What is happening to me?

[mymary]

I'm 40.4 weeks pg. Have been having mild contractions for about the past week.

HOW long can you go with mild contractions, sometimes every 3-5 min and NOT do anything to your cervix? When will real labor kick in?

My baby is in a unstable lie. It is constantly found in different positions each time I go see the midwife. A week ago today was about the first time I started feeling these contractions and the baby was head down. Midwife stripped my membranes at that time and baby started to descend down the path, got to almost 2 cm with a small bulging bag. Went home and it all about stopped. Since then, the mild ctx's have continued at different times, but my cervix has progressively closed up to a tight fingertip. Monday, baby was transverse/breech. Today, went for AFI, baby was head down. Went for walk per midwife, came back 2 hours later and not head down. Went back for U/S (to complete AFI-jumped off the table when I learned head was down) and baby was transverse with head in my left side, butt in my right!

What is going on? New plan is to just wait and see when labor really starts-what position this baby will be in. Midwife and supervising MD do not do vaginal breech births. Got a referral from chiropractor for a MD who does vag breech birth- going to see him tomorrow for consult just in case.

I have heard that third babies can be unpredictable but this is JUST ridiculous!!! My midwife has said she has never seen a baby move like this, this late in 30 years.

[jtrt]

My goodness, that is frustrating! Out of curiosity, what was your AFI? It sounds like baby has a lot of room to move and turn.

Amy

[Mawood]

Good Luck to you, mymary! What a roller coaster ride. I am holding my fingers crossed that baby will find its position heads down soon!!!!

[mymary]

Originally Posted by jtrt

My goodness, that is frustrating! Out of curiosity, what was your AFI? It sounds like baby has a lot of room to move and turn.

Amy

14 or 16, husband says it was 16.8 exactly.

[caefi]

I could have written your post!!! With the difference that I've been having ctx for three weeks now.

[mymary]

ok, went to the referral OB today that does breech vag births and he was very cool. He checked me, quick peek with ultrasound. Baby was head down and he said I am 2 cm!

Now what is going on? He said I have time and he wouldn't do much yet, maybe castor oil if I want, but he said he would help me out if I needed him(if baby were to turn breech again in labor).

Last night as soon as I laid down, the baby started to feel like she was pressing down and I would get sharp shooters in my cervix that was making me gasp throughout the night. My husband just went to sleep right through it!!! can you believe it. I would be concerned if somebody was gasping right next to me. Ha. Ha.

[NSmomtobe]

I don't know. I never did figure out when I went into active labour. I had contractions like you described for 2 days and decided to get my cervix checked to see if it was doing anything, but my water broke on my way to the hospital so they weren't able to do a cervical check. Instead, they scheduled me for induction the next day. That night, I went back to the hospital and I still wasn't in active labour so they made me walk around the hospital for 2 hours until I felt the urge to push. Then they checked me and I was 8 cm dilated.

Not being able to sleep for 2 nights before really sucked though because I was so exhausted when the time came to push.