contractions at 28 weeks

Hi ya,

Are you sure you wouldnt like to ask someone else for a second opinion? We are often intuitive enough to know when somehting isnt "right" with our bodies. I havent heard of proper contractions being normal that early .... real contractions will be dilating your cervix.. not good if you have 10weeks to go! I would either get her to check you again.. or call someone else for another opinion?
xxx keep us posted!

Hey I had 'contractions' and that's what they showed up as on the CTG monitor but it was a false labour and in the end the MW and OB just said they must be BH even though they were mimicking real contractions.

That was at 32 weeks and scary enough!

Are you all closed up down there, do you know?

I could suggest just resting propped up with pillows... But with 2 kiddies could be hard...

When I went into labour (I knew because my waters had broken BUT) I could feel some slight pain/pressure down there iygwim, along with the contractions. I was 6cm upon arrival.

Probably not much help but maybe you noticed this with your other pregnancies?

Yeah, I've had some pain in my cervix and I've had most of it removed for CIN 3 but it grew back so I know where it is and what it feels like. In fact I woke up this morning and felt that I was more open, like I did during labour with the last 2 bubs. So I called the midwife but got the rather lame line of wait and see and well your cervix hasn't changed, although 1cm dilated is change to me cos as far as I was concerned, my cervix was closed up after last bubs and I've had smears since and no one mentioned an obviously open cervix.

There's very little option of a second opinion here as due to past high-risk pregnancies, I'm under the hospital midwives and I've already spoken to mine and her back-up and the OB on call. I'll bring it up at my next OB appointment next week and go in again if the contractions worsen. I just am a little concerned about medics thinking I'm a pregnant hysterical hypochondriac. I got that last pregnancy due to many complications and I hate that disbelieving quality that medics have when you have any more than one thing go wrong at a time, they seem to think you enjoy your life turning upside down, staying in interminably boring hospitals, bring poked and prodded and cannulated badly and being away from my kids. Yes it's so much fun.

Sorry rant over.

Thanks Melnel.
For the time being, they seem to have abated, but I feel as though I going around with my breath held waiting for another. But I don't remember waking last night cos of them and I haven't had one this morning so maybe they've gone.

I can expect them to come back at any time tho. Here's hoping...

S

I've been tempted, but if found out or discredited somehow, then your whole credibility goes down the drain. At the moment, they've eased so I'm not as concerned as before. If they come back, I may embellish a little

Thanks. I actually got my hubby to check my cervix last night. Sounds a bit strange and we both felt awkward about it but he described it and it sounds like it is pretty closed and not effaced. Which is good. I've had a whole 24 hours without contractions now so with any luck it will continue until I'm at least 34 weeks.

Keep your fingers crossed for me please.

I just had a 28 week scan before all of this kicked off and I remember him checking the length of my cervix so I'll have to get my hands on the ultrasound report and have them check it to see if the cervix had altered since the scan.

Good thinking Maya22

Yep, they said it could be an irritable uterus as well. It will certainly make me irritable too if it carries on till I give birth.

I've had a couple more today after a day off, so it looks as though it'll be something I'll have to put up with until the end. Yay for me.

Gosh Sarah you are having a time of it aren't you!

No advice hun except keep in touch with your LMC and let us know how you get on.

Stay in there Isaac! It's not time yet!