Preterm Labour

[Super Goo]

Go to the hospital if you have any of the following symptoms or if something doesn't feel right.


Bad cramps or stomach pains that don't go away.
Bleeding, trickle of gush of fluid from your vagina.
Increase in the amount of vaginal discharge.
Lower back pain/pressure, or a change in lower backache.
A feeling that the baby/babies are pushing down.
Fever, chills, dizziness, vomiting or a bad headache.
Blurry vision or spots before your eyes.
Sudden or severe swelling of your feet, hands or face.
Contractions, or change in strength and number of contractions.
A significant change in your baby's/babies movements.

[TashaAndBump]

Thanks for this... How common is it for twins to come early? Should I expect it, or is it just something that sometimes happens but isn't like really really likely? My first baby had to stay in the NICU for a week as she had breathing difficulties and staphylococcus aureus infection in her blood. I really don't want to go back there, especially with a daughter at home already...

[4lilmonkeys]

My twins were early because I had complications following the birth of my son 8 months previously. I've known quite a few other people to go right up to 36+ weeks

[Iggy]

50% of twins are born before 38 weeks. So you have a decent shot of going full term :)