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Re: Need Clarification About Contractions

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 10 Feb 2002 22:16:10 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 9 Feb 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I'm 24 weeks pregnant and have noticed about 2 BH contractions so far in
>the last three weeks. Keep in mind I'm new at this so it kind of scared
>me when I had the first one. Ever since the first one I've constantly
>been pressing on my abdomen, feeling for any hardness. Consequently,
>I've felt parts of my uterus become hard from time to time. However, I
>would NOT have felt these tightenings had I not been feeling for them.
>My ob told me to go to labor and delivery if I feel 4 or more
>contractions in an hour. Am I to assume she means the kind where you
>notice them WITHOUT feeling for them?

yes, those kind

The rational side of my brain >tells me that she doesn't mean the contractions I feel with my hands
>that I wouldn't notice had I not been paying attention and she probably
>meant the kind where I feel my uterus contract without using my hands.
>Sorry for the semantics but I want to make sure I have this straight.
>Thanks.
>
>-Nervous Nelly

to reitterate: if you, without touching your uterus, feel cramps and you have more than 4 in an hour, then go to the hospital

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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