Contractions

So yesterday was an interesting day. Carson got up for work at 2:30 which is a once a week regular thing. And I usually am at least semi awake when he is getting ready for work. But yesterday morning I just didn't feel good. I had a really bad stomach ache, which I thought was just hunger pains (again nothing uncommon). But that didn't help. So I found a comfortable spot and fell back asleep. Only to wake up at 5:30 with what felt like a huge knot in the top of my stomach so I went and took a hot shower thinking that might help. 45 minutes later no improvement. So I called my mom and told her that I didn't feel good at all. She asked what was wrong and I told her. She then said call the doctor.

So I called the doctor which at 6:15 ish in the morning is still closed. The lady that answered the phone said that she would page my doctor and if she didn't call back in 20 minutes then to call back. I grabbed a blanket and put in a movie and laid on the couch. It was almost 7 when I realized that the 20 minutes were up and still no call. I called back and told the operator that I hadn't heard from anyone. And started waiting again, realizing that I was starving I went and got some yogurt out of the fridge and waited. This time Dr. Hall called me back and asked what was going on. I told her and reminded her that I had called Monday cause I was having troubles breathing. She told me that she wanted me to come in and see her when the office opened. But I had to wait tell the office opened (8:30 ish) so I could call and have them fit me in somewhere in her schedule. Waiting I dozed off on the couch. Waking up around 8:15 and my movie was almost over and at my favorite part. Forcing my self to stay awake to watch the rest of the movie and then call the office. When I got a hold of someone they told me that they could pass the message on to one of the nurses. Figuring a call back could take some time I went back in to bed to try and rest a while longer. It was just after 9 when the nurse called back and said that she would have to talk to the Dr to see what she wanted to do, even though I had told her that Dr. Hall had said for them to fit me in some place. So I hung up and when back to sleep. She called back about 9:30 and said that the Dr did want me to come in (DUH). I told her it would take me at least 15 minutes to get in there, and she said that was fine.

I got to the doctors office and realized that I was starving. But no time for food I was already at the doctor’s office. They called me back as soon as I got there. Dr Hall came in and checked me out and said that she assumed that it was ONLY contractions. But she still wanted to hook me up to a monitor and send me for an ultra sound. They came in and hooked me up, monitoring the heartbeat and contractions. So I sat there not knowing what I was feeling, a little scared a little worried. A nurse came in and asked if it had eaten and I said no, so she brought me a juice box.

The doctor came in and said that there was some small contractions (none of the ones measured were ever close to the one that had woke me up that morning), but were still contractions, so she wanted to do a pelvic to make sure that I wasn’t dilated at all. She did that and said that my cervix was opening a teeny tiny little bit and could feel baby there. But she still wasn’t worried about me going in to labor in the next 2 weeks. But she still wanted me to go get the ultra sound just to check and make sure there was nothing wrong with my kidneys, liver or ovaries (if they could see them). But she also said the pain in my stomach could just be the scar tissue from my appendix stretching. I got dressed and went to the nurses station for my ultra sound apt. and she said the soonest they could get me in over at the hospital was at 3:00. Oh and by the way, they don’t want you eating OR drinking anything until after the apt. Yeah at this point it is not quite noon and I am starving and they just told me that I CAN NOT eat or drink anything for the next 3 hours.

Now 2:30 STARVING and it is time to go to the hospital. Luckily we got there and they got me in right at 3 and we were in the car on the way to get food by 3:30. The tech looked at my kidneys, liver. She was really nice and said that unofficially she saw nothing wrong.

Now we wait, not really knowing what all the pain was, but we are going with contractions. I had pain in my stomach off and on all day in and some to day. But none as bad as yesterday morning. And Dr. Hall wasn’t worried about me going in to labor in the next 2 week, so I guess I just have to trust my dr.

Baby has been moving a lot in the last few days and even had the hic-ups 3 times yesterday. So I’ll keep you all posted and hopefully Baby won’t be here anytime soon.

Stephanie said...
Wow! That is a little scary. You seem to have handled it very well. Good luck keeping baby settled for the next few weeks.
Wednesday, 02 July, 2008
Karen Christensen said...
Sounds like you are doing too much! Take it easy. Pretty soon you won't be able to! (At least for about 21 years!) I love you blogspot! Keepm in touch.
Thursday, 03 July, 2008
Julie said...
Ouch, that doesn't sound like too much fun! I'm glad you got through it okay. When ever I experienced something like that Jon always told me to drink more water... so drink more water!! :o) ha
Sunday, 06 July, 2008