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Help!! Need advice now! What do I do??????

Posted by on Nov. 22, 2009 at 9:44 PM
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I am 36 weeks preg today.  I started having contractions a few hours ago that were random and not too consistent.  In the past hour and a half, they have been coming consistently every 5 or 6 mins.  It is much tighter than the usual bh I have been getting and lots of back pain.  What do I do?  I don't want to be the girl who cries wolf a hundred times.  How close should they be before I go to L and D??  I'm starting to get nervous, I just don't feel right.

Posted by on Nov. 22, 2009 at 9:44 PM
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ryahzMommy
by on Nov. 22, 2009 at 9:46 PM

go to the hospital it sounds like your in labor

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angel0185
by on Nov. 22, 2009 at 9:51 PM

i have been told 5 - 6 min apart go to l & d So my advice to u  is get to the hospital as soon as possible it sound like u are in labor

Good luck and congratulations

MauiMama87
by on Nov. 22, 2009 at 9:51 PM

Have you called your doctor or midwife? Normally BH aren't regular, so if your contractions truly are 5 or 6 minutes apart, then yes I would go to L & D. Good luck!!

marriedmomma3
by on Nov. 22, 2009 at 10:07 PM

 you can call l&d since you are not quite full term they will probably have you come in.  take a warm bath and if they calm down its probably false labor. good luck hunny, make that phone call

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desertwannab
by Silver Member on Nov. 22, 2009 at 10:10 PM

 I would definitely call your dr.  They usually say if your pre-term and have more than 6 in an hour that you should go in.

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Sweetness615
by on Nov. 22, 2009 at 10:40 PM

I am sure every woman feels like you do as far as not wanting to be that person that cries wolf all the time. I always tell myself that I would rather be safe than sorry b/c if something were to happen & I didn't go to the Dr. b/c of that reason...I probably would never forgive myself & aren't we  the reason the Dr's & nurses have their jobs? lol..that's what my husband tells me when I start saying things like they probably think I am crazy etc. I am prego w/baby #3, I am 28 wks & have been to the Dr already at least 5 times. Every pregnancy of mine has been different. With my last baby I was worried about ppl thinking I was crying wolf all the time & I waited too late & couldn't get an epidural so I wouldn't wait around if I were you. It really does sound like your in labor. I would go on to the Dr...good luck & congrats. They always told me that Braxton Hicks contractions would go away if you laid on your left side & drank plenty of fluids.

Mamie_85
by Bronze Member on Nov. 22, 2009 at 10:42 PM

Call your doc or midwife, they may have you come into l & d because you're not quite full term.

good luck and congrats!

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jenn35160
by on Nov. 22, 2009 at 10:48 PM

 sounds like you in  labor i went in at 36 weeks excatly the way u are say you are doing an i had my baby . Congrats

Twinboysmom22
by on Nov. 22, 2009 at 11:53 PM

This.  If you're contracting every 5-6 minutes and the contractions are lasting around a minute each time you are in labor!

Quoting ryahzMommy:

go to the hospital it sounds like your in labor

congrates on the baby  


housefullofkidz
by Emerald Member on Nov. 23, 2009 at 12:15 AM

I would call and find out what your dr. thinks. They can usually tell by talking to you if they think you should head to the hospital :-)

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