Rough Week

laura6006 · August 2015

Last week I started having contractions Monday night that were roughly 18 minutes apart although I didn't know what it was at the time. I called my doctor in the morning and they told me to come in right away. By the time I was seen at 11 am, my contractions were 3 minutes apart. They sent me right over to labor and delivery to have them stopped. After three shots of some drug and magnesium sulfate, they got them to slow down to about 11 minutes apart. Fortunately, my cervix never dilated. They sent me home on complete bed rest the next day. As I was going to the bathroom, I had a huge mucus ball come out and then I started getting cramps. I went back to the doctors and started contracting again. After laying on the machine for about a half hour, the contractions stopped and I was sent home again. I haven't had any other contractions since Thursday and am back to work now. The baby is perfect healthy and moving and kicking like crazy. I know that no one wants to hear super scary stories and they still arn't sure why I was contracting (UTI maybe), but LO and I are doing fine now and are hopefully out of the woods!

ChiccoBeanz · August 2015

I'm glad you and your LO had a happy ending. Stay well.

Sunny2015 · August 2015

So glad you and LO are ok! Take it easy

ketobaby · August 2015

sounds like a scary experience. Im glad you guys are doing well!

holly1811 · August 2015

Must of been so scary. Glad you and baby are ok, make sure you take it easy.

reware · August 2015

Oh my goodness you poor thing! Hope you and baby are able to get some good R&R now. Prayers for your little one to hold his horses!

momotheflyinglemur · August 2015

That is rough! I mean, that is an understatement. I am glad that things have settled down and that you and baby are doing alright! Lots of hugs and thoughts for you, my dear! I hope that everything settles down.

laura6006 · August 2015

Thanks everyone! My family is ensuring I don't do anything but walk. Thank goodness for a caring family

MrsBwIVF · August 2015

Terrifying! Glad you're both alright. Please take it as easy as possible for awhile.

BostonBaby1 · August 2015

So glad that you are both okay. As everyone has already said, rest up & take it easy. T&Ps for you and the LO.

Ken122014 · August 2015

I'm so glad LO is happy and safe inside of you still

leek71983 · August 2015

That's so scary! I'm glad everything turned out well!

ACarter0914 · August 2015

So scary! Glad you and baby are doing well. I wish you luck that that was the last episode!

breezypip · August 2015

Oh my goodness that's scary! I'm so glad they were able to stop the contractions and you and the babe are doing well.

I worry I wouldn't recognize contractions like that if I had them because I've never experienced it and I wouldn't be expecting it so early. I'm glad you were able to get in to the doctor quickly.

sassysister18 · August 2015

How scary!! Glad everything has settled down for you!

LauraSmarterSpam · August 2015

Thank goodness y'all are okay!!

Mother0fDragons · August 2015

Glad that you and the baby are ok. As already mentioned, rest up and relax!

Peanut1128 · August 2015

Take it easy this week and drink lots of water. My friend had a similar scare at 23w and she was fine until 37w when she had she started contracting again. Her doctor said it's easy to get dehydrated in the summer and sometimes that can cause contractions. Glad you and baby are ok!

laura6006 · August 2015

@breezypip I didn't recognize that they were contractions. It felt like I was getting numb behind my belly button. The doctor asked if I was feeling tightening and I told her it was more of a numb feeling. When I had another one I really paid attention and realized it actually was tightening.

breezypip · August 2015

@laura6006 thank you for that description, it's always good to know what kind of feeling to look out for. I'm glad it caught your attention enough to get it checked out!