Toco 54? When will labour start?

Hi guys,

I went to DAU today due to reduced movements? She’s moving really good now and they’re happy with everything and have put through a request for a growth scan.

I’ve been having tightenings for two weeks now, while on the CTG machine my contractions went to 54 on the toco score at the highest.

Does anyone know how long I’ll be in this stage?

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The number doesn’t really mean much. It’s used to look at the pattern of contractions as opposed to the strength. It won’t give any indication as to how long until labour starts so it could still be a while

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they were about every 5/6 mins lasting about 45 seconds xx

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You can be having these sort of contractions on and off for weeks before labour.

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yeah it’s been two weeks now 😫

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I had them about 4 weeks before labour started but when it did baby was born within 2 hours

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wow!!

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oh god! They’re just so uncomfortable and boardaline painful 😬

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oh really! I didn’t know that! Thank you xx

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