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HELP-is this a "show" or am i bleeding?

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yum · 28/10/2003 08:27

Hello, hoping someone out there can put my mind at rest. I'm 40weeks today (2nd preg), had a show yesterday & think irregular contractions started last night. but have had what i hope is just another 'show' this am.
first preg had emerg c/s & exper'd nothing of labour etc so completely clueless. hesitant to call hosp. as hoping for vbac & just know they will tell me 2 come in ,keep me in & wire me up.

CAN ANYONE HELP?

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CountessDracula · 31/10/2003 12:49

How exciting! Good luck.

mears · 31/10/2003 12:48

This must be it

EMJ · 31/10/2003 11:08

Any news for us yet YUM?

Good Luck

willow2 · 31/10/2003 10:49

Go girl go!

Loobie · 31/10/2003 09:41

OOOHHH this is so exciting!!

zebra · 31/10/2003 08:48

Oh Yum, we are all cheering for you. How you describe your CTX now is how mine were only hours before my baby was born (ie., lying down made them worse and walking/standing around made them better); don't know if hearing that is going to cheer you up or not. And a person can dilate something like 7 cm in as little as 20 minutes so don't get too bothered about only 1cm. If you go to hospital and you still don't "progress" after lots of interventions you'll only feel worse. What else can you do to distract yourself? I always turn on the radio and listen to the stupid politicians pontificating about something....

pupuce · 31/10/2003 08:47

Yum - I agree with Mears - keep you waters intact if you can ! And also a hot shower.
Are you envisaging using a birth pool? Some hospital will allow VBAC to use the pool - it can be such great pain relief as you can VERY easily squat in the water and when ypu have back pain.... that's great. Hang in there baby is nearly there !

mears · 31/10/2003 08:38

Yum - have you tried paracetamol?

It's a good sign if your waters don't break - means the baby is cushioned more for labour. Contractions can be much more painful if your waters break early. You will get there Yum. Do you have a shower - warm water running down your back can be soothing.

katierocket · 31/10/2003 04:57

Oh yum, poor you, know exactly how you feel as it sounds just like my labour. you will get there.

sending you big hugs {{{{}}}}

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yum · 31/10/2003 04:12

cannot sleep as ctx 5 thousand times worse if i do anything but stand. am soooo tired & frustrated. cant even have a hot bath coz i cant bloody sit down.
had a good cry, a granny smith & now feeling less emotional.
feel like such a dissapointment/wuss.
was not even 1cm dialated wen i went in at 9pm on wed nite.
this is crap.
dont know if i am gonna last.
need a sign of progress...WHY WONT MY WATERS BREAK DAMMIT...

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pupuce · 30/10/2003 19:47

Not necessarily if it is a 2md baby... and it is. It usually turns during labour but this may be why the pain is in your back.
Try all fours.... lye on your left too.

20-30 secs are too short....
But it will get much more exciting soon....

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yum · 30/10/2003 19:41

Tx for all the support & advice.
Took heed & kept myself indoors, taking it easy. realised how ridiculously impatient i am being.
ctx are approx. 10mins apart lastin only 20-30secs. looks like i am in for a long weekend.
using birthball to lean on & is relieving back pain but cannot seem to find any position to sleep in.
yes, baby posterior - does it stay that way throughout?

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M2T · 30/10/2003 11:43

Yum - that's exactly how my labour started, with the lower back pain. Mears has hit the nail on the head with what helps.

I started out with a heat pad on my back and then as they got more intense I moved onto all fours.... growling!

Not wanting to give false hope..... but.......
When my ctx got bad enough to stop me in my tracks....... labour progressed fairly quickly....... ds was born 5 hours later.

Oooooooooo how exciting!

mears · 30/10/2003 11:36

Yum - show comes out in bits and pieces if you like. There may still be more You are having pre labour contractions just now (which are pretty painful). Tyr not to exhaust yourself by trying to get into labour or you will be too tired for the real thing. Warm baths and hot water bottles can help backache. Sitting facing backwards on an upright dining chair can help. Kneeling and rocking on hands and knees can also help. This may go on for a few days yet. Paracetamol may help the backache too.
You will know when you are having real contractions - they are quite different. Stay at home as long as you can. Good luck.

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yum · 30/10/2003 11:26

Still here. Still pregnant. Went into hospital last nite for the sake of family paranoia & as i thought this party has only just started.
had the 'real' show last night - the jelly finally dropped out so what was that stuff before?
ctx were stronger last night, ctx in my back are killing me softly. any advice for relief from the backache?
also anything else i can do to get this moving faster? am planning to walk the park, hope i dont scare the children with my primal sounds thou.
need to get this baby out.

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pupuce · 29/10/2003 20:31

yum you need long cx... if you've not had your baby yet
long like at least 60 secs... and every 5 mins or less.

elliott · 29/10/2003 14:36

yum, that's very exciting! I would say if you are contemplating roasting chicken, don't go in yet!!
I went in when I really felt I needed to - like, I really wanted some pain relief!! - and was still only 2-3 cms, though progressed rapidly thereafter. Waters can break at any time. I don't really recall timing contractions at all.

GOOD LUCK!!

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yum · 29/10/2003 14:28

feel a maniac warrior woman.

think i will roast some chicken & veg for dinner till pain is severe.

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M2T · 29/10/2003 14:16

How exciting Yum!! If the contractions are making you stop and cathc your breath.... I'd phone the hospital again. Your waters might not break until you're ready to deliver!
GOOD LUCK
HAPPY PACING!!

And remember..... brreeeeeaaatthhhe

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yum · 29/10/2003 14:14

hello, quick update, ctx went from 20-15mins apart to 5-7mins apart between 9pm & midnite. but very mild. thought it was too good to be true. called the labour ward who basically dont want me till i either want drugs, am 5 mins REGULAR or waters break.

shortly after that convo i got some REAL ctx
slowed down to every 15-30mins apart and eventually fizzled out by 7am. so i finally got some sleep.

woke up highly emotional, dissapointed & yes, still pregnant

am happy to report am now having painful ctx every 5-6 mins for the past half hour. am pacing the flat like a junkie & hangin onto the doorframes wen necess.

& here comes another one.......................

how painful/intense b4 i shld consider goin in?
how long is 'regular' ctx of 5mins? ie: go on like this for an hour or 2?
why wont my waters break?
anyway of sussing if i am actually dialating? if i go in & they tell me i am a measly 2cm i will perform my own c/s rite there & then.

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Loobie · 29/10/2003 12:19

IS YUM A MUM?????????????????????

pupuce · 28/10/2003 20:18

hmmm wondering how it's all going.... could be quite quick!
Good luck

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yum · 28/10/2003 15:37

no, it's not bright red blood, more of a bright sunset orange & consistency is more discharge like than jelly. now am getting smearings of darker shade, like wen u r finishing u're period (if i remember rightly - its been that bloody long).
Sorry 4 grossness.
Ctx started at 1:45am as waves of cramp like pain over whole tum, now more intense at bottom of tum & lower back pain. but only like 2 'pangs' an hour. general feelin of heaviness now a standard feature....

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