Prodromal labor

Just venting - It’s making me want to pull my hair out. My contractions woke me up at 12:30 this morning and they got to 2 minutes apart really quickly, and I was convinced it was go time. Got someone to come sleep on the couch so the kids weren’t alone, and we headed to the hospital. Fast forward 3 hours, contractions are still strong and lasting long and consistently 5-7 minutes, but they’re doing NOTHING. I didn’t change at all in the hour I was being “observed.” So we lost sleep for nada. It was my second labor check in 48 hours. Contractions still haven’t stopped 12 hours later. I have fast labors, and I don’t feel pain until I’m at like 7-8 cm so I have no idea how to tell when I’m in labor without risking not making it to the hospital. And my body is EXHAUSTED.

Thanks for listening 💜