Early labour / hind leak now what? Alan can you please read?

[breeby]

I am hoping that someone else is or has experiences what i am going through at the moment because i am feeling very emotionally and physically exhausted and feel like i have no idea about my own body.

I am now 38.2 with my third child.

It has not been the easiest pregnancy with seeral complications along the way and concerns.

My AFI levels are at 9 now so i am allowed to go naturally.

I think i will start with Thursday's events.

Wednesday afternoon i had a midwife appt, i had period pain, back ache and my nipples were having let downs. Irregular strong contractions. My midwife did a internal and i was 2cm with cervix at 1 cm long. She said she would be surprised if i was still pregnant at the end of the weekend.

So i went home,

4am, lost 2-3 table spoons of bloody show (sorry tmi) but had been already losing this for the week prior too i think the internal just stirred things up a bit.

By 1pm i was having 4 minute apart contractions lasting up to 40 seconds.

I decided to go to hospital to see what was going on, 1 1/2 hr drive and had to get kids off to nannas so had a bit to organise. DH met me at hospital from work.

The midwife their (Birthing Centre) assessed me and said this looked like the start of it, admitted me and gave me my beautiful birthing room.

4.11pm i had a gush of waters, no regular cotractions. My other two labour were spontaneous rupture of membranes and i had to work (walk) physically to bring on the contractions, both bubs born at 38 weeks naturally 5 and 7 hour labours respectively.

So although i was having no pain, because i had a water leak we all assumed labour would start so we went walking. My waters were not leaking continuously but i was leaking something.

1.30am still no regular contractions so midwife advises me to get some sleep and wakes me at 4am.

Labour is non progressing so she wants to do a speculum internal to check how things are.

I have the internal she was very gentle i was nervous about what was going to happen as i thought things would of progressed by now and i have done this all beofre, she explained the theory of third babies that they can be difficult etc.....

With the internal i was now 3 cm cervix 1.5cm.

Bur she could see waters in tact and see bubs head, waters are protecting bubs head form opeing of cervix.

She then after 13 hours explains that i must of had a hind leak and these can repair.

She sent me home.

I was so upset at things being so strung out and feel like bubs is never going to arrive.

I have tried walking all weekend, sex, curry orgasm you name it.

They didnt make an appt for me for this week as they maintain that labour is immenent.

Well i am still here, every day i have certain contraction periods where we think is this it. but then everything fizzles off

I am wondering if anyone has been through this.

Do you think real labour is far away.

I am planning to ring Midwife this morning to arrange appt for wednesday my usual check up day seeing as though i am still pregnant.

I have never felt down before in my life but this is making my emotions wear thin.

Thanks for your help.

Belly rubs to everyone.

Bree

[BellyBelly]

Hi Bree, I think you need to go and have a big massage! Anxiety and stress only produces adrenaline which counteracts the labour hormone, oxytocin.

Nipple stimulation will help produce oxytocin, as will orgasm, so keep on with those.

But above all, trust that your body will labour - it has to - and relax as best you can. Often a massage will set off labour - I know three people who had massages with our expert, Tracey Habron, and were in labour within 48 hours. Go for a walk, enjoy these last few moments and know your baby will be here soon. Anxiety will slow things down, relaxation will speed it up.

All the prelabour you are having is great. Its helping that cervix dilate, not too painfully which is nice! Embrace the calm work your body is doing... it's building up to longer, and stronger labour...

[Alan]

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