stressed...please help any advice appreciated!!!

2ndmiricaleontheway

I am 30w 4d been in pre-term labor for 3+ weeks..(this is my 2nd) we have NO help for our 5yr old my hubby works 3rd shift (I was layed off) and I was transfered to a fetal med doc about 1hr 15m from our home...I have been having SUPER pain in the "hoo ha" (up inside..sry tmi) all day and have had about 8 to 10 contactions again in the last 2hr 15min or so! What do I do??? I'm soooo tired!..btw I'm already almost 3cm and 50%....ugh!

laura536

Call your dr. Sometimes those pains are the start of labor and if you're already 3 cms, you don't have far to go.

momof22be

Go to l&d Hun my doc says more than 5 in an hour to go in I'm sorry your going through this

Mamato2boys

Well if infact ur in labor n get admitted ur hubby has the right to get time off from his job their is such a thing as paternity leave for fmla but

Mamato2boys

Depend on job he might not get paid

Mamato2boys

Good luck! Is their anyone there to drive u to hospital?

survivormommie3

go to the closest l&d sweetie. if you are in labor or something is wrong then you can always have them transfer you, or you can have hubby/ drive yourself to the hospital that is further away. of course i would say hubby should drive you. but it depends on the situation.

2ndmiricaleontheway

Thx girls...the whole situation sucks! I started timing them again took a warm shower and have drank 60+ oz of water just incase its a hydration issue...gonna see how many I have this hr so I can tell doc...I know $ isn't everything but I just don't wasn't to see him loose a whole night if its not "real" labor! They will get stronger and closer if its labor agin right (sry been 5 years lol)...I do appreciate the advice will keep u updated!

2ndmiricaleontheway

UPDATE* contractions are only about 12 min apart so I think I'm gonna hold off for a bit on going in...still in a lot of pain but without a support system I'm pretty much screwed! If hubby misses tonight at work we won't make rent! Sorry for venting just at my witts end!

littlenat86

They may want to try and stop your labour as its so early, I would at least give the hospital a call hun x

vette_devil

I would say it's better to go in & stop it then to wait until you've progressed so far it can't be stopped. You have to weigh the options! I didn't want to call or go in last week when I did, but they stopped it with 1 shot & sent me home within 4 1/2hrs... better than a preemie in the NICU for weeks...
Good luck sweetie.

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That's scary. I would go in for sure.