contractions started yesterday morning and have been on and off, getting progressively worse, so muhc so that I went in to hosp this morning after a few hours of ctx 5 mins apart which icouldn't talk or move through.
midwife told me to go home and take a paracetemol, and not to come back until they were truly unbearable with a very very clear 'stop being pathetic' subtext (wrote in my notes 'patient claims cannot cope with pain, have explained labour pains to her and suggested she tries paracetemol'). as they had lessened a bit at the hospital, plus was only 1 cm dilatd after 24 hrs of them, we came home.
since coming home they've been getting worse and worse. I've had a hot bath, and a shower, tried paracetamol, got TENS machine cranked up high, and still every contraction is bringing tears to my eyes and the most awful pain i've ever felt. I don't want to make a nuisance of myself at the hospital, so want to stay at home as long as i cn, but am not sure how much longer that'll be.
they're still about 5 mins apart, sometimes a bit closer together, and the only position i can tolerate is sitting on the edge of the bed or a chair. I'm feeling very distressed by them, and really unable to cope, but am trying to maintain as stiff an upper lip as possible as i know other people survived much worse etc etc. not sure i can thoiugh. my DP is getting more worried by the minute but isn't sure what to do.
I know they are going to get a whole lot worse, but I', wprried I will just meltdown soon and be too exhausted to push if and when it comes to it. midwife thought it'd be a few days yet, and has said hospital policy is not to induce until term +12 anyway (which is nex friday)so I'll have to wait until then if i do need an induction. she also refused me gas and air as it was too early in the labour for it.
sorry this is so long - but does anyone have any other ways to survive the pains which they can recommend? just want to get throuhg the night.