Waters/bleeding/preterm

[Firetrap21]

Hi
The early hours of Thursday morning my waters broke & then a bit an hour later lots of fresh blood and contractions

I went to hospital - preterm labour
They couldn't test to see if my waters broke because I was loosing too much blood and my word and my partners word is clearly not enough -
8pm contractions stop after conttracting three in ten since arriving at hospital at 3am
1 finger tip just dilated (firstbirth)
Doctors refusing to induce / help me contract because I'm 35 weeks not 37
Making me wait in hospital a week getting monitored so they can induce at 37 weeks
I've got GD aswell baby's 6.3
I just want to keep going not wait around n they just won't unless baby is unhappy
So frustrating !!!!!
Scan today Friday to check water levels
Ffs!
I think I just needed to rant
They won't budge on the induction like
Absolutely frustrated
One week to wait
Can't leave hospital but won't induce either
Stupid if ya ask me!

36 weeks I mean not 37

I experienced similar with my twins at 28 weeks and then again at 32 weeks but my babies were obviously very much smaller than yours - the policy very much did seem that if they were passing the Dawes Redman monitoring then they would keep them in the bump even if my waters meant and I had contractions. I was going into hospital every other night with huge bleeds and practically begged them to bring the c section date forward as I was exhausted and my older child at home was traumatised by constant ambulances coming at night or waking up to find me not there (DH was with her obviously but meant I was alone). I knew in my heart I wouldn't make 37 weeks.

"Luckily" I was in hospital one morning waiting to be discharged ironically when i haemorrhaged at 34 weeks and the babies were gotten out in about 15 minutes

I suspect they are trying to get you to 37 weeks though as then the baby will be classed as "full term" so I guess they are just trying to buy you and baby some extra growing time especially if contractions have stopped and the baby is happy in there?

Are they monitoring the baby regularly though? A lot can change in a few hours and I'd insist on having baby heart monitoring done every 6 hours or so. X

It's so hard being in limbo isn't it OP. Easier said than done I know but try and relax. Often staying put really is the best thing for baby.

I know 35weeks seems so nearly there as to be no point hanging on but having had a 35 weeker they often don't "do well" in the start. We ended up with a 3 week nicu/scbu stay (and she was 7lb 5!) and it took her until 4/5 weeks old to really get the hang of nursing, not be so sleepy etc.