Labour started and then completely stopped

[trulyscrumptious33]

On Monday at around 1pm, I started getting fairly severe cramps at regular intervals which continued throughout most of the day.

They were mostly 20 minutes apart (although some were 30 mins and some were as little as 5 mins apart), and were certainly getting stronger in the evening.

They weren't close enough to be packing the car, so DH and I decided to go to bed and get a little bit of rest. So I fell asleep and practically slept through the whole night without a niggle! Woke up the next day and the cramps/contractions had gone completely! I spent all of yesterday on tenterhooks but felt nothing more.

Anybody else had this? It's so frustrating!

I am 41 weeks now, haven't had a show or anything.

SImilar happened to me with both of my labours. Regular contractions then they stopped, thought picked up similar time the following day. My waters broke with dd1 so I went to the labour ward to get checked out and ended up staying in.

With dd2 I had 3/4 days of contractions it was in the evening from about 7pm-10pm then they would stop. I think by the 3rd day they were strong enough for me to want to go to hospital I was 5cm dialated when we arrived. Good luck!

This happened to me as well on and off several times from 38 weeks, was induced at 41+2.

Happened to me at 35 weeks on DD2 (we were on standby for possible early delivery as DD1 was born at 36 weeks). Got to the stage that I got the TENS machine out and rang the hospital, who said to have a bath and call again in an hour - an hour later, not a single contraction.

Ended up going in for a scheduled appointment at 39 weeks where they said they wanted to induce in a few days - when they checked me I was already 6cm, and I had her 5 hours later with only 45 minutes of "proper" labour.

That's very encouraging that physiologically it seemed that things advanced for you all the same (even if labour at that point did not progress). I have my last MW appointment tomorrow so we'll see if I have effaced or dilated yet...

I've had this for last week! think for me stress is causing it to stall x

That's hard going Shelley...for a week?! I bet you don't know whether you're coming or going.

Someone just advised me to watch comedies...laughter can help sustain things apparently.

That happened to me last pregnancy. Waters went on Friday and I was booked in for an induction on the Sunday morning if nothing happened. Nothing happened all day on the Saturday but I (unknown to me) started labouring during the night on Saturday. I say unknown to me because they felt like back cramping and I didn't associate this with labour. Yeah I know I'm an idiot.

Went in on the Sunday morning because everything had stopped and I was in good spirits and laughing and joking when I got to the hospital. Midwife actually said 'well you certainly don't seem to be in labour' but when she checked me I was 4cm! So Id done all that early labouring and it had just stopped suddenly. I ended up straight on the drip because Id done a lot of the work beforehand and just needed a final push as it were.

Good luck

Im back at hospital tomorrow for another internal then maybe getting given the gel to prime me if no progress. Think im then back Monday for Tuesday induction. this is my 6th baby, I hate the fact my body isn't doing what it should!

It's very frustrating isn't it?!

I saw my midwife today for my second sweep but she was unable to perform it because my cervix was too far back, it was the same for the first. She said it was soft though so I think those cramps/contractions must have done something!

I'm booked in for an induction on Tuesday, I really hope that something happens before then. I'm not keen at all on the idea of being induced.

Truly I feel the same, really hoping the mixed contractions last night have helped me progress. Will see what happens this afternoon at hospital but so hoping to go myself before induction on Tuesday x

Walk walk walk. Up hills, down hills, up stairs, downstairs, side stepping.

I had prolonged early labour and I think it's baby getting in to the right position.

Check out spinning babies website. Inversion maybe helpful.

For me once labour kicked off it only took 3 hours,