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Q: Spent the Night In L & D...
asked by: 1sttimemommy on July 28th, 2006
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Hey guys I havent posted in a long time just because I have been rea;;y busya nd been doing a lot of things in the last months that ihave to myself.

On wednesday morning I woke up with pains and pressure in my back so I went to lay on the couch to see if they would go away thinking that I might of just slept the wrong way or something, after lying on the couch for about 1/2 hr I noticed the pains were wrapping around to my abdomen and were like excruciatting pain that would come and go so I told my sister I was liki think I am having contractions so she timed them and they were about 20 mins apart roughly and she was like ok well we are going to take u to the hospital if they get worse or if they get longer so we wiated around for 2 hours or so adn they got longer and worse so I went to the hospital and tehy rushed me by stretcher to the hospital where I will be delivering at and they put an iv in me adn I had to stay the night the contractions went on until 11 30 that night but it wasnt effecting my cervic so I guess these are what they call braxton hicks contractions!!!....Crazy feelings wow!!! I thought I was going to have my baby right there it was crazy they did a prom swab to see if ull have your baby premature and I guess I am going to havea premature baby which dosent surprise me because it runs in my family alot ..Anyways just thought id share my crappy night .. Hopefully I dont have another one like that it is so hard to tell fake labour from real.. Even tho everyone says u will know when its real labour I donno if I will......
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jgtc06
replied on July 28th, 2006
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I feel the same way as you do. I hope I know the difference.
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Tazzy D
replied on July 28th, 2006
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I hope that you are feeling better
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1sttimemommy
replied on July 28th, 2006
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Ya iam feeling better until the pains come then I have to stop doing whatever I am doing so it really is difficult and I ama very active gurl so I dont like to just sit there and rest althought I know I should be I just get sooo bored
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diamondsz
replied on July 29th, 2006
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Whoever said braxton hicks dont hurt is a liar....


They do hurt and can get pretty bad I actually dilated through one bout they thought I would have my son preemature and the sutbborn kids stayed in past due date lol.

Well I hope things get better, braxtons hicks dont mean baby will premature and even that swab is bs sometimes just be positive/relax. How far along are you I was in the hospital from 26 weeks on with constant contractions.
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1sttimemommy
replied on July 29th, 2006
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diamondsz wrote:
whoever said braxton hicks dont hurt is a liar....



They do hurt and can get pretty bad I actually dilated through one bout they thought I would have my son preemature and the sutbborn kids stayed in past due date lol.


Well I hope things get better, braxtons hicks dont mean baby will premature and even that swab is bs sometimes just be positive/relax. How far along are you I was in the hospital from 26 weeks on with constant contractions.


ya I am going on 27 weeks and they just started the day I went into the hospital and it hurt like hell im just taking it easy and relaxing like they said I should be doing but ya everytime I have contractons and they go constant they want me to go to the hospital such a pain in th a$$ if you ask me but ill do anything for this little guy ya I dont know im told hes going to be premature but your a perfect example of how doctors dont really know much its all up to the baby !!:) how olds your baby?
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diamondsz
replied on July 29th, 2006
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Hes 5 months now, actually drs are practioners they practice on us lol...

Anyways when giving birth I think mom knows more than drs (depends on the person) they sent me home when I was in labour lol I didnt want to leave so went down the street abit to the donut shop and well I was back in 5 mins and had my son within the hour lol..
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amberbilly
replied on August 2nd, 2006
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I went in the hospital monday july 31 with the same thing i'm 37 weeks along. My husband and I stayed the night. It was the worst night of my life with the iv I was in the bathroom every 45 min all night long.
I was having light contractions and dr said I was loosing my mucus plug and could have the baby that night or the next day. Well it's wednesday aug. 2 and i'm home with no baby.
Funny story while I was in there my husband and I herd this poor woman screaming her lungs out, I was like ok take me home now please that scared me to death.
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diamondsz
replied on August 2nd, 2006
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Dont worry somewoman exagerate the pain I never screamed I voiced my pain but would just be like ouch its not that bad (amberbilly)....
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