Hello, I am a bit beside myself with worry at the moment and have no one to really speak to as I live alone most the time (husband works away and for very long hours)
I am 27 now and this is my second pregnancy, because back when I was 16 I fell pregnant with an ex boyfriend. I ended up continuing the pregnancy but had a late miscarriage at 18 weeks and had to have a d&c. It was never explained to me why this happened all I knew is that the baby had died inside of me. I haven't told my husband this because I just don't think he really needs to know seeing as the baby was never born. I also did not disclose this to my midwife and not sure if I should have as it was over 10 years ago.
I am really worried about pre term labor now. I am 23 weeks and thankfully enjoying regular and a lot of movement daily from baby so it puts my mind at ease when I think about miscarriage but I am really concerned about pre term labor.
I don't know if I am in pre term labor or in the initial stages of it but I just don't feel like myself. I have had no bleeding/leakage just to clarify. Yesterday I got home from work and had terrible hip ache (only when I walked) my hip as in the top of my thigh. It got so intense that I considered going to a&e assuming I fractured something. I put it down to walking too far (I walked A LOT yesterday, and im not used to it as usually travel in the car!) in total probably about 5 miles. I had a bath and it soothed it, it still hurts when I walk and I still have to walk in a certain way to bare it.
So I woke up and I was having horrible horrible stomach pains, they felt like period pains intensified by 10. I then had stabbing pains in my vagina which seemed to be coming from my cervix. I know some people may disagree with this but I did check my cervix. I ensured I had clean washed hands. My cervix is and was extremely low (about 3 inches in to my vagina) and it is slightly open, I would say IF i tried (I am not going too) I could fit a finger in there.
The pain died down and boiled in to nothing really but I have had dihrea. Aswell as that I feel extremely dizzy and blurred and just off with a dull headache, also have experienced nausea. I don't know if this is relevant but I have only ate a sandwich and some crisps today and I have put on half a stone. I have took my bp on home device and is 104 over 63 so not high.
Any advice :(