Labor???

[Cyn69_2sons]

Some advice please laides! This is my 3rd baby but have never gone into labor I am 34 weeks. Around 10 30 last night I started having contractions but they feel like the Braxton hicks but they are happening every 30 minutes. I am exhausted today from the lack of sleep from them. But they aren't a horrible pain. I don't want to go to the hospital and then them just look at me like I am being dramatic I hate that feeling. I have been having diarrhea and been feeling sick and it hurts every time she moves like she is just out of room. She is measuring 2 in a half weeks ahead in weight but I just don't know what to do.

[Cyn69_2sons]

Thanks girls for responding! I went to the hospital and I had super high blood pressure and I am dialed to a 1 and 40% effaced but wasn't in active labor yet so i was sent home and they didn't give me anything to stop it only being at 34 weeks so I guess just a waiting game and my back is stretching super bad! The joys of pregnancy lol

[mags242001]

Eesscott is right even if ur having contractions u still have to wait till they r 3 to 5 min apart or they will send u back. My doc said during my last prenatal apt a few days ago that false contractions start in the lower abdomen n will not have a pattern. N they r further apart. Real contractions start in ur back (bad backpain) n pain starts in ur upper abdomen n then moves to ur entire belly. They also get stronger n in a pattern. But to do not go in unless it's 3 to 5 min apart. N the count is from the begin of a contraction to the beginning of the next contractions. All this time I thought it was from one finished to when the next started. Oh he said it has to be 3 to 5 min for at least 30 min. He also told me not to go in unless that happened or my water broke or I start bleeding where blood starts coming down my leg. If it's just spotting to just wait for the contractions to get closer.

[eesscott]

Agreed with the above post. Even if it's real labor, most hospitals say they'll send you home if contractions aren't less than 5 mins apart.

[Nickalodean413]

If the contractions aren't letting up then you def need to go in but they say wait until they are 5 min apart. Even if you are in labor now it sounds like early labor so you should call your doctor but you don't need to go to the hospital yet.