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Labor question. Kind of.

mrsberry1992mrsberry1992 member
edited November 2015 in December 2015 Moms
FTM and for the past two weeks I've been having steady contractions. They are getting more painful as the days go by. On top of that I've lost my mucus plug. I know baby girl will come when she is ready. I just figured when all this happened it would be time to meet my baby girl. I went in to L&D last night with sharp pains but they sent me home because I'm only dilated to a 2 and 60% effaced. They also gave me pain meds to help the pain and slow the contractions. Any STMs go through this? I am blessed to have this sweet angel but I feel so down about being sent home after such big/painful contractions.

ETA: spell check because I haven't been getting sleep at all!
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Re: Labor question. Kind of.

  • herewegrowherewegrow member
    edited November 2015
    I'm a STM, but currently in the same boat. It's so frustrating knowing we could have to deal with these painful contractions for weeks! Every day is a struggle of thinking she could come any time or it could be 4-6 more weeks. Hang in there, it really is worth the agonizing wait!
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  • NJPita22NJPita22 member
    This seems common with FTM. The pain gets worse the closer to the end that you get. I know you're excited to meet LO but trust me you'll know when you're in labor. And you should prob try and labor at home for as long as possible as its way more comfortable. your contractions from here on out will just continue to increase as your body prepares for labor and "the real deal". I know we're anxious to meet our babies but be patient and try to calm the contractions because there's nothing else to do but wait for baby to decide when she's coming.
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  • mrsberry1992mrsberry1992 member
    @herewegrow exactly I want her to bake fully but man the contractions could have held off
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  • HoldmommaHoldmomma member
    I've been experiencing the same thing, and remember this from my first. It did finally help me to get motivated to pack my hospital bag and load the infant car seat into our trunk this week. In my past experience I continued to dilate for weeks and baby was born on time. It was a relatively easy labor though because my body was very ready.
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  • littleSkittle14littleSkittle14 member
    This happened to me last time - baby was in a posterior position, making it more difficult to descend. She ended up being born about 36 hours after I went to L&D that first time... I know it is exhausting! Rest as much as you can... Hopefully your little girl is close to arriving!
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  • kidcapri100kidcapri100 member
    I can sympathize! I've been having contractions now for 4 weeks and slowly dilating and effacing. On Monday I was admitted to L&D after having strong, 2-min apart contractions that lasted over 8hrs (talk about exhausting). I was given pain meds to sleep after they realized I wasn't having significant cervical changes (I came in at 3cm, 80% effaced) and by morning had barely made it to 4cm and 100% effaced with contractions fizzling out to every 10min. I was sent home to "labor it out".
    At my doc appointment yesterday I was 4.5-5cm (stretchy), 100% effaced, station +2 with a very bulgy bag! I've been having steady 7-10min apart contractions every night but they fizzle after a few hours.
    It's frustrating. I am SO thankful that I am still pregnant as we didn't think I would last this long, however it's so difficult being this dilated and effaced as my doc keep warning me that my labor is likely to go hard and fast so I need to get to the hospital ASAP once my contractions reach every 5 min so I don't miss the opportunity for an epidural.
    I'm a FTM and I never imagined my labor process being so anxiety-ridden! Given how dilated and effaced I am and that my baby is already well into the birth canal it's so stressful to know that he could come in a matter of hours or days at this point!
    Best of luck to you and hopefully you will find some relief from your contractions soon. I find laying on my side really helps, and of course make sure to constantly empty your bladder!
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