Hey ladies, I thought we could combine these common situations, trips to L&D that aren’t resulting in birth (post in birth stories for that one) and Braxton Hicks.
I’m a mom to one 3yr old dd and due with Ds on Easter, so 30 weeks along.
Today I was having 5-8 Braxton Hicks an hour for 5 hrs and after following the advice of L&D and then going in they verified they were Braxton Hicks, I wasn’t going into preterm labor and I had overdone it this morning and baby had been really active when I was trying to rest after overdoing it so combined it gave me lots of Braxton Hicks. Strong ones for the most part (1min long and took away my breath a little)
Anyway, we had a good dry run to the L&D department, baby is active and has a good heartbeat and I am very tired and taking it easy tomorrow. I’m a SAHM so that means I will not get much done and dd and I will color valentines.
Re: Braxton Hicks and trips to labor and delivery
Side note: I've been taking the bus to work because I just got a new car and don't want to rack up the miles right away (it's a 70+ mile round trip each day), but I've been thinking I should probably start taking my car in March in case LO decides to come early. I really don't want my water breaking on a bus!
@rennie1108 at least you wouldn't have to clean it up then
Glad it was an uneventful trip to L&D @kbirchtree
And its thankfully nothing like Coneheads, lol. Which is what my DH always pictured/thought of.
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H: 36
L & N twin girls: 3yo. Born at 30 weeks. 2 month NICU stay
BFP Aug 2018: EDD April 2019
H: 36
L & N twin girls: 3yo. Born at 30 weeks. 2 month NICU stay
BFP Aug 2018: EDD April 2019
I think my DH put a towel down on the seat when we left for the hospital when I was actually in labor but I don’t really remember since it was 2am and oh yea contractions. But I made it to 8cm with my water intact so it was definitely unnecessary.
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@rennie1108, I've been in so much discomfort the past week that I have actually thought, "NICU isn't that bad, is it?" but I know what's best is the baby to stay where he's at as long as possible. 😪
is anyone else having a hard time distinguishing between BH & fetal movements?
re: water breaking. you are all freaking me out over this talk! i’m taking my car in to get detailed tomorrow (i want it as clean as possible before i add a second filthy tiny human to the crew) and now i’m like, “shit! what if my water breaks in there?!” i think plan A will be that we drive to L&D in husband’s car. 😂
@kbirchtree glad it was just a false alarm and things are good.
My BH are more intense here in the third trimester for sure.
Glad it was a false false alarm too @kbirchtree!
i have given thought to what in the hell i will do if my water breaks at work. 😳 but this thread has already been most helpful in ways to prepare for many situations 😂
my next OB appt is tomorrow, so I'm going to ask my doc what the requirements are to be admitted to L&D when the time comes...
I was pretty shaken, but as soon as I felt baby move and heard his heartbeat I calmed down. However, I was having contractions. I didn't feel the majority of them but they were frequent enough, if not regular, for me to stay at the hospital for 24 hours observation. Thankfully the contractions stopped overnight and all the other tests were good - no dilation, long cervix, no blood, placenta and baby in place.
My lesson learned:
I need to slow down.
My husband is not good in hospitals (I sent him home overnight and to work).
All the staff there were amazing.
I sleep best sitting up almost straight.
The short robe my husband brought instead of a night gown was the better choice. All the nurses said it was nicer and easier to get to all the monitors than even the regular hospital gowns.
Good luck to everyone that baby keeps baking and that you have good footing!
@jenbarrdoc, I'm glad everything turned out okay! With the ice here, I've been terrified of having a car accident or slipping and breaking something. If you don't mind sharing, what kind of robe do you have? It might be nice to take my own robe instead of wearing a hospital gown...
BFP: 1/26/20 | EDD: 9/20/20
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