24wks scare
4:00 p.m. on January 21, 2006
thursday night just before bedtime i started to feel terrible pains in my belly. at first i thought i was just gas that needed to come out. i tried pushing it out but nothing. i went to the toilet and pushed some more, but nothing again. finally, i just layed in bed still.
i thought, i never felt anything like this with Mia at 24wks. but then i thought, this pain feels like contractions. and i remember those distinctly. my belly would get hard and i just wanted to lay in the fetal position, holding my belly because the cramps were just so intense. i freaked out and told abel to call the dial-a-nurse with my insurance.
she asked a million and one questions. no bleeding? not water leaking? no mucus plug lost? is baby still moving? how far apart are the pains?
no, there was no bleeding. i wiped so many times i think i made myself raw down there! no, there was no water leaking other than pee. and i don't think i lost my mucus plug...unless it fell out right in front of me how would i know? the baby was still moving like crazy....THANK GOD! that was the only thing that was reassuring. through the painful cramps i could feel Baby moving and kicking. i'm not sure if Baby was being his/her usual self or if the pain was bother him/her too. the pain was constant. it didn't come and go...it just stayed. the hardening of the belly was maybe 3 times an hour.
finally, the nurse said to drink some water, lay on your left side and count the kicks. if the pain doesn't go away or gets more intense go to the ER.
i drank a bottle of water so fast abel thought i was going to choke. i layed on my left side and tried to stay calm as i counted Baby's kicks.
somehow, i don't know how, i managed to fall asleep. in the middle of the night i woke up to turn around and let out a big loud FART and it was the best thing EVER! the pain finally stopped and belly was back to normal.
i hate gas...
