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I would have called after 5 or 6 in an hour's time. That's a pretty standard guideline for preterm labor contractions. You do NOT want to get to the point that you can't talk through contractions at 34 weeks! I'd still call this morning, as preterm contractions could be a sign of a UTI and your midwife might want to check you for that.
If it happens again, empty your bladder, get a big glass of water and lie down/get off of your feet. I've had 5 contractions in about 40 minutes at 30-34 weeks a few times, but getting off of my feet and making sure I'm well hydrated always seems to stop them.
Originally Posted by organicmom3 I'm trying to determine if what went on last night was anything to worry about. I am almost 34 weeks...it's my third pregnancy but there's been 11 years since the last one.... Yesterday I had several contractions through the day. Last night, I had about 6 contractions in less than a 40 minute period...each getting worse, more painful, needing to do breathing exercises, etc. A couple happened within 5 min or less of one another when I started writing down times....in the next hour I had 5...sitting, leaning and walking did no good...in fact walking made it worse...finally laying down completely seemed to perhaps lessen them..or at least the time between became greater....till I finally fell asleep after about 2 hours of this. I feel they were mostly braxton hicks as all discomfort/pain was in the front and each only lasted 30-45 seconds...there was about 10 minutes in the hour I was writing down times that I was getting back ache as well...but I've been getting some of that, so I'm not sure it was really part of the contraction.... Obviously I'm fine now...but I'm wondering...was this normal for just 'braxton hicks'...or can it be a sign of preterm labor coming on? I've tended to be pretty paranoid with this one, which is why I"m hesitant to call her..Hubby seems to not be worried since I can talk through the contractions...I'm just worried is it a sign that things are going to happen sooner than expected? Has anyone had braxton hicks that were this intense, this close for several hours? What would you do? |
If it happens again, empty your bladder, get a big glass of water and lie down/get off of your feet. I've had 5 contractions in about 40 minutes at 30-34 weeks a few times, but getting off of my feet and making sure I'm well hydrated always seems to stop them.
