Premature Births x 2 will it happen again?

Hi I am 27 wks and i am expecting my 3rd baby in March, however my first daughter was born at 33weeks (spontanious labour) and in breech via c-section and my second was born at 36 weeks breech and spontanious labour via c- section. I had gone into labour at 32 weeks with my second but they managed to stop the contractions with blood pressure medication. What are the odds that this will happen again? And what can you recommend to prevent this?

Premature Births x 2 will it happen again?
Katy


my daughter was born at 32 weeks. I went into labor at 30 weeks. I was put on hospital bed rest and given an IV. I am 25 weeks and yes it is defiantly a high risk pregnancy. My daughters visiting nurse told me the best indication that you will give birth early is if you had previously. My OBGYN plans for me to be on strict bed rest by 28 weeks. That falls on Christmas day... You should defiantly be monitored closely. I also recieve a weekly progestrone shot. Are they doing anything special like that for you? Visit the March of Dimes Share site. You will find all the support and answers you need there...


Good Luck





Edit: Go to that site. There are plenty of positive stories from moms that carried full term or very close after having preterm labor. As far as bed rest, would your insurance company consider paying for a home aid for a few months. In the long run it is less expensive than having a baby in the NICU. I am sure you can get a Dr's note saying it is medically nessasary!!! Just a thought. I was considering it for myself as I have a 3 year old. Then something else opened up for us... Good Luck. There is hope but you HAVE to find a way to take it easy!!!
Reply:You are definitely at higher risk for preterm labor given your history. There is really nothing you can do to prevent it from happening if it's going to happen. Surely your doctor gave you instructions for limiting activity or bedrest if they were concerned.





Good luck to you.
Reply:Your odds are high and I understand your concerns. All 4 of my Aunt's children were premature. No cause was identified. My scrapbooking friend had 2 premature children. Her uterine lining wasn't thick enough apparently. Complete bed rest the 2nd time around kept her second child in much longer so he only came 4 weeks early.





As far as prevention, I guess I would consult with a specialist to find out if there is anything YOU can do. For instance, if infection is the cause, can you take antibiotics to prevent early labor. Can you consider a terbutiline pump (used often by moms-to-be-of-multiples) to prevent contractions. Is this baby breech? If not, maybe it won't be a problem?
Reply:It might can happen again but then again it might not just keep doing what you doing, making sure that you're taking care of yourself and your child. I'm 22 and I had my 1st full term then I had a set of twins who were born at 36 weeks and then my second set of twins were born 36 weeks almost 37. But you will never know, it all depends on the baby





Good Luck I hope that you do manage to carry this one full terms