Postpartum Complications: Cervix & Labor After Multiple Miscarriages

Question
I'M 31 YRS OLD. I'VE HAD 2 MISCARRIAGES, 2 LIVE BIRTHS, AND SUPPOSEDLY DUE 3/12/06.  I'VE NOT HAD MY MENSES FOR APPROX. 5-5 1/2 YRS.  I WAS ON DEPO FOR 3YRS AND STOPPED IT BECAUSE OF SIDE EFFECTS.  STARTED THERAPY FOR MENAPAUSE AND A FEW MONTHS LATER FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT.  I'VE BEEN HAVING EXTREME CONTRACTIONS SINCE 12/05 AND BEEN TAKING BENADRYL TO STOP IT.  MID JAN. HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAVE LABOR STOPPED.  NOW I'VE BEEN LABORING STEADILY FOR 3 DAYS.  I FEEL LIKE IT'S TIME AND THE DR HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING IF HE'S RIGHT ON MY EDC.  WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU HAVE AN EXTREMELY POSTERIOR CERVIX?  DR NEVER SAID A WORD ABOUT IT.  FOUND THIS OUT AT THE HOSPITAL MID JAN. DOES THIS MEAN I MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE A C-SECTION?

Answer
The position of your cervix will not influence the type of delivery you have (vaginal or cesarean). Did you have a sonogram at any time during the pregnancy? The sonogram should have given you a due date and calculated how far pregnant you were at the time of the sonogram.  If you are having contractions more than every 10 minutes (at the level of the belly button) from the beginning of one contraction to the beginning of the next contraction, and each contraction lasts for more than 45 seconds, you should be checked at the hospital. If the cervix is starting to dilate, the labor should be stopped because you are only 34 weeks pregnant. If you can get to 36 weeks gedstation, you can remain in labor. If your cervix is not open, you can just drink copious amounts of water and the contractions will disappear. If the contractions are not every 10 minutes or are not lasting as long as 45 seconds (i.e. 30 seconds), you are not in labor and it is probably Braxton-Hicks contractions, whicn do nolt dilate the cervix.  Lastly, Benadryl will make you sleepy and is good for itching, but will not stop contractions,