contractions 5 mins apart for 3 hours

My doc said to go in when I'm in bad pain my contractions are painful but managable I cant talk threw them I took a hot bath and it relieved the intense pressure in my hips and pubic bone I am trying to sleep it off but I cant sleep im tired but idk if im just excited or too nervous . My boyfriend said he is not taking me to labor and delivery till im in really bad pain and bend over kinda pain . And he said I should walk or go up and down stairs im going to try to sleep and hopefully I get woken up by more intense ones what ya think??

Depends if you want pain relief or not.

I loved the gas/air and then wanted the epidural before they couldn't do it.

Up to you mama, if you're coping at home then stay until you feel you need help to deliver.

How long are they lasting? What is your pain management plan? Are you hoping for a natural labor or planning on an epi. All this kinda dictates when you should go.

You may never have really bad pain with your contractions. My sister never did. She said she was uncomfortable but it never got to be really bad. She had both her kids completely unmedicated due to that. If you feel like you want to go in then go in. If we hadn't have made my sister go in and get checked my nephew would have been a UA home birth because her husband was at work and she lived a two hour ferry ride and five hour drive away from us.

I dnt want an epidural I do have a 5 year old I have to drop off at my moms or maybe take with me and have her picked up she most likely will be asleep I had a fast labor with her 3-4 hours but I know every pregnancy is dfferent they are about 50 seconds my belly gets hard and I feel pressure down there im hoping this is it i hate to go and be returned it might still be early I think im just going to try to rest

<blockquote><b>Quoting TashaMorgan:</b>" You may never have really bad pain with your contractions. My sister never did. She said she was uncomfortable ... [snip!] ... have been a UA home birth because her husband was at work and she lived a two hour ferry ride and five hour drive away from us."</blockquote>




Whoa that's crazy I do feel pressure and cant walk right cuz I feel her so low im im going to wait one more hour and of they dnt get stronger im just going in