The labor that cried wolf....

[Daisie125]

Let me preface this by saying he can stay in there until the middle of April for all I care as long as he is healthy, but these HARD contractions EVERY NIGHT for HOURS AND HOURS must stop!!!!!!!!! I have been having contractions every night for at least 3 or 4 hours. I swear, I'm going to go into labor and totally write it off as this crap, and I'm not gonna get my waterbirth. I know it seems silly in the grand scheme of things, but we really are not prepared for a home birth, and I would rather not have one. I LOVE my birthcenter. But if this keeps up the way it has been how the heck am I supposed to know when I'm really in labor before it's too late?! Sheesh.

I'm sure it will work it's self out, but this is getting seriously irritating!

[Tine]

Good heavens...that WOULD be annoying (and confusing). Here's hoping you get some unmistakeable sign when it's the real thing!

[Epiphany]

I had that with my first, and I really feel for you! It is a hard thing to go thru, especially when they won't let you get any sleep. What I can tell you is that the biggest difference I felt was pretty ethereal...its hard to explain I just knew I was finally getting somewhere with the contractions. I wish I could be more help...but about 5 days after the contractions started at around midnight I just felt different. The contractions were the same, but I just knew. I think you'll know and I truly hope it doesn't go on much longer for you. Get as much rest as you can!

[Ilovelife]

The same thing has been happening with me for at least a week or two now. I'm just hoping when it is the real thing, I'm gonna KNOW. Last night I felt like I had contractions constantly all night long. Then today, I've had maybe 3-5 all day long. I know the second I lay down to sleep, they'll start up again. Ugh. I'm just trying to get a nap in during the day, as I can only imagine the exhaustion that's going to set in after these babes are born. Here's hoping you & I both deliver shortly (happy, healthy babies all around, of course! )

[KMK_Mama]

This is too funny....I was JUST telling my DH a few hours ago that I feel like when I REALLY go into labor I'm going to write it off and end up having the baby at home because it's been crying wolf for so long. I have been having false labor for like 12 days now. I had CX's for 9 hours yesterday....starting out at 10-12 min, then 8-10, then 6, then 5 and then *poof* they were GONE! So frustrating!

I am having them again right now, and they are getting pretty painful so we'll see!