35 wks with identical twins - section booked for next Wed. It is crucial for the long term health of my pelvis (I have an arthritic condition called Ankylosing Spondylitis) that I don't have a vaginal birth.
Since early hours of this morning have had irregular, but getting increasingly painful braxton hicks. I had a scan this morning - all fine, nothing mentioned. Since about 5.30pm I have been having these braxton hicks/contractions about every 11-14 minutes, very intense with the pain radiating around my back and a lot of pressure pushing down.
No show, nothing else labour like.
It's very difficult for me to tell if the BH's are getting more painful - I am on bedrest with crippling pain in my pelvis anyway and doped up on co-codamol.
We are in the South East currently being pelted with snow (and we live effectively in the middle of a field at the moment with a quarter mile of dirt track to the lane)... maybe I am just panicking.
Wondering if I should a) ring the labour ward (but REALLY don't want to be told to come in unnecessarily due to childcare issue and pain in my pelvis) and b) ring the friend who is on standby to take DS to warn her in case things develop in the night (but don't want to 'cry wolf')...
Problem is with DS I didn't labour spontaneously (was induced and went straight to 3 min apart contractions and boy there was no mistaking them) and I had about 10 braxton hicks the whole pregnancy - so I really have nothing to compare to. Maybe I'm just having a mega braxton hicks day (had one, but not quite this bad, a few weeks ago).
Anyone with any reassurance or advice I would be grateful...