD said that I should be in tears before I came in. Well-I never thought contractions were unbearable and was never in tears.
Everyone's labor is different, and if you feel you have enough reason to question it, I would just go and see what's happening!
Every time I'm in L&D for whatever reason, they are always so helpful and encourage me not to hesitate to come in! Sounds like I'm there a lot, but I've had to be there twice this time for my blood pressure issues!
I generally listen to the guidelines the doctors give me, whatever that be. If you're not feeling LO go get checked. If you're feeling the contractions differently now and they're lower, stronger and very painful then you have to make the call when to go in based on your doctor's advice. I can feel my contractions in my cervix and it's a sharp shooting pain that is excruciating on top of the tightening front to back etc.
I've been having mine regularly since 8 but they stopped labor last night so i'm waiting for the 5 min apart and as strong as they were last night as a good indicator.
Go with your gut but also make sure to be in a good deal of pain because you could very well get sent home or end up stuck in the hospital for a very long time unnecessarily. Good luck!
My waters never broke, they started to when I was in labor in the Hospital (eventually) but never fully ruptured so the midwife had to break them.
Also from the small bit that did rupture they found that DD had decided to do a poo in the womb so they had to make sure that they had a pediatrician around when she arrived to check her out.
With DD I was 10 cm, pushing and DD;s head was almost out before my water broke, MW did not break them for me. Some babies are born "in the caul" where the water doesn't break until they are out.
I also never had contractions that were unbearable. I did however start seeing stars through some of them, and decided that it was time to go in. When I arrived I was already in transition.
This.