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Waiting game...

marsmama14marsmama14 member
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This is my first, i went into premature labor at 28 weeks they gave me a prescription to stop contractions after it took them 12 hours to get them to stop. I've been having pretty decent contractions for about 2 weeks and 1 of those was regular 10 min apart contractions, my Dr "stretched" me to get things moving faster and the next morning i lost the plug. That was yesterday, the contractions are getting stronger but it seems like when the intensify they start over from 15 mins and work closer together. I'm 38 weeks and the Dr has told me from the beginning that i would deliver around 2 weeks early. Baby dropped 4 weeks ago, how can i get the contractions to come regular and not start over when the intensity picks up?
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  • arielmejeurarielmejeur member
    Try using a breast pump
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  • TapsalteerieTapsalteerie member
    Why is your doctor so determined to make the baby come early?
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  • marsmama14marsmama14 member
    The Dr is really good, he actually delivered my niece 2 months before i went in and he actually recognized me from being in the birthing room and he has done a wonderful job and has answered all my questions, I'm really happy with him.
    As for him trying to get him to come out, the lil guy has always sized 2 weeks bigger and everything has developed around 2 weeks before it was supposed to. And the Dr is trying to move things along cause apparently he was watching me have contractions while i was in the waiting room at the office and then when he was checking me he felt a contraction and said it was a big one, i was almost all the way effaced but only 1cm. The prescription medicine was apparently keeping me from dilating but not stopping anything else, baby is right on my pelvic bone pretty much and the contractions i was having for a week weren't doing anything but making me miserable, now things are moving along at a very decent pace but like i said when the intensity picks up they start farther apart and get closer together before intensifying again.
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  • ashiscuteashiscute member
    marsmama14 said:
    The Dr is really good, he actually delivered my niece 2 months before i went in and he actually recognized me from being in the birthing room and he has done a wonderful job and has answered all my questions, I'm really happy with him. As for him trying to get him to come out, the lil guy has always sized 2 weeks bigger and everything has developed around 2 weeks before it was supposed to. And the Dr is trying to move things along cause apparently he was watching me have contractions while i was in the waiting room at the office and then when he was checking me he felt a contraction and said it was a big one, i was almost all the way effaced but only 1cm. The prescription medicine was apparently keeping me from dilating but not stopping anything else, baby is right on my pelvic bone pretty much and the contractions i was having for a week weren't doing anything but making me miserable, now things are moving along at a very decent pace but like i said when the intensity picks up they start farther apart and get closer together before intensifying again.
    Sounds normal.  Sounds like pre labor as opposed to labor.  The contractions will get stronger and closer together when you are in labor.  That's sort of how it works.  All you can do is wait.  This is what most women go through the last few weeks.  
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  • Cat&SCat&S member
    Wait it out. Just because baby is bigger doesn't mean he's ready to come. I was also having contractions during my nst yesterday, but my doc just smiled and said she'd probably see me next week at my regular appointment. Patience.


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    MrsLaLaBug said:

    arielmejeur said:

    Try using a breast pump

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  • marsmama14marsmama14 member
    Thank you all for the advice, i know i need to be patient but its hard to be, i can't sleep, hardly eat, and barely move sometimes. I know some people lose weight as they get closer to the big day but in one week I've lost 5lbs cause the pains get bad enough that they make me sick. I'm not just trying to get my lil guy out to make me feel better, I'm worried about him. I know there is slot he still has to do, especially finish developing the surfactant for his lungs.
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