In early labor?

i stopped my terbutaline pump thursday morning but i am still monitoring my contractions on the machine. i had 7 long ones with several shorter ones this morning. anyways, since early this morning, each contraction i feel is starting to hurt now (like bad menstrual cramps). the nurse at the monitoring place said it sounds like i could be in early labor. (my doctor said that i would most likely deliver within a few days to a week after stopping the terbutaline). anyways, the nurse wants me to get up and walk around, change positions and drink a lot of water to see if it helps and take a benadryl if i want to try to take a nap. then they will re-evaluate the situation after my evening monitoring. of course if they get worse, call my doctor... my question for ladies who were on terbutaline or not: does this sound similar to how your labor started? this is my first, so i have nooooo clue! hope this post makes sense.... not feelin so comfy right now.

I wasn't on a pump, just pills. My water didn't break til 3wks after I stopped the meds and I didn't even know it. I didn't go into labor on my own and had to be induced. However! It does sound like early labor. Good luck hon! <3

Quoting Mandi [[Expecting #2]]:“ I wasn't on a pump, just pills. My water didn't break til 3wks after I stopped the meds and I didn't ... [snip!] ... know it. I didn't go into labor on my own and had to be induced. However! It does sound like early labor. Good luck hon! <3”

thank you. yeah, it's 1 pm now and i'm honestly not feeling any better. i've been up and about like the nurse said, made brunch, washed a couple of dishes and have drank a bunch of water. contractions seem to be about 6 minutes apart, but they have a bit more intensity.

Quoting Preggo with #1:“ thank you. yeah, it's 1 pm now and i'm honestly not feeling any better. i've been up and about like the ... [snip!] ... of dishes and have drank a bunch of water. contractions seem to be about 6 minutes apart, but they have a bit more intensity.”

Have you tried laying on your left side and seeing if that helps at all? I know my docs told me to drink a bunch of water and lay on my left for an hour. Sounds like it won't help any, but worth a shot!