I am pregnant with my third and again started
prodromal labor at 36 weeks.
We're struggling to make ends meet because
prodromal labor at least once a week since 36w4d had us figuring that i wouldn't go «post dates» and I took off work at 40w1d (unpaid since I am a nurse and had to use most of my PTO covering low census days that I was canceled).
Not exact matches
Braxton Hicks contractions can start in the second trimester while
prodromal labor only starts
at the end of your pregnancy.
Prodromal labor is known for starting and stopping
at around the same time every day.
My second was about six hours of
prodromal labor, but the active
labor (when contractions are
at regular intervals, less than five minutes apart) was less than three hours.
I learned about
prodromal labor only after enduring it
at the end of my first pregnancy.
Ahead of time, I'll discuss with my care team my options for helping me get rest in the event that I have significant sleep problems again
at the end of pregnancy (especially since my last
prodromal labor was only
at night)
My chiropractor Dr. Zimmerman from Sowing Wellness, who lovingly adjusted my achy pregnant body, magically calming my ridiculous amount of
prodromal labor was in attendance; she chatted with me as our babies cooed and stared
at one another.
Prodromal labor can last days, weeks or even a month or more, often starting and stopping
at the same time each day (or night).
And my
prodromal started
at 34 weeks, so I'm glad it was just
prodromal and not preterm
labor.
When I was due with my second child, I had 4 + weeks of
prodromal labor (not that I knew what it was
at the time; I called it false
labor because I'd never heard of
prodromal labor).
We are still waiting on the baby and
at this point I'm three days over 40 weeks, so it will be interesting to see if all this
prodromal labor results in a shorter active
labor.
At my six week postpartum appointment, I asked my midwife what had happened with my
labor, and she responded that it sounded like I've had a very intense
prodromal labor.
Many women who have had
prodromal labor (
labor that doesn't progress and then stops, usually
at night) also have a baby who is not in the best position.