I (28F) am currently 33 weeks pregnant with my first baby. Yesterday I was concerned because I noticed some reduced fetal movement in the morning so I went to L&D. After an ultrasound and a couple hours of monitoring they told me that my daughter and the placenta both look healthy, her movement had also picked up by then so they weren’t concerned about that anymore. But I started having some contractions during my time in L&D and the doctor was concerned with how frequent they appeared to be, so I was hooked up to some IV fluids in case I was dehydrated.
Dehydration wasn’t the cause of the contractions and they ended up admitting me due to their concern that I might be going into labor. I’ve been given some medicine to try to stop my contractions but I’m still having them, just not had frequently. They’ve also given me a shot to help develop my daughter’s lungs in case she’s born in the next couple days. I’ll be here at the hospital at least until this evening for continued medication and monitoring so I don’t have a lot of answers yet.
I’m so scared and anxious about the possibility of my baby being born so early. Is there anyone else that has gone through something similar that might have some reassuring words to help during this scary time?
P.S. I apologize for the grammar and formatting. I’m on my phone and I’ve only slept about 2 hours in the last 24 hours so I’m not functioning at full capacity.
Dehydration wasn’t the cause of the contractions and they ended up admitting me due to their concern that I might be going into labor. I’ve been given some medicine to try to stop my contractions but I’m still having them, just not had frequently. They’ve also given me a shot to help develop my daughter’s lungs in case she’s born in the next couple days. I’ll be here at the hospital at least until this evening for continued medication and monitoring so I don’t have a lot of answers yet.
I’m so scared and anxious about the possibility of my baby being born so early. Is there anyone else that has gone through something similar that might have some reassuring words to help during this scary time?
P.S. I apologize for the grammar and formatting. I’m on my phone and I’ve only slept about 2 hours in the last 24 hours so I’m not functioning at full capacity.
