Irritable uterus

[Mum2twoBoys]

thanks ash, yes getting close now. i am feeling alright today, though i had bh contractions last night which were leading to back pain. so had bath, some panadeine, then went to bed with a heat pack and eventually nodded off. but for all i know these could just mean that the big day is getting closer.

[JennaJayen]

Hi darl, I had it with both of mine right from the word go, with my DS it never led anywhere other than numerous trips to emergency throughout the pregnancy.

With my DD I ended up getting contractions at 21wks which led to me losing some of the plug, but after that I just got constant BHs until 37wks when prelabour kicked in (the contractions from irritable uterus were pretty much the same as prelabour in intensity and duration for me) and they found I was 1-2cm dilated (I never even dilated or stated to efface prior to being induced with my DS), then I had 3 weeks of constant prelabour before they broke my waters the morning of the day my DD was born where I was 2cm dilated before they broke my waters and 3cm right afterwards.
Sometimes the irritable uterous can help, other times it won't.

Hope you get to hold your bub in your arms soon

[Mum2twoBoys]

thanks for telling your story jennajaen, every one helps to make understanding this condition a little bit easier.

[JennaJayen]

No problem darl, it's hard living with the constant pain and discomfort from it, and very few people actually understand what it's like, many just assume it's only BHs and it doesn't hurt, but we know differently.

[lozzy_mac]

mainly just replying to subscribe, would like to get people's wisdom on this!
I think I had the wrong idea of what irritable uterus was- I am 31wk and I thought I had IU because I get BH really often (and have since 16wks). Its not painful or regular or anything, but they do get triggered by things like DH putting his hand on my belly or even just thinking about my uterus, so I thought that was 'irritable'.
I'm a little bit paranoid about bub coming early, mainly cos a friend of mine was put on bed rest at 25 weeks cos she was effacing and didnt even know it! Every time I get a slightly different, lower feeling, I get worried! I wonder if my BH will get stronger and stronger and end up with something like this?

one thing I will say though bskilner, the way I think about it, is that every time your uterus contracts it is like working a muscle, so its going to be nice and strong by the time it comes to pushing out baby! So its not wasted!

[Mum2twoBoys]

thanks lozzy, sounds like you have iu too. how are you going now? have you had your little bundle? I hope they eased off a bit so you could enjoy the rest of your pg.