I've decided it's time to start my home stay with baby. I am still pregnant, but my days are ridiculous. Yesterday for example, I was having contractions all day and my pelvis was very sore (Braxton Hicks contractions...nothing regular yet) and yet today I am very mobile. I called to say I wouldn't be in tomorrow (because I am technically not allowed to start maternity leave until the day I wrote on my paper, I have to use my PTO). Who knows what tomorrow will be like. Right now I am not in pain, but the baby is doing weird things down there. I'd hate to be tending my patients only to then go into labor or become indisposed because my body won't function at normal capacity and have to leave the unit. It's difficult for them to pull somebody - so I called earlier today to say "I'm not coming in tomorrow!" Will not come in Sunday either - I may or may not have a baby at that time, and even so, same reasoning as to why I am not going in tomorrow.
..In some ways, I am glad the birth of my first wasn't like this. Everything was pretty clear with her. I went in to the triage twice, the first time I knew I wasn't in labor, but my doctor wanted me to be checked out because of bloody show (it really was just a mucus plus)...The second time I called it was late at night and I knew it was time - regular, 90 second contractions for an hour (the husband and I laid there and timed them), and surely enough they admitted me. I had her 6 days early.
This time around, who knows. This pregnancy has been different. I didn't have as much morning sickness, but I've also had a lot of heart burn, and I am carrying differently than with baby #1. Also, it is 6 days pre due date and I don't feel like death yet. I felt pretty poorly 3 days before I delivered last time, and wanted her out of me!
Maybe this time around it won't be as painful? :) That would be nice. Maybe this time around my water will actually break (In spite of dilating 4cm and having contractions, my water didn't break naturally with baby girl... They had to "hook" me, or rupture the membrane).
He's sitting really funny right now. I can feel him in my pelvis, but my belly is still bulging low. Though he isn't moving a lot throughout the day, just a half an hour ago he was kicking and shuffling around like crazy!
We still don't have a name yet, and one of the top names on our list was just taken by a friend who had a baby boy in Tulsa. lol. Of course that wouldn't stop us from naming him "that name" if the name suits him, but we do have a list of around 7 or 8 name that we really like, so we'll see!
Off topic, but if you are a person of prayer, please pray for my siblings, as they both have job interviews this week! Exciting!
OK, I am off to slumber land. Goodnight world.
..In some ways, I am glad the birth of my first wasn't like this. Everything was pretty clear with her. I went in to the triage twice, the first time I knew I wasn't in labor, but my doctor wanted me to be checked out because of bloody show (it really was just a mucus plus)...The second time I called it was late at night and I knew it was time - regular, 90 second contractions for an hour (the husband and I laid there and timed them), and surely enough they admitted me. I had her 6 days early.
This time around, who knows. This pregnancy has been different. I didn't have as much morning sickness, but I've also had a lot of heart burn, and I am carrying differently than with baby #1. Also, it is 6 days pre due date and I don't feel like death yet. I felt pretty poorly 3 days before I delivered last time, and wanted her out of me!
Maybe this time around it won't be as painful? :) That would be nice. Maybe this time around my water will actually break (In spite of dilating 4cm and having contractions, my water didn't break naturally with baby girl... They had to "hook" me, or rupture the membrane).
He's sitting really funny right now. I can feel him in my pelvis, but my belly is still bulging low. Though he isn't moving a lot throughout the day, just a half an hour ago he was kicking and shuffling around like crazy!
We still don't have a name yet, and one of the top names on our list was just taken by a friend who had a baby boy in Tulsa. lol. Of course that wouldn't stop us from naming him "that name" if the name suits him, but we do have a list of around 7 or 8 name that we really like, so we'll see!
Off topic, but if you are a person of prayer, please pray for my siblings, as they both have job interviews this week! Exciting!
OK, I am off to slumber land. Goodnight world.
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