Possible premature labour?

[Littlegemx]

Hey lovelies,
LONG POST INCOMING
I’m just looking for some advice! 29+4 with DCDA twins.

Went to mcu yesterday as I had what I thought were braxton hicks all of Saturday and into Sunday. By 6pm these contractions had started to get more regular and cause me some back pain.

Anyway fast forward to 8pm and we get put on the monitor, picks up very mild braxton hicks however twin 1’s heart rate would decelerate with every contraction. The midwife’s decided to insert a cannula and hang IV fluid to see if that would help, which it didn’t. I then was admitted to labour and delivery where they gave me the first lot of steroids and put me on a magnesium sulfate drip to help babies and to stop the then regular contractions I was having.

Since then I’ve been given some tablets to also prevent labour progressing. I’ve had two speculums and am not dilating as of yet, but every now and then we get a period of strong regular contractions. Baby girls heart rate is having sharp decels normally and some normal decels whilst some of the contractions are happening( doesn’t happen with every contraction)

Has this happened to anyone else and what was the outcome. I’m honestly petrified that they will have to deliver them😭

Not exactly the same, because a) I’ve not been pregnant with twins and b) there’s been no impact on baby’s heart rate… but in both pregnancies I’ve been prone to entering a sort of contraction cycle before ‘real’ labour. It’s been called prodromal labour when I’ve been admitted for it.

with my first pregnancy I was late enough that they just allowed it to continue, kept me in for monitoring, and eventually, after 4 days, it turned to ‘real’ labour (where the contractions started to cause cervical dilation). With my current one they gave me something to stop it because it was too early.

it’s one of those strange things that there seems to be very little real information about, but the few people I’ve spoken to who have experienced something similar have suggested that some people are just predisposed to it and it could be related to uterine irritability. I’ve certainly found that physical activity and stress can trigger the contractions, so I’ve been advised to limit my activity and try to rest as much as possible.

it’s scary and frustrating. I totally empathise with your situation. I hope the rest of the pregnancy goes well for you ❤️