Understanding Preterm Labor and Its Impact on Maternal Health

Question
Ok, this is a little complicated. But about 2 months ago I started having really bad migraines. They've done a spinal tap and two different mri's n all is good. This is my 6th child and all my other pregnancy's were text-book perfect. I also have really bad teeth, patially due to having my children back to back. They want to pull 6 more teeth out now, but can't because I am 33.3 weeks now. I went into pre-term labor last week n they were able to stop it and gave me the steroid shots to help the baby's lungs. As of Thursday I was 3cm dialted n 50% effaced. Well today I lost the rest of my mucus plug. Which looked like a bright red clot, plus the mucus stuff's. I'm havin irregular contractions, nothing to run to the hospital for. But wouldn't it be better for me to have my baby sooner than later so that I can get my teeth fixed, which may be causing my migraines. Also, my teeth are so infected that it feels like the infection is in my jaw now. Any help or ways to get the doc to see my pain and dis-comfort? Or am I over-reacting? Thank you...

Answer
My personal answer is that it is never okay to induce labor early simply to relieve discomfort in the mother.  That's coming from someone who has spent two pregnancies in severe pain for the last trimester, but who also has preemies and knows the potential hazards are early delivery.  You may want to seek out a specialty orthodontist or oral surgeon who works on tough cases.  Yours may be a situation where surgery is warranted even during pregnancy.  It's possible that the infection in your teeth is causing your body to try to labor early; fixing your teeth might allow you to go to term in comfort.

Good luck!