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Your thoughts please BTDT moms???

TMcWhirtTMcWhirt member
in High-Risk Pregnancy

Did you get Braxton Hicks with your prior pregnancies?  If so, you know what they feel like right?  That gradual tightening around the midsection, your tummy getting hard as a rock or balling up for a minute then relaxing….sometimes getting a little uncomfortable maybe making you not want to move or breathe or slowing down your roll for a minute???  Not really a “pain” but just extreme pressure...well imagine doing that every time you get up or try to move around and that is what I am going through.  Only if I sit or lay for a while – can I get it to stop.  I dread just getting up to go potty cause I know my uterus is gonna clamp down!  I had these a lot leading up to my preterm labor with my 1st DS.

Ok, the kicker….I am only 11 weeks 2 days (we think)!!!!!  Yes – I called the doc (there are actually 3 docs in the practice I go to) the one that responded said no biggie – can be normal as early as 10 weeks – long story short – ended up at ER that night because of the intensity and frequency of them– ER doc said severe bladder infection – bladder spasming – probably irritating the uterus causing the “contracting”….followed up as directed with OB in the morning (partner to the doc that said this was normal)…and he said that there was NO WAY I was having any kind of contracting – that it wasn’t possible at this point (like I don’t know what a BH contraction feels like).  OK…confused now since the docs contradicted themselves.  Now, I’ve been on a powerful antibiotic 2 days now – urine all cleared up and STILL having these very uncomfortable BH contractions.  I guess I’ll address this with the Peri at our first visit next week. But what do you girls make of this????  I am just interested in some perspective from some other BTDT moms J  but please no rudeness or ugly comments - just need some good feedback.  Be blessed girls! 

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Re: Your thoughts please BTDT moms???

  • haziedazehaziedaze member
    Yup! I had preterm contractions with my son starting at 19 weeks. I also was initially dx with  UTI but nothing made them go away. I washospitalized for increased intensity and some bleeding at 27 weeks, but my cervix was long and FFN was negative, so I even went off bedrest. I delivered my son at 29w4d.

    This time they started at 16 weeks, had some cramping before that but not as consistently. I'm on 17P injections (Makena)- which you should ask about if you have a h/o PTL. At 25 weeks I had 2 hours of contractions every 2-3mins with pelvic pressure, I was hospitalized for 3 days and got steroids for baby's lung development. Cervix was long and FFN was negative, but I demanded a different plan this time. I'm on home modified bedrest and taking Nifedipine which slows them down and makes them less intense. I get cervical check by u/s every 2 weeks. So far, so good, I'm still contracting but I'm also still pregnant.

    I think you should definitely talk about a plan with the perinatologist. Do you know how long your cervix is now? Unfortunately they are somewhat less aggressive before viability (which sucks) but you should also ask about starting Makena at 16-17 weeks. That slowed mine down some for a while. This totally sucks, sorry you're going through it also!
    BFP#1 9/14/10 (EDD 5/21/11); no fetal pole 6w6d, 7w4d, d&c 10/8
    BFP#2 3/16/11, beta 138; 4/12 Baby/HB DS born 9/10/11 at 29w4d due to partial abruption and PTL
    Lilypie Third Birthday tickers
    BFP#3 8/19/13 Another boy! 17P, modified bedrest and Nifedipine helped us have a termie! DS2 born 4/19/14 at 38w5d.
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  • TMcWhirtTMcWhirt member
    Thank you so much for the informative reply..I am sooo glad you are still pregnant!  I am so whiney but my gut tells me we may just be a little farther along than 11 weeks as my LMP was just spotting. Baby measured 10+5 Monday at ER...HcG was high for those dates though at 123,000 (OB until then had been saying we were 9 weeks).   No idea about my cervix yet.  No one has cared to check it even after complaining of pressure.  This OB told me Tuesday after the ER visit that my body could be gearing up for a miscarriage - and there was nothing we could do about that.  He may be right - but we wont be back to his office again for a few reasons.  I wish I could have my old OB back - but she doesn't take our insurance :( whaaaa.  She was so thorough and just knows my body and history - this guy we had seemed to be clueless - DH was ready to run me out of there.  We have a new OB that we meet in a couple weeks. And we meet our Peri next week  - I am sure when we meet the specialist  - things will start rolling and I will get some answers.  Hopefully, I can avoid the bedrest and 3x weekly NSTs and all the drugs from before - but I would do it all again for the little bun on the oven!  Till next week - I am staying sitting at my desk and getting in the bed when at home...I really dont have much of a choice.  Prayers going up for you too!

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  • haziedazehaziedaze member
    This early stage of pregnancy is super stressful! You have to stay focused on the fact that each day you're still pregnant and you love that baby. I think you have to get a few weeks further before they will be willing to do much intervention. Did you have a preterm delivery or shortened cervix before or just preterm labor? Hoping your new doctors will be good listeners and give you some good advice and a plan.
    BFP#1 9/14/10 (EDD 5/21/11); no fetal pole 6w6d, 7w4d, d&c 10/8
    BFP#2 3/16/11, beta 138; 4/12 Baby/HB DS born 9/10/11 at 29w4d due to partial abruption and PTL
    Lilypie Third Birthday tickers
    BFP#3 8/19/13 Another boy! 17P, modified bedrest and Nifedipine helped us have a termie! DS2 born 4/19/14 at 38w5d.
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  • TMcWhirtTMcWhirt member
    I think you are right.  Wish we were already viable.   With my son, we started PTL at 30 weeks...terbutaline...bedrest then back to ER again...terbutaline, procardia, bedrest 3X weekly NSTs....couple more rounds of Terb...we delivered at 36 +6.  So we kept him in 6 more weeks.  Wish he had gone to 40.  ;)

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