So Yesterday Duane and I spent the day at Peace Arch Hospital having a NST and an OCT. We were there for a total of 9 hours and 20 minutes and left with no definitive plan besides being told to go for an ultrasound again on Thursday and that the baby is very happy in my tummy! During the OCT I was barely able to feel the contractions that they had produced to test our babies strength, is this a sign of things to come? I was told to come straight to the hospital IF my water breaks or if I begin to feel regular contractions. The Dr we had had a good sense of humor and although D and I were both tired and frustrated at the end we had some good laughs with him. He actually told us he hopes that I go into labor this weekend b/c he is on call and he would like to be there. I really like my regular mat Dr as well I am hoping i go into labor myself this weekend as well for 3 reasons a)my Obstetrician Dr Jackson is on call b) I know I like the regular DR on call and c)I WANT THIS BABY OUT! We also had a fantastic nurse so the day wasn't a complete bust. I hadn't eaten in nearly 24 hours (as they were quite convinced at the beginning of the morning that the tests would result in a c-section and therefor wanted me to fast for the possible surgery) and so all I could do when we got home was stuff my face and crawl into bed. We were also given some technical terms which the nurse told me meant the following, my cervix has softened to 1/2 of where it needs to be and I am still 1 cm dialated. Since the cervix has started to soften this gives them hope that labor may happen sooner rather than later. I also lost my mucus plug (do not read on if you are faint of heart), which basically means I lost a big giant glob of snot that plugs something up there...this could be a sign of pending labor. Some women go into labor 24 hours after this happens other 2 weeks. I am still feeling slight contractions (I think brought on by the ocytocin, but as during the test I am barely feeling them and can't really tell if they are strong, regular and am maybe thinking sometimes it is just our little babe moving around in there). So we are still in limbo. Last tuesday I was convinced it would be Wednesday, Yesterday I was convinced that we were not leaving the hospital without our new baby and now I am convinced that this little one is NEVER coming out.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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