Hey guys, I really need advice as this is my first pregnancy and I'm not sure if I'm having early signs of labour or I'm just being paranoid? I'm 35weeks + 3 today.
So a bit of backstory over the last few weeks:
At exactly 31weeks, I went into the assessment unit at the triage due to concerns about DFM ( I thought I was being paranoid). So I was passing the CTG criteria but the midwives were unhappy with the results and said it was like 2 different babies and said I had been having contractions ( I assumed just slight pain and tightness was normal)... Had 3 doctors come to see me after being on the monitor for 3/4 hours. The third doctor decided to do a full 'MOT' test, had an IV fluid drip and a spec test. Spec test came back positive and was told I had a 90% chance of going into labour within 48hours to 14days
After initial panic, I was admitted (they said at least 2-3 days), but they let me leave the next morning as contractions hadn't gotten worse.
Obviously it has bee over 4 weeks and she's still inside lol. Over the few weeks I've been at the assessment unit again about 4 times, once again for DFM, and other times for discharge or tightness - always have trouble passing the CTG machine and end up there hours.
Basically the past 1/2weeks I've been getting alot of menstrual type cramping, sometimes pain on my upper stomach. Extra discharge (sorry for TMI) it's almost as if I've wet myself every time I go to the bathroom. Even if I'm only 20minutes out the shower. The past few days its the constant cramping, discharge, pressure and pain down below, lower back pain and diarrhoea. The last time I went to hospital last week, the doctor said he was going to examine me down below and that they usually talk about inductions from 37weeks but would talk to me about it that day due to 2 DFMs. He said he would be right back then an hour later sent a midwife over to say I could go home...
Being my first pregnancy it's all so confusing! Is this normal? Am I being paranoid and should just relax and stay put or are these signs that I may go into labour very soon?
So sorry for the extremely long post!