So for background my husband and I just had our second child 10 months ago and I’m currently 29 weeks pregnant, the pill so graciously failed me, and was wondering what preterm labor looked like for other mom’s who had babies so close together, I ended up in the ER labor ward the other night due to bleeding and labor contractions, which still haven’t really subsided for the last two days and I’m starting to get pretty nervous about the amount of pain I’m in, I’m no longer bleeding and she’s still moving quite frequently as well. Also I did lose my mucus plug the day before all this began to happen.
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For me it was just contractions. My daughter was born at 24 weeks. Did they check you to see if you’re dilated at all? You need to call your ob and been seen right away.
i started spotting before I had my 3rd baby 6 weeks early. keep an eye on it and go to doctor if you have any uneasy feelings. better safe than sorry! good luck!
All three of mine were preterm labors & they all were different. I’m also going to note that loosing your mucus plug is not a sign of labor. It can regrow & does not indicate anything. My first, I had period like pains for a week before my water broke at 31&6. My second, nothing really noting I was going into spontaneous labor at 35 weeks. My third, I went into preterm labor at 29 weeks. Was having so much pain down there but I was also going through a lot of stress during that time which caused it. & I mean a lot of stress. When I was discharged from the hospital, I was on medication around the clock to keep my contractions under control because they were coming every couple minutes. Also noting I was starting to dilate & efface at 29 weeks. I had every symptom you could think of that I thought I was going into labor every single day. I ended up holding on until 36 weeksz
I had three pre term babies . They are all different I went in for a ultrasound and it was picking up contractions so they kept me and gave me magnesium to stop labor . I was fine for two weeks and started pushing at home and had him on the c section table vaginally at 34 weeks . My second I was 34 weeks and just felt like something was off so I asked my fr to check me he says they usually don’t check this early but since this is when my first came that he will I was 3-4 dilated . Sent me to ultrasound to make sure he is flipped, he wasn’t . So I was sent to the hospital and had a c section that day at 4 . My third I had problems from 14 weeks on. I had to put a pill up there to keep my cervix happy. Then I started pushing at home and had her in the labor and delivery hallway at 31weeks . If you don’t feel right I would get checked out and be at the hospital.
If you went to the ER & they did nothing go to a different hospital. My water broke. Hospital told me it didn’t. As I was walking out I was talking about going to another hospital. They decided to bring me back in for an AFI. It was ZERO. I had no amniotic fluid. I wish I had gone to another hospital. They were in competent.
I had all 3 of my kids early 33 wks 34 wks and 36wks losing your mucus plug dose not mean anything because it will come out and grow back.
If you were in true labor they would have kept you. You are probably experiencing Braxton hicks and if you are drink some water and try to relax.
If it was true labor even if it’s your first child trust me you will know. Real contraction pain is not consistent it will come and go every 20 or so mins and they will slowly get closer together.
It’s also a probability that you are having round ligament pain also completely normal and nothing to worry about