So here is the skinny.
I went to bed at midnight last night..contractions begin immediately. I start clocking. Sure enough, for 45 minutes they are 5 minutes apart like clockwork and then they go to 4 minutes apart for the next 20 mins. ACTION!!!! So I get Ryan and my mom up and tell them it looks like we are in the window to head to the hospital. My mom stays home to see if we get admitted and Ryan and I head off. By the time I got to the hospital they are 3-4 mins. apart and quite uncomfortable.
Of course I have already been through this, but Chloe was such a one stop shop of labor buffet symptoms and my water broke so we were a sure bet at the hospital. This timing contractions thing is for the birds. (Although in all fairness, I did have one false labor with Chloe that we went to the hospital for and got sent home and she was born 1.5 days later) It is frustrating to show up and to hear that although you are contracting strongly and regularly…there is no change since my check on Wednesday (this didn’t surprise me because I had two days of NO contractions my body was so calm Thursday and Friday) So we do what anyone else would do at 2:30 am….we walk for an hour! Good times, good times. Contractions were starting to really come crashing in and intense menstrual cramping on top of it all. YES…fist pump.
Now I did get scolded because I had ketones in my urine. Apparently, I hadn’t eaten or drank enough that day and that could be the culprit for my contractions (not so much!) So I was sucking down water and coke while I strolled the halls with Ryan, deliriously tired and loving the 1/4 inch cushion my flip flops offered. So we come back for another check. No change in dilation but I had effaced another 10%. WE decide to hang for the next hour and just rest and see what my body did. At this point I was contracting every 2-3 minutes. She stripped my membranes and the contractions started to get quite intense.
As I laid there hungry, nauseous, tired, in pain and anxious I started to feel the contractions spacing out……NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…..NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO body, don’t fail me now! My doctor was going to be on duty in just 3 hours. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. So at 5:00am after no significant change we make the choice to just go home. Kick dirt, stink!
So today has been filled with stuffing my face with food, taking my heaviest sleeping medication and coming in and out of consciousness through out the day. Contractions have stopped, although now that it is evening I am starting to feeling some stirring again. The doctor said she would not be surprised if I was back today, but it still could be another day or so.
GAH!!!!!!! So there you go. We almost met Bennett, our little boy with the “happy heartbeat” they said. Please pray tonight is the night, I am so ready and so over this up and down thing with my body and emotions. It is so hard when you have no control, just another reminder that from start to finish, God is in control of all aspects of each of our lives.
So I will eat my vanilla ice cream with strawberries, watch my Desperate Housewives and pray for God to supernaturally throw my body into high gear.
…and how was your weekend?
I am praying that tomorrow when I check in you will have had this baby boy! Good luck!
Kelly, this is killing me for you! I will be praying Mr. Man comes out tonight, I know it is so frustrating. Thanks for all the updates/entertaining blogs in spite of how you’re feeling–they’re so much fun!
Ouuuuch! Stripping the membranes. I reckon that should help it all along. Praying hard for you. See you soon Ben!
Nice weekend thanks. After 2 weeks of rain rain rain rain rain rain rain (which were school holidays too), during which we’ve been in quarantine because our youngest may be incubating chicken pox, the sun came out and we have BEE-YOU-TIFUL weekend weather. Chicken pox may still be on the way, but at least we’ve seen the sun again!
Oh, sweetie. I am praying it is SOON.
xoxoxo
Aw, man! I’ve been thinking about you and have kept checking to see if you updated. I was excited to see a new post load, but then bummed when I read the title. I pray that Bennett decides that tomorrow is the day (it’s also my dad’s birthday!) and that you get some good rest and a nice easy labor.
oh so crappy! i hate dehydration contractions! i’m so sorry you had to stay up all night and come home empty-handed. good thing ryan didn’t have to work today. soon, kel…this week you ARE going to meet your little boy.
Ah suck girl. So sorry to hear you were so close but not close enough. It will come sooner than you think..Sending Bennet come out vibes your way!
Praying for you.
Oh man girl! I am thinking you, that is rough! Well not the eating the ice cream and strawberries part, but rather the ups and downs of little Bennett-man’s arrival 9or lack there of, so far! Boo!)
I will keep you in my thoughts and check in here a bazillion times a day! You go little Mama, get as much rest as your can, so excited for you to shortly be able to relax and snuggle that boy with those luscious lips!
I hope that it is today. Fingers crossed. Get as much rest as you can(I am sure you know that one already).
Have you tried all the tricks? Drank raspberry leaf tea, chilli for dinner, little good loving, walking? Never worked for me either! I did try castor oil but they say its very naughty to do that now. I’ll be thinking of you.
Oh Kelly,
This sounds ALL too famailiar to me. Check out my post titled “False Alram” almost one year ago. http://nicknews.sethnick.com/2007/06/page/3/ (just scrolled down) THE GOOD NEWS…guess what my VERY next post was….Introducing Abel Anthony!!!
I will be praying for you. These last few days and hours are so uncomfortable. Thank God you have your mom right there with you. What a blessing!
Come on Bennett. You are such a tease!
Ugh - false alarms are soooo frustrating! So sorry!
Hope the weather brings on the real thing. When I went in to have PJ, the ward was full. The nurses said it was because it was going to storm - the barometric pressure, apparently. Sure enough, there was a big old thunderstorm just minutes after he was born!
Hang in there! It’ll happen soon!!
So close yet SOOOO very far. That’s the worst to be getting such strong contractions and then have them die down and slow go away and being totally helpless to make them come back. Will be praying for you today!
I fear how stubborn our offspring will be.
Praying for you, sister!!!!
I hope the little man isn’t this stubborn when he comes out into the world!
dangit.
i’m praying…
Oh, that so stinks. I will pray that he comes today! We are having rain here, you? I’ve heard that a change in atmospheric pressure sends woman into labor!
Aw, mang! (Nothing like a Mexican accent to brighten your spirits.) That is harsh. Soon and very soon, though, we are going to see this baby! Way to hang in there, Kelly.
he is coming SOON!!!!! YAY YAY YAY! come on bennett. be a good boy and make it happen.
love you kel! can’t wait for this to be over for you! (eh the waiting part….)
kisses.
This is so not fair! I hope that you don’t get to read this message because you are at the stinkin hospital HAVING BENNETT. Oh boy. 2-3 minutes apart. And then you have to come back home. Sorry I’m not giving a pep talk to cheer you up. i really hope the next post has a beautiful picture of your little boy that is 8 lbs 3 ozs (since that was my guess).
I don’t think you’re really pregnant Kelly! I think it’s all just a big tease to make your readers go insane and check your blog every 5 minutes!!! If your really prego–as you claim—I expect to see Mr. Bennett by Friday. You got it? I can’t take this anymore!
Darn! Praying hard. Come on, Bennett!
My weekend was full of 7-month vomiting sprees. Revel in the fact that you are SO past that part of it.
keeping my phone with me at all times until he’s here…c’mon big boy!!
It’s been a couple days since your post… But wanted to send some ~positive vibes~ your way. The end can be sooooo hard especially when there is lots of “activity”
Come on BENNETT!!
WELLLLL???!!! I AM DYING OVER HERE!!!!!!