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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 397960" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Take it easy and keep your bladder empty.</p><p></p><p>I speak from experience - I have an "irritable uterus" and had strong contractions with every pregnancy, starting earlier each time. With easy child (first pregnancy) they were described as strong Braxton-Hicks and started at about week 20. They were not painful, but they did slow me down a lot. Every time I got out of a chair, I had to pause until the contraction passed. While walking, I would get a contraction every ten steps or so. At 34 weeks I was admitted to hospital with placenta problems (a totally separate issue) and spent the rest of the pregnancy on bed rest, before she had to be induced at 37 weeks.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 1 - the contractions were a lot worse and threatened to put me into labour. I was put on salbutamol tablets from 16 weeks when the contractions began. I also spent some time in hospital - I was there when Australia won the America's Cup for the first time! I stayed on the tablets until 38 weeks pregnancy, stopping them was expected to give me a week to ten days before going into labour. It was only a few hours. But during this pregnancy I was resting, and that meant not getting up to go to the toilet until I really had to go. The contractions were at times very strong.</p><p></p><p>Next pregnancy, I noticed that if I kept my bladder empty, the contractions were far less strong. I managed to stay at work for this pregnancy, until 6 weeks before (when the boss insisted I begin maternity leave). I was taking an anti-prostaglandin to damp down the contractions, though.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 (fourth pregnancy) - contractions began at about 9 weeks (as with easy child 2/difficult child 2) but I didn't start the salbutamol tablets until I had the amniocentesis. The doctor knew of my history and knew the test could trigger contractions, so told me to start the tablets then if the contractions got hot.</p><p>Over the next month or so, the doctor doubled the dose of salbutamol. I was shaky, resting pulse was 95, also increasingly anaemic. I had a crud doctor who didn't do what he should, but at least we had our boy at the end of it all. Again I found that an empty bladder cooled the contraction strength. I was contracting every five minutes for the duration of the pregnancy. Resting in bed quietened them down too. Being vertical (sitting, standing, walking) really stepped up the action.</p><p></p><p>So - rest. Lie down. On your side. Read lots of books. Drink plenty of fluids, but keep your bladder empty. It's always OK to get up if you're going to the loo! Otherwise - there are some good knitting patterns online!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 397960, member: 1991"] Take it easy and keep your bladder empty. I speak from experience - I have an "irritable uterus" and had strong contractions with every pregnancy, starting earlier each time. With easy child (first pregnancy) they were described as strong Braxton-Hicks and started at about week 20. They were not painful, but they did slow me down a lot. Every time I got out of a chair, I had to pause until the contraction passed. While walking, I would get a contraction every ten steps or so. At 34 weeks I was admitted to hospital with placenta problems (a totally separate issue) and spent the rest of the pregnancy on bed rest, before she had to be induced at 37 weeks. difficult child 1 - the contractions were a lot worse and threatened to put me into labour. I was put on salbutamol tablets from 16 weeks when the contractions began. I also spent some time in hospital - I was there when Australia won the America's Cup for the first time! I stayed on the tablets until 38 weeks pregnancy, stopping them was expected to give me a week to ten days before going into labour. It was only a few hours. But during this pregnancy I was resting, and that meant not getting up to go to the toilet until I really had to go. The contractions were at times very strong. Next pregnancy, I noticed that if I kept my bladder empty, the contractions were far less strong. I managed to stay at work for this pregnancy, until 6 weeks before (when the boss insisted I begin maternity leave). I was taking an anti-prostaglandin to damp down the contractions, though. difficult child 3 (fourth pregnancy) - contractions began at about 9 weeks (as with easy child 2/difficult child 2) but I didn't start the salbutamol tablets until I had the amniocentesis. The doctor knew of my history and knew the test could trigger contractions, so told me to start the tablets then if the contractions got hot. Over the next month or so, the doctor doubled the dose of salbutamol. I was shaky, resting pulse was 95, also increasingly anaemic. I had a crud doctor who didn't do what he should, but at least we had our boy at the end of it all. Again I found that an empty bladder cooled the contraction strength. I was contracting every five minutes for the duration of the pregnancy. Resting in bed quietened them down too. Being vertical (sitting, standing, walking) really stepped up the action. So - rest. Lie down. On your side. Read lots of books. Drink plenty of fluids, but keep your bladder empty. It's always OK to get up if you're going to the loo! Otherwise - there are some good knitting patterns online! Marg [/QUOTE]
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