When do I go in??

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The two really long ones werent that long, I just didn’t turn off the timer fast enough. But I’m only 34 weeks and this seems like a lot

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I’d suggest drinking some cold water and changing position. That can help determine if it’s BH contractions or real. 
But if you aren’t sure it’s never bad to head into L&D to get checked. Or call your OB nurses line and talk to them.

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They’re irregular, but since you’re early I would call your dr just to make sure. Your dr might want you to come in so they can check and monitor you.

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If your in labor- they won’t stop coming. I would call your nurse if your concerned. 
If I was in your shoes I would wait until they were lasting longer than an hour. I started having prodominal (spelling?) labor at about 34 weeks with my first and my doctor had me come in when they lasted longer than an hour. The monitored me and checked my cervix. I was dilated to a 1 but then then they stopped while I was there. I had the contractions again at 35 weeks and started my maternity leave early but I didn’t go in that time. I told myself if they were longer than 2 hours I would go in but they stopped. Then I started having contractions again on the following Monday when I was 36 weeks 3 days. They never stopped! They progressively got worse and eventually were under 5 minutes apart lasting over a minute each. I went to L&D and they sent me home after giving me medicine to “relax” which was also supposed to stop my contractions as the nurses were still calling it early labor. This repeated for 3 days 😂 contractions never stopped but I was dilating super slow. Finally Friday morning at 3am I was a 4.5 so they admitted me and I had my son that evening at 37 weeks on the dot. It was such a run around that week of being told I wasn’t labor but I was the entire time. 
But let me tell you, those L&D trips weren’t cheap. I hadn’t met my yearly max yet so each L&D visit was charged like an ER visit, I was shocked when I got a bill a month later and owed 1200 for the visits! And I have really good health insurance. 
I’m 31 weeks with my second now and I’m determined to not have a repeat of this 😂 so I’m literally not going in until I literally can’t stand it anymore.

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How does your belly feel? Is it tightening and softening in between? I had something similar that lasted about an hour and a half but my stomach stayed tense and tight the entire time, my OB recommended using a heating pad and that stopped it all completely. I forgot what he called it but it was basically my muscles were tensing and not relaxing and that was causing the contraction type pains.

When do I go in??

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