Positive Fetal Fibronectin at 32 weeks, Alan!!

[Meluchja]

Hi, I'm really hoping that you will see this thread Alan, and would love to hear from other Mummies to be who have tested positive to this test.

First I'll tell you a little about what happened last thursday, I went into hospital at 1pm with what I was sure but scared to believe were contractions that were 3-5 mins apart. They did the fetal fibronectin test, that read positive, an internal was performed to see what was happening to my cervix, the OB said it was very soft, and starting to open. Straight away I was started on nifedipine and given my first shot of steroids, as they thought labour was starting. Luckily the nifedipine had given my body enough time to stop the contractions on its own. They kept me on the nifedipine for 48 hours, until the second lot of steroids had a chance to work. Now after 4 days, I have been allowed to go home, but on bed rest until I reach 34 weeks. I'm just so glad we live so close to the hospital and was allowed to go home, as the doc said if we didn't I wouldn't be discharged until 34 weeks.

I was just wondering how many women you have known who have tested positive to the test, have gone into labour in the next couple of weeks. I was told the test in more accurated at giving a negative result, that it would give me a 99% chance of not going into labour over the next 7-10days. And that a positive only means I have a 1-3 chance of going into labour over the next 7-10days. I'm lucky that my cervix is still closed other wise it would be a 2-3 chance. Have you known many women Alan, who have tested postitive but have made it to full term or close enough?

Any thoughts or experiences of similiar situations I would love to hear, as I'm so nervous he is going to come so early. But I'm at least glad that we had the chance to get the steroids into me, so his lungs will be ready if he does.

After all this, who will want to bet me, I have to get induced 10 days over I guess it's better than 8 weeks early though.

Thanks in advance, and I'm so sorry about the long post, I'm just in desperate need of some reassurance that everything will be o.k. either way things pan out.