a trip to Labor & Delivery courtesy of Braxton-Hicks
8:35 p.m. on February 07, 2006
at about 5:30 i started to feel the weird pains in my belly again. i thought maybe i needed to eat. we had dinner and i waited. and waited. and waited. finally at 8pm abel didn't want to wait any longer. i tried not to freak out...i tried to wish the pain away. but abel was insistant and the wiser of ther two and we left to Labor&Delivery.
they immediately hooked me up to monitor Baby and the contractions. but as soon as the nurse finished with all the wires the pains literally stopped. i felt like an idiot but the nurse kept reassuring me that it was a good thing that we went in. it was nice listening to my little gusanito wiggle and squirm around the entire time we were there. Baby was making a racket with all the movement and the nurse said both the heartbeat (140/min) and Baby looked perfect. i was very relieved that everything was fine and that the pains went away now i just wish i never get them again.
i never experienced Braxton-Hicks with Mia. the only time i felt contractions was during labor and then Mia was born. so having contraction pains so strong and so early is really freaking me out. i'm so terrified of preterm labor and Baby being born without lung maturity. and i don't know how to prevent it either and that just makes things harder. i'm trying to drink my 10 glasses of water a day and keep it easy at work and after but even with doing all that i'm still having these stupid episodes at least once a week.
i'm thankful i have my doc appnt tomorrow and hopefully he'll have some answers. i'm just so close and yet it feels like an eternity away and i don't know how i'm going to survive the time that's left...
dear God, please give me the strength to stay calm and make it through the coming months. but most importantly and above all else, please, please keep my baby safe and healthy...
