Well, we still have had some action! I had to go into the hospital family birthing center on Friday afternoon at 3pm to be monitored, checking on a pain that was getting worse in my side. While I was there my contractions started up again! The pain did not seem to point to anything serious, but my contractions continued all through the evening and then most of the night, but did slow down by morning. My parents arrived Friday for a scheduled visit.
Throughout the day it was random contractions and cramping, but always some activity. My parents left around 5pm. Funny side note- last pregnancy I started having contractions and I had my parents come in the middle of the night. And although they were continuing, they were not changing after 24 hours. Solid, but not intensifying. We saw the doctor and he said just to carrying on, it still could be a while before baby came. I was CRUSHED. My dad needed to work and decided to head back to Portland. My mom stayed for some emotional support:) About 20 minutes after my dad left...MY WATER BROKE! We called him saying 'TURN AROUND!" Little did we know if was still going to be 2 full more days before baby arrived:)
SO today, by 4pm I was REALLY cramping. My parents were packing up to head home as nothing had changed. About 20 minutes after they left, I noticed my dad left his entire toiletry bag. I had to go to the bathroom and thought I would call them after that.
AND then...I PASSED MY PLUG!! MORE action! This is so exciting! I called them laughing that again after they leave something exciting happened. After I passed the plug, I started having much stronger contractions. So, my parents decided to come and get the bag, but stay for dinner and just see what was happening. Well, sure enough things died down while sitting and eating. We went for a walk after dinner and although I had another couple contractions, things have simmered down.
So, my parents just left and I am headed to bed. I am so pleased that I have all the signs of labor approaching and that I KNOW my body is progressing. All good signs that when it is REALLY time, I will not being in labor for DAYS. I am praying for that anyway!
SO...tired, I am headed to bed. Lots of activity for one weekend:)
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So exciting! I am just nervous that you are going to have this baby FAST. But I guess that would be a blessing after last time.
on a funny side note - I passed my plug while on a shoot at a clients house. And they had one of those new low flow toilets - yikes!
You know, I think the baby has dropped even lower! And if all this cramping and especially the contractions(not BH) are also progressing....keeps me wondering too. If it is quick, we are SO covered for Lacy and are only ONE mile from the hospital and their AWESOME new Family Birth Center. BUT...I am not setting myself up for disappointment:) I will be prepared to work for a while.
You know are birth class instructor said when you have a fast birth you pay for it in intensity. It's better to have at least 9 hours of labor otherwise you can't even really process what is happening - your just like an animal. So I hope you get a nice transition to being a mommy again and that it's not too fast or too slow.
thanks Em:) I was only to 1cm...so, unless all this activity really was progressing me, I still would have a ways to go...yeah, I like the sound of middle ground too!
I was really thinking last night might be it, as my contractions shifted and were getting much stronger...but nope! The good side-I got some rest, not great, but rest! Just going to keep going without exhausting myself and we'll see when it happens. So hard to wait when you have all these signs that things are moving in that direction!
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