trial run

I joke that before each pregnancy we have to have a hospital trial run...well, we had ours yesterday.

I woke up around 1am to my entire chest on fire and couldn't breath. I know now that it was acid reflux. Anyway, I ended up dry heaving half the night trying to breath and get the fire to go away... and then woke up to cramping and just feeling lousy...not to mention I think I have a sinus infection or atleast nasty cold and that made breathing harder. Svend was "concerned" and sent me to the ER at 5:30. Since it was the end of their shift, they didn't even listen to me. They just sent me to labor and delivery...grrr.

once thereI got all hooked up. No one bothered to listen to my ACTUAL reason for coming and actually listen to my chest until after 7:30am.  However, my BP was like 139/104...so I guess they were "concerned" about that? My contractions decided to start. painful ones about 2-3 minutes apart.  No one checked my cervix. grrrr.  I was told they were calling my OB to come in. No one really did.

Finally around 8am a nurse asked how I was feeling. I asked if she was talking about my breathing or my contractions. She said "oh, do your contractions hurt??" UH...YES!  So she checked me. I was a 3. She said no one called the DR and she would have him come in after he saw another patient.

DR finally came in around 9:30. he said "I hope you're in labor." I told him I wasn't.  He checked me at 10...still a 3.  He said he should just break my water because I have told everyone that THIS IS WHAT I DO!!!   The nurse wouldn't let him. It's against the law before 39 weeks and even though I was measuring 39 weeks, my due date remains the same so I am "technically" 38 weeks. DOUBLE GRRR!  He was TICKED that he couldn't do it. He told me I could stay or go. I opted to leave.

Svend was not happy either. He had taken the day off work hoping this was it and we both know that when I get to a 5-6, my babies decided to come quickly (1-3 hours) which would not be good if he was stuck in chicago.

So, the DR had me come to his office at 2:30. The nurse "warned" me that he was going to break my water and that it was not a good idea.  I've had a dr try that before and it didn't work so I wasn't concerned.

We got there at 2:30 and my contractions had FINALLY stopped but now I was just nauseous. He checked me, still a 3. He asked if I wanted him to break my water...I still wasn't sure. He had checked the baby's position and assured me that pitocin would do the job once my water was broken. The baby is still floating around... that worried me. I don't want to be hooked up to an IV for HOURS all day long.

He SHOVED and I mean SHOVED all he had up my cervix. It hurt so badly that I SCREAMED. I Have never screamed in a drs office before.I 'm pretty sure he stripped my membranes and then asked, with his hand so far up, if I wanted him to break it, because it was bulging and he could. I screamed "no! get out!"  So he did.  then, I just lay there and sobbed for about 10 minutes. Svend was frustrated that I wouldn't let him do it (said I'm too goody too shoes because it's not a good practice to break water in the office and the dr told me I couldn't tell the nurse he had done it).  In all honesty, it hurt like HELL and I couldn't handle that sort of pain any more and I was worried that it would be an extremely long labor.

So after laying there for quite some time,I finally was able to WALK.  I had two HORRIBLE contractions on that table that nearly killed me ;)

No real contractions since then... but TONS of bloody mucous.... I am thinking he will come tomorrow or Friday. When my mom is here. That's what we need and that would be a blessing.. I just have to be patient.  I just don't want another "run" of contractions unless it's the real deal. Yesterday was exhausting.