Fed up with on and off labour

[hungary97]

Been having backache and period pains for last four weeks as of Tuesday baby was 3/5 engaged. Wednesday night started having contractions at 2 am of 5 mins apart 40 secs length for four hours they then eased off and since then I've had them on and off for a couple of hours.

Perhaps I was naive but I thought their would be nothing then you'd go into labour not potentially weeks and weeks of being uncomfortable!


Rant over

 

[Annie77]

I feel your pain. I had two weeks of contractions but when me tried to sweep my membranes I hardly registered on bishops scale as my cervix was so unfavourable. Another week later - every day from 3-12pm I would be on the ball, in bath, walking around, - I was on a monitor which showed fantastic contractions but LO and behold I wasn't even 1 cm dilated and they took me in for a section the next day.

The midwife suggested I had a lingering early labour but hey -3weeks of contractions with no change to cervix makes it unlikely I was going to go myself and I wasn't allowed induction due to previous csection.

Fingers crossed the real deal happens soon and there is more consistency to your pains.
Good luck

 

[hungary97]

Thanks should I contact my midwife re this ?

 

[Mandyblur]

I know how you feel hon, i've been in on off labour in my back since monday - all my labours start like this and it is sooooooooo frustrating!

 

[hungary97]

It just would be nice to know it was going somewhere

 

[Annie77]

You can speak to midwife about this but chances are she'll tell you it is normal and wait until contractions are relentless. If you are still having on/off labour in another week she will maybe check you internally?

 

[TwoRdue]

I have been having this since I was 24 weeks and spent a month in hospital from out as well as I only have 3mm of cervix left. I hate the contractions as they are so uncomfortable, I also have a irritable uterus that causes pain.