Rian and I went on a hospital tour on Thursday night! However, it was not your typical hospital tour where you get to see the nursery and all the babies and see where you will go when you deliver, it was the not so pretty hospital tour.
On Thursday, I was having the worst back pain I have had during this entire pregnancy. So bad, that I was telling my co-workers, and I had to leave the assembly we were having at school early. So I went home, and went to the bathroom and noticed blood. I called Rian (Lindsey answered and I am sure I totally freaked her out with my urgency), then called the good doctor, and he told me to go to the hospital. So, I recalled Rian, told him to come home and went and took a shower. The doctor told me we could be there for two hours, or the entire night. So I packed for my overnight just in case. (This included only essentials: Clean underwear, toothbrush, deodorant and Chuck and my blanket...for those of you who know Chuck and my blanket).
Anyways, we get to the hospital where one nurse tells me that I am probably just having a UTI. But, she hooks me up to the baby monitors anyways and does an exam. Turns out, I am 1 cm dilated, 50% effaced and I was having contractions 7 MINUTES APART! The back pain I had been experiencing was contractions and I had no idea. So needless to say, I had to get pumped full of medicine that stops pre-term labor, really weird stuff. It made my jaw chatter and my hands shake like crazy. I also had to get pumped full of fluids because I was apparently dehydrated. Dehydration causes contractions, contractions cause dilation, dilation causes blood and baby to come to early.
So, I have been on heavy bed rest all weekend, my doctor wanted me to come to work today and see how I feel, and then this afternoon I am going back to the doctor to see if I need to be on bed rest the rest of the pregnancy. I am 50/50 on this. That much laying around at first seemed really nice, but then I started getting a little bored and stir crazy. I keep teasing Rian that I want the kind of bed rest where I can still go out to lunch, so I have my fingers crossed for that! If we have to make anymore hospital visits, I will be sure to bring my camera so we can fully document the situation.
Also...I am packing my "for real" suitcase for the hospital tonight, just in case.
Also...I did get to see one brand new baby at the nursery! Rian saw 2 or 3 new ones too, so that was the best part of the tour for sure!
4 comments:
I feel better knowing Chuck got the tour as well. He would be traumitized if the first time he saw the joint was when you were having a baby.
So now that you know what contractions feel like, are you more or less nervous about delivery?
MORE! I already asked for the epidural and I am only 1cm dilated!
It sounds like a crazy weekend! I hope you are feeling better today. If you get the chance, let us know how things are going. We are thinking about you!
Jill
I am catching up on my "Day in the Life" even though I already know most of these details. It is still fun to read. And look at that...I made it in the blog!! Couldn't be more pumped. We are totally BFF's.
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