Early labour ?

[3babyxx]

Hiii I'm 35 weeks and 2 days with my third baby .. but baby measuring 38 weeks .. my second baby was born in 15 minutes and I didt know I was in labour so I didt make it to the hospital .. all of last night and today Iv been getting awful cramps in my lower belly and back and literally been doing soft stools all last night and then today .. these pains feel worse then my last labour . But I'm not sure if there contractions or false labour can anyone help??? x

Ring the hospital, they'll tell you what to do. Good luck!

I'd go in, my second labour was 2 hours from first twinge to birth, and third I was similar where I wasn't sure, phoned up and went in (20 minutes away) and as I got walked into the hospital suddenly started none stop contractions and was another 2 hour labour. In your situation I'd be worried about a similar speed labour again so go in if you think it might be just incase, I think usually the panicky/feeling that it might be labour is hormonal just before actual labour, with all 3 of mine I felt very anxious and restless just before I got signs I was in labour xxx

I will give them a call .. my midwife is away for the week this week thank you x

So your third labour was quick too! I'm suppose to be home birthing but I don't wanna waste any ones time .. even my first labour was 3 hours start to finish and I didt have pain relief for that either but I don't wanna go in to be sent home but then worried to wait incase it's the actual thing

Thank you though! Xx

I'm sure they'll have gone through it already, but have you had a consultant appointment to discuss the home birth? Just wondering if they'll still be happy with it with the baby measuring on the larger side/if it does end up being before 37 weeks.

My third was probably technically faster too as I was only 28 weeks with my second so didn't need to get to 10cm for her to be born as she was tiny, though I'm not sure if you could get much quicker than 15 minutes!!!

I hope everything goes well, hopefully it turns out to be nothing this time! If there is any sign of it being anything I'd think they'll keep you in rather than sending you home being before 37 weeks, my first was 32 weeks so not hugely early and they kept me in even though contractions stopped at 3cm for 12 hours before 2-3 hour restart of them and birth.