braxton hicks contractions. i have a history of preterm labor with my first pregnancy (this is my 2nd), and last night i thought i was actually having real contractions, they were about 8-10 minutes apart for about an hour or two. the pain was a little bit more intense than a mild menstrual cramp. it honestly felt like the contractions i was having when i was in active labor and was 5 cm dilated. i finally went to sleep, and they didn't return when i woke up. but ever since a couple days ago, i feel like my stomach always feels achey/crampy, and that it has a full/heavy/hard but not like braxton hicks hard, feeling. it kind of feels tight but not like the semi-intense tight it gets with braxton hicks.
i was still dilated from when i had my DD who's now 2, until i got pregnant this February. my cervix always stayed open about a finger's length, which i guess would be 1 cm? idk if that's because i had a child, or because i had an IUD at my 6 week PP check-up... or a combination of both. well my DF said he can't feel my cervix when we have sex because it's so high up. i haven't tried to feel for it either, but now it has me wondering if it is at all any dilated. should i go ahead and do a cervical check?.. or try anyway?
When is your next appointment? If its too far maybe you should just call your doc, or go get monitored to be safe. I have been in PRE-TERM labor with child number two since 25 weeks, with child number one it started 19 weeks.
I err on the side of caution and go get evlaluated.
it is on the 26th, 10 days. i will be 20w6d then. my clinic is 45 mins away and i don't have transportation to go before my appointment. i may go ahead and call monday though.. or i was thinking of seeing if she could at all possible give me a cervical check on my 26th appt.
i am currently taking 17P shots to help prevent preterm labor, but i have only taken one shot so far considering i started them last week.
Your cervix will always be slightly open after having a child. It is closed up higher but the tip is open. Your cervix also moves higher during sex. You could do a cervical check, but since you haven't been checking, you won't really know the difference.
Try drinking a lot of water and taking a warm bath. If you start having contractions again that last more than an hour or so, call your doctor.
he used to feel my cervix low all the time. he calls it the "ring", i guess it felt like a ring to him lol. but since i became pregnant it has moved higher. i will drink more water, i've kind of been slacking and i know dehydration can cause contractions.
post c section ? tmi sorry
Are you a first time mom? If not, how many kids do you have?
- halinichols
on Jun. 17, 2012 at 12:14 AM