Not to be rude but aren't you supposed to call if they are more than 4 an hour? Or did your dr already say that you are fine?

My sister gets them really bad too and has been having them since week 24 but she is 37 weeks now and still no baby. I have only gotten them a few times so I dont' really know much about them.

I hope you can hold off a few more weeks though. Nicu stays are not very fun.

What did the nurse say?

I thought they weren't suppose to happen so frequently?

That's not rude!! I have called as mentioned in my post and am waiting for a call back. I don't have any at this given moment, which is good. I probably had one in the last hour. They don't come in intervals like labor contractions do but they are quite alarming. They do tend to last for at least 20 seconds.

I could have called the doctor yesterday but since they weren't painful I didn't think it was necessary. It wasn't until I looked on line and noticed that if you have more than four in one hour, even if it's not painful, you should call the doctor...

Oops

My pregnant brain kicked in and I didn't comprehend that part. I am sorry that I even asked now.

Do the braincells return after you have the baby? Just wondering.

I hope that they call you back soon though! Sometimes they take forever at dr's offices.

No kidding! The nurse has yet to call me back. I am not having them that much today, which is good. I am trying not to walk that much. I dropped my little one off at someones house.

Your cute. Actually, you had a good point. I didn't call yesterday, which is when it started to get bad. Oh, pregnancy fog is the worst. I am such an airhead when I am pregnant. I am a little airheady when I am not but it's is that much worse when pregnant.

I have been sorta ditzy but since I have gotten pregnant I have amazed myself at some of the dumb things I have done and said! Dan will just give me this look and I realize that I was did/said was completely lame. Oh boy, another 3 months of this is going to be interesting.

I am glad that you have the day all to yourself to just relax. I am home all day by myself so whenever my dr tells me to relax it is just another day on the homestead. I am supposed to be relaxing right now! I guess I tore a muscle in my abdomen or something. I thought that my stomach was going to explode yesterday so I went in and at first she was all like "it's just your muscles stretching" but then another dr came in and she said that my muscle was disconnecting. I guess my little guy can pack a punch.

A torn stomach muscle?? That sounds painful! Glad you get to relax, too!

The nurse just called and is a bit concerned. I am supposed to lay low today and go in tomorrow morning for my appt. If I start spotting or if the contractions because regular and painful, I am to call immediately. If I am put on bed rest again, I will just scream!!! Oh well, at least I don't have that long to go although it seems like eternity.

Oh girl I am so sorry! Bedrest is not fun.

Yeah, my muscle kinda kills. They said that they could give me Vicadin (sp?) but I turned it down because that stuff does weird things to me. Nothing you can do about it though. According to the dr it happens often to pregnant women because of all the hormonal changes going on in their bodies.

I went to the doctors today and they gave me a fetal fibronectin test to see if I may go into labor within the next two weeks. If it shows negative, then the chances are extremely low that I will go into labor. If it shows positive, it doesn't mean I will go into labor it just means that my chances are higher. I am pretty sure it will show up negative, which is a good thing. The doctor did say that I am having too many braxton hicks contractions based on what I told him.

If I don't get a phone call, then there is no problem. I would be getting a phone call within the next few hours if it is positive.

how do they perform that test? i've never heard of it and i'm curious.

i had tons of braxton hicks every night for like 2 months and always more than 4 an hour. it was annoying and i feel your pain!

stay in there little bryan!

It seemed very similar to the strep B test. It was about three seconds and he was done. I still have yet to receive a phone call so I am sure I am fine.


Cute. Bridget - regarding the spelling of Bryan. My husband said he is now leaning towards that spelling.

The test must have been fine because I received no phone call from the doctor. Within the past few days, my cramping has subsided. So, everything seems to be going well with my pregnancy. I don't know if my cervix is still measuring short. The doctor stated that the fetal fibronectin test was enough for now. Even if it is, I am 32 weeks and will probably be fine for a few weeks. I am becoming more confident that this baby will not come too early.

I am just so very thankful at the moment!!

A lot of you were there when I thought I had lost this baby at 13 weeks and have been with me through this whole pregnancy from strict bedrest till now. This has been one heck of a ride and we are almost there!! I am not the same person I was before this whole thing happened. I am not as confident about things as I once was and seem even more anxiety-ridden and sensitive. I am sure once the baby is born and well, I will become more myself again. I never want to experience something like this again. I feel like I am truly carrying a miracle but it has been one heck of an emotional roller coaster ride. My little miracle is almost here and I am just so very thankful!

* Wanted to add...All babies are miracles!!!

I hated those braxton hicks. I'd get them alot starting in my 5th month. I'd have more than 5 an hour too. The Friday before I had them 3 minutes apart for about an hour or two, but it ended up being nothing. I'm not looking forward to that again.

I don't remember them with my first. They are quite annoying. As I get closer, I will probably constantly think I am in labor and just completely stress myself out. It should be fun. I heard that if you have to question whether or not you or in labor, you probably aren't. I was induced with my first child so going naturally should be interesting. I really don't want to be induced this time unless it's absolutely medically necessary.