Positive ffn?

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• ameliabedelia-2 member

  October 2017 Answer ✓

  I did with DD at 32 weeks due to early contractions. I was placed on modified bedrest until about 37 weeks when I was considered full term. She came at 38 weeks. I was told a negative test is more reliable ruling out preterm labor than a positive test is at predicting it

  Momma to Amelia Marie (7/14) and Austin Samuel (11/17). Adding baby (girl) #3 on 7/21 

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• disneyfan0511 member

  October 2017 Answer ✓

  I did last week. I had two steroid shots for lung development to be safe. I am not on bed rest as my doctor does not think that it helps stop labor, but I am supposed to take it easy, drink lots of water and try and rest. My doctor said a negative is more reliable than a positive, and there are many false positives with this test. If my contractions pick up again I need to go back into the hospital right away, so far they haven't so I'm cautiously optimistic! 

  

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• muskratbaby member

  October 2017 Answer ✓

  CShoreCindydisneyfan0511! I was having contractions at 22 weeks and they did the ffn test, but my result was negative. Take it easy. I know I tried to limit movement at that time because any amount of pain or movement seemed to trigger a contraction for me. That was probably because my issue was a large degenerating fibroid on my uterus. Hoping that your babies are able to hold on for a little longer!

  

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• kickball7091 member

  October 2017 Answer ✓

  @CShoreCindy I had a positive ffn early on with my first pregnancy, but like the other posters have said, that result is pretty useless; the doctor said that a positive result translates to "yep, sometime in the next 3 months, you're gonna have a baby". It is not a clear indicator that labor is imminent.; only a negative result really gives any actionable info, because it shows that no babies are arriving anytime soon   Did they prescribe you any medication for the contractions? 

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