Is this labour, i'm not sure what to do.

[msflowerfairy]

I have been experiencing period type pain in my back which radiates to the front of my bump, which then goes really tight.

I have been timing them, and they last for one minute, and are coming every 3-4 mins.

I am 36 weeks pregnant with excess fluid, my AFI is 26.9 so am expecting to go early anyway. I am just not sure if this is the real thing, or if it is a false alarm.

I haven't lost water, or my plug.

Thanks.

 

[treeze]

pains start off so different in everyone and toward sthe end you do get more pains happening all the time... i would call the labour ward / midwife and check just to be on the safe side.. the worst thing is they might get you to go in and if it's nothing send you home again but i would always rather check x x x

 

[KellyHook]

I would ring midwife hun, as when I went into labour at 33wks I just had period pains and tightening! I didn't lose any water or plug till I was practically 10cm.. Not sure if its the same with all premature labours but mine was really quick, so perhaps best to go get checked out!

 

[tinytoes]

I'd be checked to be sure hun x

 

[msflowerfairy]

Thanks, will do. I have taken painkillers and had a bath and nothing has helped.

 

[jodied]

Agree with the others best to get it checked as that sounds like how my labour started at 35+5 xx

 

[Merfairy]

Hey, I would make contact with the Labour ward; they will advise you on the phone if your MW cannot I am sure.. if it is Labour at least you will be in contact with the right people xxx

 

[msflowerfairy]

Hi, i'm back!!

I was admitted onto the antenatal ward at 9pm, and then transferred to L&D at 1:30am due to contractions coming every 3-5 minutes. They were then counted as coming 3-4 in 10 minutes.

I was on L&D until 10am the next day and then moved back to the ward to be observed. I had 4 speculums, and all checks were fine, cervix is still closed.

Last night i had another check, and the doctor thought that she saw fluid leaking, and i said that i had been feeling trickling, but thought it was a result of the speculums, and lubrication.

I was still having quite a lot of pain, so they gave me pethadine last night so i could get some sleep, as when i was on L&D i didn't sleep all night due to the pain.
I was then monitored on the CTG this morning, and each contraction was now measuring 70-80 every 3-4 minutes, but the funny thing was i wasn't in that much pain, the doctor was quite shocked because i was giggling my head off when i had each one!!

I think i was still off my face on pethadine LOL!!

Thankfully things have calmed down, and although i am still trickling they let me come home on the condition that i come right back if things progress.

I may be in slow labour, but the doc didn't really say anything definitive. Soooo watch this space!

 

[riotfox]

Glad you are back home. xx

 

[Constantstar]

Aww bless you x

 

[nmf1987]

oh hun. let us know what happens and try to get some rest. xxx

 

[msflowerfairy]

Thanks, will do, i am booked in for a sweep next Monday anyway, so they said if i go, i go. You never know this may be the start of things.