Apologies for not getting to your post sooner. I hope that by now you are holding your 8th little one in your arms. Penny Simkin recommends calling what you are experiencing "prelabor" rather than "false labor" because while they may not immediately lead to progressive labor, they are certainly real contractions! And yes, you can go on for days in this way, which is frustrating but harmless, and yes, being under a lot of stress can make it hard for your body to let go and let labor happen. I do not know whether you went into labor on your own before the date your dr wanted to induce, you had the induction, or you waited it out, but for others who might be reading this post, the fact that your care provider wants to induce does not mean you have to go along with it if you don't want to. You have the right to make an informed refusal as well as to give informed consent. This is true under any circumstances, but it is especially true in situations where there is no medical reason for intervening.
-- Henci |