scared. preterm labor, er overnight, uti, still bleeding??

Hey ladies. New to this forum...not new to the site though.

We found out last mo (16 weeks) our 4th baby, due august 2nd is a little boy. Everything seemed to be going great until last weekend when i started having what i thought were painful Braxton Hicks. They were close together (2 to 6 min apart) but since they were irregular and mostly in the pelvic area, i thought it was okay. 4th babies are supposed to be less comfortable, right? They subsided overnight Saturday, but started in again late Sunday night. Same kind, but closer together. Ok, now im worried. Esp considering the mass amounts of water i consumed the past 24hrs, the laying around i did most of the day, etc. however, i told my normally anxious/worry prone self to sleep, that i probably needed that most. Wrong. I awoke at 2:50 am with painful, full uterine contractions exactly 3 min apart. Luckily, our hospital is only a 2 minute drive.

They immediately sent me to l&d, at only 20 weeks it's an extremely dangerous situation. After a 7 hour stay, 2 kinds of antibiotic, fluids, and finally a med that stopped the contractions (temporarily, they came back for awhile as soon as it wore off), they sent me home with (thank you God) a still thick, closed cervix, a diagnosis of possible bladder and/or uti (it never burns when i pee??) And a rx for another antibiotic.

That was 2 days ago. I've been on as much bed rest as having an active 3 year old allows, drinking plenty, eating well, sleeping when hubby is home. I'm still bleeding, and more heavily than i was when i went into the hospital with a few small clots here and there. The pain is so bad that i, as a self described pain tolerant person, am surviving on extra strength Tylenol...and still in pain when i do so much as shower or make lunch. Even sitting hurts. I'm going back to the doctor today.to discuss all of the above and to request a check for bv as I've noticed (tmi, sorry) my cm has a weird smell to it, buy i was wondering if anyone has experienced any of this. I feel like we had a close call...but i also worry there's more than a bladder infection going on since the bleeding was never explained and that and the pain are getting worse...

Wow, what a lot to have to go through over the past few days. Hopefully your dr will have some more answers for you.

I did have similar pains (although they were never confirmed as contractions) and a lot of heavy bleeding right through my pregnancy with DS5. It was scary and nerve wracking but he is now a very healthy happy almost 4 yr old. :)

Keep us updated and I hope everything calms down for you and the dr gives you some reassurance.

I had what felt like contractions with my last pregnancy too about that stage. They lasted off and on for a week. Did not go to the ER because our ins. would not have covered it. Eventually they went away and I went to over 40 wks but my pg was super painful the whole time with tons of BH. I am hoping this is the same situation for you or at the least that he can hang on for another couple months!!

My BH were terrible with DS2 and started around 15 weeks and lasted until the day I had him. They would wake me up in the middle of the night and they were too often for my comfort. My guess is you have an overactive uterus which just means it keeps contracting. Not dangerous for baby but very uncomfortable for momma! Def check to make sure you have no infections and if the contractions keep up, take it easy, keep yourself hydrated, and rest when you can- nothing too strenuous!

I had a couple UTIs in my last pregnancy. And they don't really present like a normal UTI in a non-pregnant person. The cramping and contractions actually do fit with my experience of a UTI in pregnancy. It never burned when I peed either. But I had some really serious cramping (thankfully, it never got regular, but I heard that if it had progressed further...ie: bladder infection...they may have).

The bleeding is apparently something that can happen with UTIs or bladder infections too. However, I did not have that symptom. And I think it should be spotting, not bleeding a lot. There are lots of other reasons for bleeding in pregnancy that aren't dangerous though. And if something is irritated, it could make even more sense.

Hopefully your doc will address all of it and get you feeling better to bake that baby for a while longer.

Thanks for the replies ladies. It's Thursday now and my pain has gotten tolerable but the bleeding is still there. Feeling pretty miserable though thanks to the antibiotics effects on my g.i tract (last time I had one it caused severe diarrhea and near colon sterilization..yikes.) I've had a pretty funky stomach all day.and am getting those telltale cramps (stomach, not contractions, whew). So I've been taking lots of acidophilus between doses hoping to counteract some of the harshness. Went to the Dr yesterday to check in and convinced her to do a culture for bv, just in case. It definitely shouldn't be anything worse (unless the hubs is trying to get himself murdered, ha) but I thought something has to be causing.my cervix to be irritated enough to bleed. If that's all clear, then ill have to just convince myself not to worry. It makes me feel better knowing so many babies have turned out to be fine after unexplained bleeding, too.

gosh! how scary for you, sorry you have to deal with this stress and hopefully all will be ok x

Hi ladies....just wanted to update. We lost our perfectly healthy, handsome prince on 3-28. I'd gone in to the er again on the 26th after i had a sudden gush of blood and severe pain on my lower left side. When i got to the hospital, the u/s showed what looked like a small placental abruption and my water had broken, leaving a total of only 5 cm of fluid. My contractions were stopped.with magnesium bc my cervix wasn't.dilated.or thinned, and.things stabilized. They had planned on keeping me one more week then sending me to musc which has a level 2.nicu. Sadly, at just under 48 hours.in the hospital, the pain and bleeding returned with what o knew was back labor..real labor. An ultrasound revealed no fluid left, and my cervix was 2cm and 60%. We were told, given the magnesium, labor would likely not be stopped, but rather drawn out across days rather than hours. We were told if we made.it to 23.weeks when musc would take us, he would likely still die soon after birth because of the lack of fluid to help his lungs mature. in the end, we made the hardest choice ever. We chose to let labor happen and pray he would pass in our arms rather than a.lengthy labor or hooked up to ventilators and tubes. And he did. Our beautiful son, Sullivan Michael was born at 11:07 weighing 1lb 2oz and 11" long. He lived for 40 beautiful minutes cradled in his daddys arms, then mine. I don't know if we will ever try again...but i do know i will miss and love him every second of the rest of my life.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I know no words will really help but I will hope and pray that someday you are able to find peace.

So sorry for your loss that is more pain than anyone should have to bear :( I pray in time you heal and your sons place in your heart will grow in love and strength but the sadness will disappear. Hugs xxx

Oh gosh this is just heart breaking, im so so sorry for you all :-(

I am so sorry, the most heart-breaking story. I hope you are able to find peace somehow.

I'm so sorry for your loss. That is just heartbreaking.

no words can help, that is something no mother should ever have to go through - I have tears for you, and hope you find strength in your girls and DH

Oh my. How heartbreaking. I am so sorry. Cannot even imagine what you're going through. My thoughts are with you.

I am so terribly sorry for your loss. This is something that no mother should ever have to experience.

I am so sorry for your loss. Reading that they didn't keep you in hospital after you came to the ER for the first time makes me so mad! How can they send you home with bleeding and contractions?! Did you ever find out what caused the preterm labour?

You and your family will be in my prayers!

I am so sorry. :( I think I would have made the same choice, though I can't imagine the heartache.

My heart aches for you. I hope you and your family are able to start your healing journey.

Angie

I'm so sorry. This is devastating:(

Oh my goodness, I am so sorry for your loss. How heartbreaking and like the others have said, something no parents should have to go through. I know nothing anyone can say will make the pain any less, but I am thinking of you and your family and your little man who will always be watching over you. xx


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Thank you all. It has been incredibly hard...i really just want answers but i don't see my dr.for almost 2 weeks and what I've been reading says there's not really any reason for what happened other than high bp (which i never had), injury (negative), or infection. No one offered to test the placenta for that so unless they did it without me knowing, i doubt i will ever find out what happened. I also think i lost my mucus plug before the first.hospital visit...but because it came out a little at a time, i didn't realize it until i was thinking back over the symptoms i had. so i don't know if maybe there was infection and then if that's right then my cervix mustve opened then reclosed (as the dr delivering us suspected). I want so badly to try again but i don't know how i could ever make it through another loss like this. I have a houseful of new baby things now that i can't even bear to part with yet...

I am so terribly sorry for the loss of oyur little baby boy, it's really heartbreaking.

Oh NO I am so so so sorry to read this. I don't even have the words to say. My prayers are with you and your sweet angel.

How terribly heartbreaking, every mother's worst fear. My heart goes out to you. So glad you were able to hold your baby for a bit. Thinking and praying for you and your family. <3

I'm so sorry . So heartbreaking for you and your family. Thoughts are with you.

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Heartbreaking. So sorry for your loss. There are no words xxxxxxxx

I am truly so sorry for your terrible loss. It is something no one should have to experience. My thoughts are with you and your family. Sleep well baby boy angel. Xxx

So sorry to read this. God bless your little angel. x


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There are no words for what happened... I am so sorry and I hope you are able to find some peace.

I'm so sorry for your loss, really devastating hope you have a supportive family to get you through this xxx

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I wish I could hug you. Please know my thoughts are with you and your family.

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