Well I started getting contractions yesterday at about 5pm. The stayed steady for a long time. They were about 8-13 mins apart and lasted an average of 45 seconds. My midwive's partner came to check me at 10:30pm last night and I was only 1 cm, 50/60 effaced and -1 at that time. She recommended a warm shower and to get some rest if I could, that she believe I was still in "prelabor" until I reached 3 cm and was contracting regularly. So I took a warm shower and finally fell asleep at 1:30 am and was woken up regularly with some more intense contractions. I continued waking and sleeping until 4:30 am when I could no longer sleep anymore and they hurt too much to be able to sleep thru them. So I stayed up and by 630 am I was hungry and made myself some eggs for breakfast. From 630-8 am the contractions came faster... 3-5 mins apart at times and lasted from 45 seconds - 1 minute. Then at 8 pm I found myself EXTREMELY groggy and very tired and somehow I passed out in bed. Woke up at 10am and my contractions had slowed down and were lasting only 30-45 seconds and 8-10 mins apart again. My midwive's partner came again to check me at today 12:30pm and found me just about 3cm dialated, 80 % effaced and about 0 station. So I thought....okay I am getting somewhere. (mind you this is my second baby so I have been assuming it would go faster than my first daughter, which lasted 36 hrs from first contrax to birth.) Well since my check by her today I have found myself so VERY VERY tired all day. I have taken 2 naps since the midwife came and it seems that my contractions are farther apart now. Like after each nap they slow down even more. They are now (at 950pm) about 8-10 mins, not anymore intense than this morning and they are shorter now, about 30-45 seconds. I am getting worried and anxious. I am hitting the 29th hour now and I am curious if I am going to go like this forever??? I wish I could of had some energy today, but I was just too tired to try to walk or try anything that may help bring baby down or bring on better contractions. I just was sleeping or lounging all day today. I dont know what to think now as we have just 7 more hrs till this labor is just as long as my first, but with my first I was much farther along by this time. I guess I just wanted to vent off my anxiety and nervousness. I dont really have any questions...just curious if anyone knows what may be going on with me??? I am nervous, worried and anxious and dont know what to do?
Thanks for listening.
Thanks for listening.
If you have a desire to move things along, try a double breast pump or call your mw to see what she recommends. You are going to do just fine!!! My first labor was 43 hours from water breaking to in my arms & my second was just minutes shy of 25 hours. Hang in there!!
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