back labor , her cervix was thick and tight. The next morning she went to the Dr. and she had got to 2 cm. dialated 50% efaced and 0 station. This morning she called me and she has some bll\ood ( pink Show )..... HOW MUCH LONGER???? she feel like she is having menstrual cramps. SHE IS 37 weeks Preg.
2007-02-17 01:57:17 · 11 answers · asked by The Warden 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I would contact the doctor and tell him. If she's gone that long without actual labor setting in, there is a chance of infection to the womb and fetus since the plug is no longer in place (that is exactly what it's designed to do.......keep out germs).
If the doctor feels it's necessary, he will admit her, and start an IV drip with a drug called Pitocin (also called Oxytocin, but same drug)......a uterine stimulant that will bring on contractions. This will kick labor into high gear, but be forewarned......doing it this way tends to make labor pains rather rough, so she will need to be willing to forego using natural childbirth if needed. The contractions under Pitocin are VERY strong, and believe me, it's better to be comfie than try to put up with it (hahaha).
2007-02-17 02:03:35 · answer #1 · answered by Critter Lady 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The period like cramps are her cervix thinning out.
I lost my plug at 37 weeks. My water broke when I was about 50% effaced and 1 cm dilated... I was in labor 15 hours before I had bloody show, and 37 hours before I was fully effaced and 9 cm.
Its different for every woman. Tell her to get up and walk as much as possible.
DONT let her be induced. Thats the worst thing they could do. They can put her on an antibiotic if her water breaks and more than 12 hours goes by. Cervinix or whatever its called is the only thing she should allow them to use to progress labor. Its doesnt cause contractions, it simply causes the cervix to thin and open.
2007-02-17 10:02:08 · answer #2 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she has progress from an undilated cervix to now being 2cm dilated, 50% effaced and 0 station, it sounds like she is about to go into labour. It sounds mean, but the pre labour, which can be irregular contractions etc, can go on for days, and we don’t count it as part of labour. Labour begins when a woman is greater than 3cm dilated, has regular contraction that are increasing in strength, duration and intensity, and is continuing to dilate (that’s a list of the ‘rules’). I am guessing that this is her first baby, but it does sound like her labour will start soon.
If she is at 37 weeks, then the Midwives will just let her progress at her own rate, as long as her waters do not break, or there are other factors (unhappy baby, increasing blood pressure, etc). They will not give her the ‘gel’ or cervnix (what ever they call it in your country), because that is only used to dilate the cervix enough to allow them to rupture the membranes, or to help her go into labour on her own. The gel can only be given if they have a Bishop score of less than 6, which basically means that the cervix is still mostly closed, in a posterior position and uneffaced. It is a major no no to give it to a woman who is as far along as your daughter, it can cause a ‘tonic’ contraction. This basically means the uterus will contract, but not release, and the placenta is compromised, and the baby cannot get oxygen etc (the placenta is the baby’s life line, but I am sure you already know that). A tonic contraction is a medical emergency, and the baby will need to be delivered immediately (as in emergency LSCS). But you do not need to worry about that.
The mucous plug, or operculum, is formed during early pregnancy to protect the ‘contents’ of the uterus. It helps keep the uterus a nice, safe, clean, environment during early pregnancy and its job is well and truly done by the end of the third trimester. It can be lost several weeks before labour starts, particularly in women who have had children before. Intercourse, vaginal examinations etc can all cause the early loss of the operculum, but in your daughter’s case, it sounds like it is due to the dilation of her cervix. The presence of blood (light streaking) is normal as some of the blood vessels in the cervix break as dilation starts, but your daughter should always ring the hospital to tell them what has been happening, and they can advise your daughter on what she should do.
2007-02-17 10:45:19 · answer #3 · answered by Selina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pregnancy is very unpredictable she could go tomorrow or be pregnant for another few weeks. The thing to watch for now is timable contractions and pressure (often feels like you need to have a BM). The comment made about after losing the mucus plug you deliver within24-48 hours is not true. Some woman lose their mucus plug a few weeks to a month before they deliver. Good luck to you!
2007-02-17 10:10:01 · answer #4 · answered by veronica c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If contractions do not start within 48 hours there are the follwing options: pit her, (administer the muscle contractant pitocin) but if she is a primi para (first chidbirth) it is hard on the mother and if this does not work monitor contractions and fetal heartbeat. According to the findings we can try a 2nd time but if this does not work the only other alternative is a C section. Good luck.
2007-02-17 10:11:01 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. House 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is exactly what happened to me, in fact, the couldn't tell that I was having contractions. She IS in labour. I was in the hospital for over a week and a half with this problem. I would get spotting here and there, same with the contractions. Then one morning, i woke up and my water broke. I bet she will give birth quickly..i did, as soon as my water broke, i was 8cm, being only 2 the previous night. She's coming along slowly..first baby I bet.
2007-02-17 10:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by jenisisgrafix 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The spotting is due to her cervix dialating... It shouldn't be much longer since she is already 2cm and she is having some bloody show... I will be willing to bet she will probably already be in labor or she will be going into labor very soon.
2007-02-17 10:07:29 · answer #7 · answered by navy_seabee_wife 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After bloody show, contractions USUALLY start within 24-48 hours. The baby should be here sometime before or on Monday.
2007-02-17 10:00:24 · answer #8 · answered by Aaliyah & Natalie's Mommy 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
could be hours to weeks, everyone is different. she'll have to wait till contractions get regular, stronger, and closer together. unfortunately there is no absolute answer on this, it's all a waiting game. have her do something to pass time to get her mind off it if possible.
2007-02-17 10:06:13 · answer #9 · answered by bulloch2004 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They should induce in this case if contractions have not started within 2 days. I had the same thing and they induced me.
2007-02-17 10:01:46 · answer #10 · answered by ami 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋