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Re: labor
From: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 21 Jul 2000 17:10:17 -0500 (CDT)
I am 27 weeks along and yes I am at home. No the contractions were
still the same when they discharged me. Yes I am having contractions
now around every five minutes and they are painful. I called my OB to
discuss my concerns and he said that it was caused by my UTI. The shot
they gave me stopped contractions for 30 minutes and then they were
back. No there was no shots given to develop the babys lungs and while
in the hospital the babys heart was beating at 165 bpm.
At Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Tonja wrote:
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>Amanda, how far along are you again? I'm assuming you've been discharged
>and are at home now? Had the contractions ceased at the time of
>discharge? Did you receive steroid shots for the baby's lungs just in
>case? If you're at home now and still having contractions (especially if
>they're painful and regular), don't feel as though you're helpless -
>you're not. Call your OB immediately and/or go to L&D and get checked
>out again. While it's true that in some cases, the early loss of a
>mucus plug isn't a concern, in others, it can be (as in my previous
>situation). In many cases, the drugs administered to stop labor can
>only guarantee holding it off for 24 hours, in other cases, much longer.
>There's just no guarantee with these things and it depends entirely on
>the specific patient and what stage of preterm labor she's in (if, in
>fact, you are in preterm labor). Of course, from a personal
>perspective, I would do anything to safely avoid having a preemie.
>
>Call your OB ASAP and tell him your concerns. Hang in there...I'm
>thinking of you!
>
>--
>Tonja
>
>At Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Amanda wrote:
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>>I wrote once and you said I should be concerned about preterm labor. I
>>got even more concerned when I passed my mucus plug that morning. Well
>>I went to L&D yesterday with all the signs they hooked me up to a
>>monitor and it showed my contractions coming every four minutes. They
>>came running in and said they needed to give me a shot to stop it from
>>happening. She checked to see if I was diliated and I was a fingertip
>>and even after the shot I was still having them. My OB come in said I
>>had a UTI and that was causing the contractions and gave me a strong
>>medicine to stop the contractions. Well they are still there and
>>getting stronger-still happening every 5-10 minutes but I feel there is
>>nothing that I can do. HELP!!!!!!!! Tonya I know this is like you story
>>and I don't wish to have my baby now but if they are going to fool
>>around with me then I feel that it would be safer to have the baby where
>>it has a chance. And the OB said losing my mucus plug wasn't a concern
>>but I thought that kept away infection.
>>
>>--
>>Amanda
>>
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Amanda
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