FALSE ALARM!!!
Whew Chile! I thought things were about to get real, real fast…
I didn’t necessarily think I was going to have a baby on Sunday. BUT, I didn’t completely rule it out eitha. I woke up Sunday morning (September 15th.) it was about 4:30 a.m. cramping. I wasn’t in excruciating pain so I didn’t trip. But I was concerned. I mean, it did wake me up out of my slumber. My husband woke up when he felt me get out the bed to use the bathroom.
Chile, getting out the bed is a part time job in itself. I be moaning, groaning, and then some trying to get out of the bed. It doesn’t necessarily help that my bed is pretty high eitha. I told my husband I was having minor cramps and he stayed up with me until I fell asleep on him. I remember him googling somethings too. I woke up later that morning still having cramps accompanied with lower back pains. I was like, ummm okay. What is happening here?
This is all new to me. I didn’t go through these things with my daughter when I was pregnant with her. I had a scheduled C-section due to her being transverse. I didn’t have any contractions, labor, water breaking, nothing. I got prepped and rolled on in the operating room and got the dog on thang done and that was that. The pain afterwards sucks more than anything for me personally.
Anyways…
I just laid in the bed like a fish out of water for about an hour, when my husband was like, ‘I think you should call the online nurse.’ So, I called the nurse, shared with her what I was feeling. She asked me a few question and told me because I am 37 weeks, I should go ahead and head to the hospital. So we got up, got ourselves together, and headed the three minutes to the hospital. Our housing subdivision on base is super close to the hospital. (Thank God.)
I wobbled into the ER and told them what was happening and one of the nurses wheel chaired me upstairs to labor and delivery. I don’t know why, but Chile, I instantly got really nervous. As anxious as I am to meet this little one, I was like, OOOOH NOOOOO! Lets slow this thang on down. I haven’t even officially packed our hospital bags. (Which is a shock.) Guess what though? Those bags are packed now. Hahaha. Yesterday was a reality check. I have all of her thangs hung up in her closet, organized in her dresser draws, etc. But I was slacking on the baby bag.
So yeah…
They wheeled me into a room, and hooked me up to a monitor. I love hearing my baby’s heartbeat. (Thank You Jesus.) They tracked my contractions, which I did have. Then eventually the nurse checked my cervix to see if I had dilated any.
Chile! Let me tell you something! It felt like her arm, up to her shoulder was inside of me, and she was trying to touch my throat with her finger tips. She told me to breath in through my nose and out through my mouth. My eyes were closed so tight that when I opened them I literally saw dots. When she told me I was only 1.7 cm dilated and I could go home. I wobbled up out of there as fast as my body would allow me!
I came home, fixed me something to eat, took a hot shower, and got right in bed. And that is where I plan on speeding most of my time until this little lady wants to make her grand debut.
I’m Just Saying…
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