Re: Labor and Heredity - scared, please help.

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>----- Original Message -----
From: Suzanne <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH
<pregnancy-birth@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 6:03 PM
Subject: Labor and Heredity - scared, please help.

> Hi,
>
> I'm almost 33 weeks pregnant.  My mother (with both her pregnancies)
> didn't even feel contractions!
>
> With her first child (my older brother), her water broke at 1:30 am.  He
> was born at 6 am.
>
> With her second child (me), she felt like she had a stomach ache.  She
> went to the hospital, and they told her she was 10 cm dilated.  She had
> me right away (within 3-4 hours of feeling her first "stomach pain.").
>
> What are the chances of this happening to me? I'm terrified I won't know
> when I'm in labor.  I have never had a single menstrual cramp (yes, I
> know I should count my blessings), and so far, no BH contractions! Will
> I know when I'm in labor, and therefore, have time to get to the
> hospital?
>
> What are the chances she had an incompetent cervix, and just didn't know
> it?
>
> thanks....
>

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