Well for those of you who already have heard about my contraction scare I thought that I would write it all out so that the whole story is out there.
It started while I was sitting at work on Wednesday, well actually Tuesday but I didn't do anything until Wednesday. I had been feeling very uncomfortable. I have had this tight pulling type feeling on my right side that started in my back and came around to the front near my rib cage. I also had this achey hot feeling down my spine. So on Wednesday I decided that I would call my midwife. I didn't think much of it, but was pretty uncomfortable. I had to leave a message and wait for the call back from the office. Since I was at work I just gave them my work number. Well around 3 they called back. I was talking to the nurse describing what I was feeling and she wanted me to come in and get evaluated. They wanted to be able to see me and rule out my gallbladder. My appointment was set for 4:15. Being the pregnant emotional person I am I was overwhelmed with emotion and had to step out for a few minutes until Icould compose myself. You can't exactly be crying and able to talk normal on the radio at the same time. Anyway I was able to get out of work a few minutes early so that I could make my appointment. I got there and checked in and then went and sat down. I was afraid I was going to be sitting in the waiting room for a while since it was later in the afternoon and there was still a few people waiting. Well pretty much right at 4:13 my midwifes nurse called my name. I was pretty surprised cause I had only been sitting there for like 3 or 4 minutes. She pulled me back behind the door and said that after talking to the nurse that I talked to on the phone and speaking with Charlotte (my midwife) she wanted me to go over to Labor and Delivery to get checked (my midwifes office is in the St Als complex right across from labor and delivery). They have more equipment to evaluate what is going on. Once again emotions took over and I started crying. It was hard to be there without James. He just happened to be in Weiser picking up Keegan. And at this point I didn't really know what to expect so I didn't feel there was a reason to tell him to come out to Boise (that would have taken at least an hour and a half anyway) So I got over to labor and delivery and they took me to a delivery room. It was really wierd to be there when I was not in labor. They first had me do a urine test then get into one of those lovely gowns. The hooked uped the monitors so they could check on me and the baby. He was very active!! That was a nice relief. Finaly around 5:30 or so the doctor came in and asked me a ton of questions, my urine test came back great, and decided that I probably starined some abdominal muscles. She also wanted to monitor me for a while without the baby, the baby was doing good. So they hooked just me up for about 30 min to see what I was doing with out the baby. I was watching the screen and could see some stuff but wasn't really sure what I was looking at so I didn't want to worry. Still at this point I didn't know what was going on so there was no reason for James to come to Boise. The doctor came back in and confirmed what I had though I may have been feeling and seeing on the screen.... I was having contractions. They were about 3 minutes apart. So at this point I am really scared. I text James to tell him what was going on and that I would call in a few. This was at about 6:10. They gave me some pills to stop the contractions (if you are curious what they are you can ask James he knows), they also did a pelvic exam to look at my cervix. Luckily everything looked good there and things were nicely staying closed and doing what it should be at only 23-24 weeks along. They also did a swab test to check something else, I honestly don't remember what it was, only that if it was negative that was good. They kept me hooked up and we had to wait an hour for the test results. At this point James is now on his way to Boise. The whole experiece had been pretty scary alone I was happy he was on his way. A new doctor came in after 7 and was starting to give me the results of the test when James walked in! She started over and stated that the swab test they did came back negative and that the pill had stoped the contractions. So there was no threat of pre labor happening, I told James that he should have came earlier, up until then the news wasn't all that great and he was a good luck charm. Anyway that was a nice relief, but I was still wondering why it happend in the first place. It came down to probably stress induced. So now I have to take it easy at home for a few days and follow up with my midwife Friday and we will go from there. Spending over 4 hours in the hospital was not how I wanted to spend my Wednesday night and not exactly how I wanted to get a few days off of work either. Hearing that you are contracting and only 23-24 weks along is scary. I did a lot of crying yesterday, dang prego emotions. There are a lot of thoughts that go through your head when put in this situation, none of them that good, it was just way to early. So today I am just relaxing at home, Keegan is here and is helping with KC, which is nice cause I got to sleep in. He is such a good big brother. I am thankful for everyones thoughts and prayers, keep em coming! I am still feeling the discomfort in my side but muscles take time to heal, not sure how I strained it in the first place. I guess we will wait and see what my midwifes say tomorrow.
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