https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 13:23:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-went-into-labor-early-and-they-stopped-it-how-long-did-you-make-it#post-2162853 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 18:55:09 +0000 owlteach 2162853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks guys. I am so conflicted, I'm ready to be done and excited to meet our little girl...but there is so much I need to wrap up at work. I'm a teacher too...so the longer I can last, the less sick time I need to use up. Dr. said everything looks good today, and there is no way to know how much longer we have. I will just try to find the perfect combo between taking it easy and getting crap done between now and when she makes her arrival, whenever that is! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-went-into-labor-early-and-they-stopped-it-how-long-did-you-make-it#post-2162505 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:13:26 +0000 blackbird 2162505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, you could just be super dehydrated and have, ahem, irritated bowels from the bug you caught! i hope that's it. I had a 6 day bug a few months ago and it made me feel SUPER CRAPPY and crampy and yuck in general. Then it went away. You're close enough, they won't stop it, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-went-into-labor-early-and-they-stopped-it-how-long-did-you-make-it#post-2162501 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:11:39 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 2162501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not the same, but my water broke at 30w and I made it to 32w before I had cord prolapse.</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-went-into-labor-early-and-they-stopped-it-how-long-did-you-make-it#post-2162434 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 13:27:36 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2162434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a very different situation, but I do think it could be any time...or closer to your due date. So I'd prepare for either way (which I'm sure is stressful). They won't do anything to postpone labor at that point since you are very close to term.</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-went-into-labor-early-and-they-stopped-it-how-long-did-you-make-it#post-2162297 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:42:19 +0000 owlteach 2162297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So on Tuesday I called in sick because DH was so sick with flu like symptoms that I took him to the walk in clinic. They gave him IV fluids and sent us on our way. That day at about 5 I got hit with the same symptoms hard, I was 35 weeks 5 days. I called the dr. and they said to just hydrate and come in if I felt I needed fluids or was in labor. By 8 I was headed to the hospital, because I was pretty sure I was having regular contractions on top of the severe vomitting and diarrhea. They totally tried to brush me off in labor and deliver and kept saying they'd check me and baby out and then send me down to the ER for fluids. </p> <p>Well, as it turns out, I was having contractions every 2-3 minutes, lasting about 30 seconds, I was dilated to a 2 and baby was at 0 position. Contractions went on through the night, and at the last cervical check I was at a 3. They didn't give me any meds to stop labor, just 4 liters of fluid over night, along with some pain meds. At one point LO's heart was decelerating, but with Oxygen and fluids things stabilized by morning. They did an ultrasound to make sure that everything looked ok, and one last NST. </p> <p>They sent me home and I continued to have mild contractions about every 5-10 until about 3 yesterday. I have had a few contractions today and a lot of low back/pelvic cramping and go back into the dr. today for another NST and my weekly appointment. I'm now suddenly panicking that baby could come any time, and that I don't have the 2-4 weeks that I thought I did. </p> <p>So my question is, if you had a similar situation, did you make it to 40 weeks, or did you deliver a bit early? </p>