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On Wednesday I had a brief period of contractions... they were hard enough to take my breath away but I only had three one hour and then one the next hour and then they stopped, so I just drank lots and rested.<br><br>
Then yesterday I felt crampy with a lower backache most of the day. I had really low pelvic pressure when I stood or sat and then contractions started again. Although they weren't as hard as the ones on Wednesday they were more regular and lasted longer... best of all, I had no phone because of a storm that knocked it out in our area for 24 hours. (Just the phone/internet thankfully though, we still had power).<br><br>
So when J got home last night I took the cell and paged my midwife... she is off call this weekend so I talked to my backup midwife who said she wanted me to come into the clinic and be checked. I went and she didn't find the heartbeat which was nervewracking, but I was feeling movement, so she said that it was probably because the baby was really low (hence the pressure on my cervix).<br><br>
She checked me and I am already starting to dilate. My cervix was mushy soft as well... She offered to page the oncall OB and accompany me to the hospital which I declined because they were just going to bedrest me there probably with an IV... and I decided I'd rather do bedrest and drink lots at home. I have had terrible terrible experiences at my local hospital, and do not want to repeat what happened when I was pregnant with T (I started dilating at 18.5 weeks with him).<br><br>
She was totally supportive and respectful and just overall awesome, I couldn't have asked for more. We discussed the merits of doing an ultrasound to check position of placenta and to check whether my cervix is funelling. Normally position of placenta wouldn't matter this stage of the game, but if I do deliver in the next 4, 6, 8 weeks it could matter if it's low. Also we talked about the fact that sometimes preterm labour is an indication of something being wrong with the fetus, so the ultrasound will help determine that too. All of this information will help me make a better decision on where to deliver when the time comes, so I believe I am going to get it done even though we weren't planning on one.<br><br>
Today I am feeling better, no contractions. Still lots of low pelvic pressure so I am trying to stay flat as possible and drink lots. I'll post if I have more updates, or try and get someone too (I have a couple IRL friends who are also mdcers).<br><br>
I hope everyone else is well. *hugs*
Then yesterday I felt crampy with a lower backache most of the day. I had really low pelvic pressure when I stood or sat and then contractions started again. Although they weren't as hard as the ones on Wednesday they were more regular and lasted longer... best of all, I had no phone because of a storm that knocked it out in our area for 24 hours. (Just the phone/internet thankfully though, we still had power).<br><br>
So when J got home last night I took the cell and paged my midwife... she is off call this weekend so I talked to my backup midwife who said she wanted me to come into the clinic and be checked. I went and she didn't find the heartbeat which was nervewracking, but I was feeling movement, so she said that it was probably because the baby was really low (hence the pressure on my cervix).<br><br>
She checked me and I am already starting to dilate. My cervix was mushy soft as well... She offered to page the oncall OB and accompany me to the hospital which I declined because they were just going to bedrest me there probably with an IV... and I decided I'd rather do bedrest and drink lots at home. I have had terrible terrible experiences at my local hospital, and do not want to repeat what happened when I was pregnant with T (I started dilating at 18.5 weeks with him).<br><br>
She was totally supportive and respectful and just overall awesome, I couldn't have asked for more. We discussed the merits of doing an ultrasound to check position of placenta and to check whether my cervix is funelling. Normally position of placenta wouldn't matter this stage of the game, but if I do deliver in the next 4, 6, 8 weeks it could matter if it's low. Also we talked about the fact that sometimes preterm labour is an indication of something being wrong with the fetus, so the ultrasound will help determine that too. All of this information will help me make a better decision on where to deliver when the time comes, so I believe I am going to get it done even though we weren't planning on one.<br><br>
Today I am feeling better, no contractions. Still lots of low pelvic pressure so I am trying to stay flat as possible and drink lots. I'll post if I have more updates, or try and get someone too (I have a couple IRL friends who are also mdcers).<br><br>
I hope everyone else is well. *hugs*
