Preterm Labor

Hi everyone! This is my first post here. I had a very odd experience at the hospital the other day and I wanted to know if it's the norm. My first pregnancy I went into labor at 30 weeks. They stopped it and I stayed dilated at a 2 on bedrest until 36 weeks. I still didn't deliver until 42 weeks.   This time they did all the tests to see if I was at risk for preterm labor and said I was not, but that I did have a low lying placenta that they will check here in another four weeks to see if it's moved. Well I went into preterm labor this past Thursday anyway, though they didn't check my cervix to see if it was dilated b/c they were worried about my low lying placenta (strange since I have had no restrictions when it comes to sex or anything). I was having contractions every 2-4 minutes and they sent me home after a shot of terbutaline slowed them down. They then gave me no restrictions and sent me home. Now the first time I had preterm labor I was put on bedrest. I haven't stopped contracting since I came home. They said they couldn't check my cervix so they didn't know if the contractions were doing anything, but they didn't seem worried at all b/c I wasn't in a lot of pain. With my first I had absolutely no pain, so I'm just curious if this is normal. I thought they'd at least tell me no sex or something. Now I'm afraid to do anything to make the contractions worse. I see my midwife tomorrow so I'm going to ask her about it, but I'm really concerned that despite my history, they still sent me home as though it was nothing. I checked my cervix before going to the hospital b/c I thought I was imagining things and realized I was dilating, which is why I went in in the first place. I didn't tell them that when I got there, b/c I didn't want them to lecture me about it, but maybe I should have. Has anyone else had an experience like this? Where they seemed completely unconcerned with the fact that I was having contractions so often and sent me home with no instructions except to come back in with problems? I am still having contractions, but I'm worried I'm going to go in and it's going to be the same thing it was before. My best friend told me to listen to my body but now I'm very unsure of myself. Any advice would help. Sorry this is so long. Also I think I repeated myself a couple of times, so sorry about that too! ha

That's bull. They can check you with a low lying placenta. I had complete previa and they checked me. An then I had vasa previa and they would check me with a transvag u/s.

If I where you I would go back if you are still having contractions. At least to get them stopped then talk to your midwife about it when you see her.