Prodromal Labor 😩

Please send words of encouragement and or tips I’m currently on day 4 of contracting without dilation, and this is some of the worst pain I’ve ever experienced because they keep sending me home although my contractions have been 6-9 minutes apart the last few days.

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That happened to me today, contracting every 2 minutes all day was at hospital. Just to be sent home. No dilation. I started stretching and resting a bit they went to 12 min apart, now I’m at like 2 an hour. I feel your pain girl. ❤️ praying 🙏🏻 you feel some comfort tonight

thank you so much for responding this late as I’m up and can’t rest , I had no idea stretching would help I will try this .. I’m praying for you to have relief as well and a safe delivery soon ❤️❤️

thank you mama, I also really chugged water the nurses told me it would help all my muscles relax. I peed for hours every few minutes but finally got some relief. But now just up being pregnant not able to sleep while fiancé snores away 😂 I guess I’ll Netflix a good show

I had 1 minute contractions 5 minutes apart for 2 days straight, finally went to see the midwife last night and absolutely no changes to the cervix since I was checked last Tuesday, I was so upset. 😭 The muscles were getting so sore and tired from constant contracting. She gave me naturacalm magnesium powder and taught me a spinning babies exercise to help adjust baby in case the contractions were just trying to get baby to move and engage and baby was being uncooperative.

those all sound helpful! I hope your little one makes a safe delivery when the time comes ❤️

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Hey what are your current symptoms?

I’m 37+5

I’m pretty mobile still but anything over a hour or 2 and I’m in discomfort

Getting up from a sitting position is hard

Some of baby’s movements now are bordering on painful especially around my crotch/pelvis

I’m exhausted very easily and nap every single day

Can basically only breathe out my mouth now and I’m snoring and dribbling 😂

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