Well im 2cm dialated and I still have 8 weeks left

Sooo I went into the hospital last thursday with major constant back pains stabbing up thru my lower abdomen... constant..... they hooked me up.. baby was great... did an ultrasound baby was great.... sitting low and head down..... so i went back to my room they hooked me to contraction machine... and heartrate on him..... well i was having contractions every 15 min per hour.... so he checked me.. said my cervix was very very soft....so I stayed the nite.. he gave me stadol for the pain cuz I was in tears cuz of back pain..... so I stayed in hospital for 4 days.... he gave me steriods shots before I left cuz I was 2 cm dialated....and the contractions still where coming...so I come home... 1st nite was ok ..some pain... OH yah .. I couldnt keep anything down in hospital so they had to give me ivs ...which took 8 tries to get an iv in me.. my arms are all bruised! Get home.. still cant keep food down.......the 2nd nite im home.. back pain wicked starts again im up all nite.. I bath at 1am hot bath .. didnt help....cried cried cried.. tryed every position to sleep and nope.... bath again 3am... didnt help..... im throwing up everything . even water..... so I go try more postions to sleep.. finally at 4am... im sittin up on my couch leanin forward with head on the arm of the couch ..and i zonk out... I wake up at 530am.... ugh really it was only an hour and half break!?! OH and I had not had a bowel movement at all since thursday! They gave me milk of mag and a sepository in hospital..didnt work... I got some over the counter lax plus stool softner at walgreens, and took 4 of them that nite.... finally at 7am.... I take a crap lol.... and continue to..... well... I got some naps in yesterday and the back pain eased with the realease of the bowels.. of course.... I got crampy still now and then....... well today I wake up.. and no back pain... but still having some lil contractions..... SO yah...... I have 8 weeks left..and im 2cm dialated.......I have my next apt. on the 1st ... where I will get another steriod shot...........he said he will give me again in 2 weeks after that...... and he expects me to deliever about 2 weeks early....so bout Oct. 6th.....instead of Oct. 20th....

So we will seee.!!!!!

Gotta get back to forcing down 60 oz of water a day, punkin'. That plus a stool sofetner every other day should keep you nice & "regular". Haven't heard from you in awhile. Hope you feel better, Bridget...
;-) Woody

I know how ya feel. My youngest son now 10 almost 11 started that at 28 weeks. Was dialating the whole time and had labor stopped about every 7 to 8 days till I made it to 35 weeks when he got here. They wanted to send me home at  5 cm and I said no so I walked the outside of the hospital till they found me a spot. I had contractions from 28 weeks on. So by 35 weeks I was so done!! Good they are doing the steroid shots ahead of time. I think that is the best thing and I know it would have helped my son had they done it. Just do what you can to get through and go in when you need to. Its a very hard time so make sure to ask for help!! :)

Wowsers girlfriend!  I thought I was uncomfortable!  I'm glad things are looking up.  I was almost sent to the hospital today but I was able to convince them not to.  LOL. 

Let's hope you keep baking (without pain) for a few more weeks!!

Sandy