JOURNAL False/Early laborposted on 01/15/2008 We had quite an exciting night. Of course, my mom and I went shopping yesterday. We actually filled up the truck AND backseat with everything we need! YAY! Anyway, the whole day I was having contractions, but they got real bad when we went to the grocery store. They were about 7 minutes apart by then, but not too bad. So we got back home and Joe and my mom started to unload the car. I was having the contractions every 5-8 minutes at that point and for about 30 minutes after. Then, after I'd called my doctor just to have her tell me to call back when they were 5 minutes apart for an hour, I started having them 4-5 minutes apart. So we decided to order some food then go to the hospital. It took an hour to get our food, then we headed to the hospital. I was VERY uncomfortable by then and was hoping they would admit me. Well, obviously I wasn't admitted because I'm only 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced (-2 station). They gave me a Ambien and told me to take a warm shower and go to sleep at home. Boo to them! Anyway, I'm still having contractions every 7-10 minutes, but they aren't that strong. We're going out today to pick up a dresser and extension cord for Sanaa's stuff. As soon as we get her sheets and stuff washed, I'll post a picture of the room. I have a doc appt today at 1:15, so wish me luck that these contractions have caused me to dilate some more and the walking helps increase the contractions! |