i am 38 + 4 and have been in slow labour for a week now. i started with
irreugular contractions last friday - definitely not braxton hicks cos theyre
bloody painful and ive been getting braxton hicks since early on and theyre very
differnt. they lasted for 4 hours then stopped. same thing on sat n sunday for a
few hours. then woke early hours monday morning with awful period type cramps
and was losing my plug. the pains were evry 15 minutes, and i was losing a lot
of mucous and small blood clots. 5 hours later the pains stopped but the 'show'
continued ever since.
i saw my consultant yesterday who examined me and told me i was 2cm dilated
and gave me a sweep. within an hour i was getting contractions every 6 -9
minutes. by 3ish they were more regular. by 4 they were every 4 minutes and
getting stronger and stronger. at 7 i finally rang the labour ward who told me
to go in (i have strep b so shouldnt leave it too late but was so scared of them
stopping again). they were continuing and becoming increasingly painful to a
point were i could no longer breath through them. when i was examined again i
was at 3cm but my cervix was completely soft so was just a case of waiting for
that extra 1cm before they would say i was in established labour. she gave me
the option to go home and have some food and try to rest and then come back in a
few hours hopefully by which point i woiuld be at 4cm. so at half 11 we left and
went and got some food. i last looked at the clock at 2.30ish and then it was
suddenly half 3. they'd stopped been so painful and regular and i'd fallen
asleep.
ive then slept all morning, aware of some continuing contractions but only
mild. they are now every 12 minutes again and although they hurt theyre nothing
like last night. i'm exhausted and just dont know what to do with myself. my mum
keeps telling me to have some castor oil but im adamant i wont have any after
reading the risks - my baby is too precious to take that chance. i keep telling
myself baby will come when he's ready and not before. but if it carries on like
this i dont think ill have any energy to push baby out. having spd doesn't help
either cos the pain and pressure in my pelvis now is awful.
right now im doing my best to not sit and cry cos thats all
i feel like doing im so tired.
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