contractions??? help:(

[inhpld12]

Im currently 35w 5d & having pretty frequent, extremely uncomfortable contractions. they do not stop w changing position or drinking water & laying on my left side. at my last OB appt (4 days ago), I was a fingertip dilated. this is my second child and my first was born at 38 weeks..is this normal? could my due date be off by a whole month? so confused.

[Lesley27]

babies born before 37 weeks are considered premature... the closer you are to this date the less likely you are to have serious complications but there are no guarantees and FTMs out there that are reading this or moms who just dont know need to know that there ARE risks with early labour, the main one being babies lung developement... Another risk to early delivery is that the estimated due date CAN be off and this is why no Dr will induce or preform an elected csection before 39 weeks unless medically necessary... So saying that please remember to always talk to your Dr about any changes, especially if you feel you are in premature labour...

[AlysMom85]

Nhpld12 - call your doctor hun! I have no problem being the 9th person to say that. Bh, labor, whatever is going on with you over there it is most important that you and your baby are healthy and since every pregnancy is different, who knows! Best wishes hun and do keep us posted.

[Clysta]

Even 37 weeks is seen often as too soon. Pregnancy is 40 weeks, not 37 and certainly not 35. Many don't see it because mothers now are trying to naturally induce at 33 weeks and 35 weeks because they're uncomfortable or impatient, but the longer baby stays the better it is for them. In those last few weeks baby puts on the most weight and their lungs mature and develop.

[StephRox13]

Good luck! Keep us posted.

[AlysMom85]

35 wks and 5 days is TOO SOON?!?! I've never heard that before!! Obviously 27 wks would be too soon, I'm not an idiot but hey, I'm not a doctor either. I do know that babies are born early and some are born late! Yes some are too early which is unfortunate but at 35 wks and 5 days, is not uncommon or unhealthy especially given her history. But everyone's pregnancy is different.

[JRW93]

You are absolutely right.  Where there are babies born early that are okayy what about all the ones that are not?  They're lungs are not fully developed.  37 weeks is considered term and even then not all babies are finished developing.  But 35 weeks is definitely not term

[Clysta]

That's not exactly true, what about baby's born at 28 weeks? Anything before 37 is preterm and even baby's born then still have the chance of not being ready. While many baby's ARE perfectly fine, its definitely not something anyone should hope for or say is term.

[JRW93]

Call ur doctor and let them know.  It could be preterm labor.  They'll try 2 stop it since ur not 37weeks.  37 weeks is considered full term..anything before that is not.  So call ur doctor!!  Like babyinjuly said, it's better 2 b safe!

[AlysMom85]

Sounds like labor to me too!! :) 35 wks is perfectly healthy pregnancy term!! When their done baking, their done!!! 35 wks, 42 wks - whatever!!! Go have a baby!!! Let us know!!!

[babyinJuly]

I agree, at least call the on call nurse and let them know what's going on. Sounds like true contractions and whether it's false labor or not at least call to be safe.

[Clysta]

No likely by a month, if you have more than 4 contractions in an hour (or at most, 6) you need to go to the hospital. Even if you had one baby born at a certain time you can still have preterm labour. I'd go and not wait.