great advice vic :)
great advice vic :)
Glad to hear hun.
Mrs Hendo! What a day for you - I couldn't believe it when I read this thread. I am so glad you went to the hosp and got everything checked out. I just had your last post running through my head where you said someone keeps telling you you are going to go early. Thinking of you, please let us know how you go.
Goodluck Mrs Hendo. My twin sister came at 3weeks 3 days, and i am 33 weeks now so have been prepared for anything just in case! Knowing my luck though, my little man will be overdue!
Keep us posted.
Danielle
well i'm starting to freak out again. I am getting really painful cramps like period pain but this time my tummy is getting tight at the same time about half way up... i still haven't lost any more fluid though.
hun - anytime youre worried - go to the hospital
dont feel silly for doing so!
sounds like pre-labour to me, maybe give the hospy another call :hug:
praying for you
:hug: Call them again, I would go back in to get checked again :hug:
The fluid may not come out if bub is sealing it off, will be thinking of you hun xxoo
Go, go, go! You thinking you're a pain in the butt by going in is not going to stop things from happening if they are happening and you need to be in there if they are!!!
Like the others have said, go back up there and get it checked hun.
Yes, go back and get checked again - better safe than sorry !
Good luck
xoxo
Agree. I know waiting around at the hospital is annoying but it is better to be safe. You definitely have signs that they should be taking notice of.
I couldn't agrre more go up get checked again and get hem to do a swap to check if your waters have broken. A client I had that was being induced had a midwife and then ob trying to break her waters and then the ob realised her waters had alread ybroken and my client had absolutely no cluee eve once they told her she didnt have any symptoms that she connect to them breaking so not having HEAPS of fluid doesnt mean they havent broken.
It could be just painful braxton hincks but you have too many sympotomes to just ignore. Make sure they take your concerns seriouosly xo :hug:
I hope you're at the hossy.
Just wanted to wish you all the very very best. I hope everything is ok.
As the ladies said, it is always better to have these things checked than leave it and hope everything is ok.
:hug: Let us know how you go and keep rested.
coming in a bit late but echoing the others, hope your in hospital getting checked out!! sending you hugs!
Hoping your at the hospital - I hope bubba stays in there! :hug:
Hope everything is going well. Thinking of you and bubba.
Hope you're doing OK Mrs H?
Hope your LO is warm and comfy in your tummy xoxo
Just popping in to checking on my friends :hug: how are you
Hoping everything is OK
Seems as though Mrs Hendo might be at the hospital? unless she is just sleeping if she has had a restless night or late night hosp visits
I hope all is well Mrs Hendo :hug:
Your all gonna think i'm an idiot. I actually didn't go back in to hosp. I thought i would just see how the pain progressed as i can still feel her moving around lots. the contractions are irregular still very painful but still all over the place, all i have between them is a constant ache in my groin. I will ring my OB today and have a chat with him about it. We still don't know if it was my waters breaking. I have no idea why i heard a pop before the small gush but i haven't had anything loss of fluid besides discharge since then.
My bags are packed and i tried to get a good nights sleep (which was not really that easy) so i am just waiting to see how things progress. I don't want to freak anyone out if it's not anything. My hubby went to work, but he can come straight away if i need him.
Ive heard a hind water leak can heal itself, but Im not sure.
At 32 weeks, you need to put all thought of being a botherout of you mind. You need to freak people out so that you can get a proper idea of what has happened.
I am glad you have a few things organised and I hope you can speak to your OB early this morning, are you feeling more pressure, is is getting more difficult to walk etc? Keep resting up and keep the pressure off your cervix as much as possible and hopefully things settle, but I would be still considering going back in to check to see if they are ctx or BH's, sometimes mums can have ctx that also don't register on a CTG. If anything changes, increasing pain, more regularity of the ctx go in, don't hesitate, but hopefully your OB can see you today :hug:
A seriously don't worry if you ahev to go in four or five times to get checked, it is much better to be checked than not :comfort:
I hope i can get in to see him. I just feel so confused.
Pandora you are right i am feeling bothersome. I actually feel like the midwives and my ob don't think at all that it's my waters cos it's so early. I know they try not to but they give you this kind of look like "really" but then this voice inside my head is saying Don't be silly better to be safe than sorry.
Oh hun :hug: :hug:
Go through everything with him, the pop and gush, the dropping significantly lower, the ctx, the pain, anything that you are going through that indicates this could be pre term labour. I am so sorry that you are not getting the support you need :comfort:
You an not being bothersome at all, you just want to make sure that this is normal and not something else. Reinforce to your OB that you are concerned and you just need to ensure that it is all ok. Take care hun and I hope today brings better support for you xxoo
Thanks Beema,
You guys have been really great i dont think i would have made it through the last 24 hours sane if it wasn't for everyone on here. I read your birth story and wow...
I just almost wish it was more clear cut. I guess i am naturally such a detailed person i just feel like i am neither coming or going.
Hopefully ob will just do a swab for me today that would be great then we'll know for sure.
Hi Mrs Hendo.
I hope bubs is behaving and you're not in actual labour! I went into my GP last week, and told her that I had damp undies for the last few weeks, which I know wasn't discharge, or urine, and it had no smell...she said it was probably my forewaters leaking and because I have been having strong BH contractions that bubs might actually come early. She thinks around 38ish weeks. My last DS was 10 days over, so who knows. But if it was a pop, it was your waters, but it might only be your forewaters....but see if your OB will do an internal (as much as they are uncomfortable) just to check to make sure your cervix is still closed!
Good Luck!
Id be demanding a swab. You are paying for a service (whether through PHI or thru taxes if you are going public) - this is the safety of your bub we are talking about.
If it is a leak you may need ABs too. Its not something to mess about with. If you are more assertive with what you want they may be more inclined to agree.
Im speaking form experience (different issue) I had to go in for monitoring multiple times with my first pregnancy.
I got all the first time mum looks and comments, but you know what I also got my healthy little boy.
First time mums can have complications, pre terms labours etc too, and you absolutely have to go with your gut on this.
sending you lots of hugs :hug: and hoping like mad that you get some good support and answers as to the what/where and whyfores of what's going on with bubs. from an outside perspective it does sound like there are things happening and a swab might be able to rule out at least one possibility.
goodluck with it all today, you are strong and they much prefer you to call a million times and for it to be nothing than not call and it be something itms.
:hug:
Honey, I know it can be hard to challenge the system, but if your hospital caregivers are not treating this with all due caution they are not doing their jobs right. You're 32 weeks pregnant. You're having contractions and there's a good possibility you've had a hind leak.
Rather than treating it as though everything is OK (which it probably is) and just waiting and seeing, at this stage of the pregnancy they should be taking the precautions they would take if you have had a hind leak and that you are in early labour. Ask your OB what he thinks of prophylactic ABs to counter infection if they cannot confirm that it wasn't a leak. If your leak was nearly 24 hours ago and you've had a lot of discharge since then, residual amniotic fluid may not register on a swab at this stage, so it's something to consider.
I'm not trying to panic you - but it concerns me that your hospital is not doing more to monitor your situation. I had a suspected hind leak much later in my last pregnancy (at nearly 36 weeks), and they treated it much more seriously, even though I was nearly at term. At the very least they should be putting your mind at ease that everything is OK, so don't feel shy about expecting them to do their jobs.
:hug:
sweet let us know what the ob says:hug:
Hi Mrs Hendo, I hope your holding out ok.
I agree with the ladies on here, question the Drs - push back, get the answers you want to hear. Don't let them placate you, - don't leave with a question in your mind that everything is 100% ok.
In my personal experience, I have recently had a Dr tell me in not so many words "don't you know who I am" blah blah blah.. to which my response was my body my baby - justify your reasons why I need this treatment. My OB referred me to this lovely gentleman (who is commonly known as GOD in the OB world over here in Perth), and I get to finally meet him face to face today as all previous correspondence has been over the phone. I have left a lasting impression - I am not stupid, nor am I 100% trusting in what Drs say - they are not God.
I have been forewarned by my OB to be "nice" cause he knows how feisty I am - lol... I reassured him that I will try to be on my best behaviour and my husband is coming with me to be the referee! :lol:
Trust your instincts, don't assume things will go away, keep asking questions and keep intouch with Ob/MW.
In the lead up to 32 weeks when I starting going into labour I was getting BH and sharp lower abdo pains which I dismissd as normal PG aches and pains, I was also carrying very high and flet quite restriced in my movements. At 32 weeks I started getting abdo pain lasting 10 min at a time every 2-2.5 hrs. I was checked out by the hossie where I had no painful contractions, though had a non painful one when Ob was there at the 2.5 hr mark, she did a VE and found that I was beginning to dialate, I was kept in. I was given meds to stop the labour and I was monitored for signs of infection and bub was monitored on a reg basis to. Bub had dropped right down at this point and I felt more comfortable, though still had an irregular lower period pain ache. Further VE showed I had still dialated furhter and bubs head could be felt, I was not allowed home, When my water broke at 33 weeks, It was a sudden gush, may have only been 50 mls, but that is fair amt of liquid, I continued to have small gushes, esp when bub moved. After PROM I got less aches and pains and still felt more confortable. You may not need to stay in hosptial, but if you/they have any concernes see if they will give you the seriod injections to help bubs lungs.
In the mean time, rest! No laundry, vaccuming, housework, you must rest. Also check your temp 2-4 times day, you might be at risk of infection if your water are leaking. Don't hesitate to call Ob/MW if you are concerned, feel unwell, increasing in pain/fluid, get temp.
I hope all symptoms settle down.
oh hun after reading this thread I just want you to know you are not being a pain to anyone, and honestly to bad if you are LOL, they are there to help you, and being that you are worried they should be helping to put your mind at ease, I hope you are able to see your OB today and find out whats going on xx
Good luck Mrs Hendo! :hug:
Thinking of you and hope that everything will be ok. You should question the OB more and demand an internal or swab test or something. I think your OB should be taking things more seriously especially as you're 32 weeks.
When DD1 threatened to come prem my waters hadn't broken but the lady across from me's had. They didn't want to do many internals because of the risk of infection. They did internals on me to keep an eye on it but there was less risk on me. If you read this before you go in take the stuff you had leaked on incase they can test it.
Aww thanks hun, I hope it didn't freak you out, it was all very quick...:
I hope you are meeting with your OB and he is being thorough in his assessment, I really feel for you, you should have to be going through this, I don't understand why it is so often the case that people forget that just because it is your first it doesn't mean that you can't have a prem. And don't really take your concerns seriously, or want to fob you off as a stressed, worried FT Mum :(
I understand what you mean by clear cut as well, as it was for me by the time we got to the hospital there was no denying I was in PTL, but it seems that if it is not blatantly obvious one can be ignored and shoved to the side, which is so unfair and I truely believe that if our medical practitioners were more attentive in these possible cases of PTL that they may be able to prevent or delay the delivery of more premature babies.
I have a good friend who after 2 prems (35wk and 38wk), was begging to be monitored more closely and she was basically shunned around, with her concerns being ignored until a mutual friend managed to get her help through a high risk OB and by then it was too late and she was already dilating and funnelling (had a cervial suture placed in) and went on to deliver her wee little boy at 25 weeks. But if they had just listened to her earlier on and how well she knew her body, she could have highly likely baked him for a lot longer.
It concerns me that there are some members in the medical professsion that just aren't listening, if I were in their position I would be much happier if my patient came and saw me more, than not. I have seen my OB, 5 times already this pregnancy, and that was up to 10 weeks! The last two times I said to her, gee you are going to be sick of seeing me by the end of this pregnancy and she said absolutely not, I would prefer to see you as often as need be to prolong the pregnancy, and I have her private mobile and am to call her 24/7 when ever something changes, as we are searching for clues which may lead to ways to prolong this pregnancy as long as possible. Term for me it highly unlikely - although I am still aiming and focussing on it, but I can deal with what comes with having a prem. As I have been there before and I have heavily exposed myself to the world of premature babies, and I feel that I can be more prepared mentally and emotionally for what ever comes along. It will not be easy road but it will be a little easier to understan as I will have educated myself...
I am :pray: that you get some clear cut definitive answers today, big hugs :hug: :comfort: xxoo
This is what happened to me when I threatened PTL at 32 weeks, and that was *without* any suspicion that my waters were broken.
A speculum exam was done to check out my cervix, and to check for pooling of fluid. Had there been fluid, they would have done a swab to check if it was amniotic fluid.
There wasn't any fluid, but regardless, I was given two shots of dexamathasone to mature the baby's lungs just in case, I was given a drug (can't remember what it is called, starts with "n" and is a tocolytic, that is, it stops contractions) and given pain relief. I stayed in hospital for 24 hours while they made sure it was "just" an irritable uterus and baby wasn't making an early entrance. (He actually arrived a day after my due date.)
That was what should happen. That's what you should insist on happening. You aren't being a nuisance. The main thing to establish is that your cervix isn't opening yet (as a primip, it shouldn't be, different for us grand multis LOL) and that your membranes are intact, and that you are not having contractions that are a) regular and strong enough to make a difference to your cervix and b) distressing the baby. That's what you want to ask about: are these contractions and cramps indicating cervical change, and are my membranes intact? If they can assure you that these things are okay (and tell you how they know these things), then really you just need to rest, take some raspberry leaf tea and do what you need to feel comfortable. Then ask them for the threshhold of what you should be concerned about and when you should go to the hospital - how far apart for contractions, etc, fluid loss, that kind of thing. Then, when you experience those things, GO IN, regardless of how silly you feel. They aren't just there to deliver babies, they are there to support pregnant women.
(With one of my prior pregnancies, I had a hindwater leak at 36 weeks that healed up and that baby was born at 40+1 also.)