Had a false alarm this morning!
I felt like the biggest ass, but I was terrified, so I went to the hospital this morning to be monitored.
I woke up at 7am sharp with excrutiating abdominal cramps. They were so bad, I actually got the dry heaves and felt like I needed to vomit. Then, I had diarrhea. I thought, "Oh no, my body is trying to expel everything to get ready for labor!" And since I was dry heaving, my belly was tense so I couldn't really tell if I was contracting or not.
So, I woke up my husband (who was asleep on the couch downstairs) by yelling down at him, "Honey... come here please, I need you." He yells back up, "Are you okay?" I said, "NO." And he came FLYING up the stairs. LOL
So while I was in the bathroom with a trashcan in my lap, he called my OB's office and they told me to go to the hospital. Better safe than sorry, they said.
The hospital is about a 20 minute drive from us, but it felt like 3 hours. And I felt every single freaking bump in the road along the way. All I could do was close my eyes and focus on breathing.
They hooked me up to a doppler thingy around my belly and had me lay back. My baby girl is LOW because the doppler was practically in my crotch to find her heartbeat! Ha! I hated having to lay back because being flat made my abdominal cramps worse. I felt like I needed to use the bathroom the whole time, but since I was strapped in for monitoring, I didn't dare.
A half hour later, the nurse came in and said everything looked great, and to let it ride a little while longer. A half hour after that, nothing had changed. She did say that I had a couple of mild contractions, but they were not necessarily an indication of labor. She called my doctor.
My doctor said that it sounded like I had a touch of food poisoning. But ladies, let me tell you... this was NOT any food poisoning. For one thing, I had an appetite. When I am ill from eating something bad, the LAST thing I want to do is even think about food.
So, they discharged me. I have my regular OB appointment in the morning, so I will be checked then to see if I am any more dilated, etc. And since going to the hospital, I do feel a lot better but still have a touch of diarrhea, but no nausea.
That's my adventure! I'll keep you all posted after my appointment in the morning.
I woke up at 7am sharp with excrutiating abdominal cramps. They were so bad, I actually got the dry heaves and felt like I needed to vomit. Then, I had diarrhea. I thought, "Oh no, my body is trying to expel everything to get ready for labor!" And since I was dry heaving, my belly was tense so I couldn't really tell if I was contracting or not.
So, I woke up my husband (who was asleep on the couch downstairs) by yelling down at him, "Honey... come here please, I need you." He yells back up, "Are you okay?" I said, "NO." And he came FLYING up the stairs. LOL
So while I was in the bathroom with a trashcan in my lap, he called my OB's office and they told me to go to the hospital. Better safe than sorry, they said.
The hospital is about a 20 minute drive from us, but it felt like 3 hours. And I felt every single freaking bump in the road along the way. All I could do was close my eyes and focus on breathing.
They hooked me up to a doppler thingy around my belly and had me lay back. My baby girl is LOW because the doppler was practically in my crotch to find her heartbeat! Ha! I hated having to lay back because being flat made my abdominal cramps worse. I felt like I needed to use the bathroom the whole time, but since I was strapped in for monitoring, I didn't dare.
A half hour later, the nurse came in and said everything looked great, and to let it ride a little while longer. A half hour after that, nothing had changed. She did say that I had a couple of mild contractions, but they were not necessarily an indication of labor. She called my doctor.
My doctor said that it sounded like I had a touch of food poisoning. But ladies, let me tell you... this was NOT any food poisoning. For one thing, I had an appetite. When I am ill from eating something bad, the LAST thing I want to do is even think about food.
So, they discharged me. I have my regular OB appointment in the morning, so I will be checked then to see if I am any more dilated, etc. And since going to the hospital, I do feel a lot better but still have a touch of diarrhea, but no nausea.
That's my adventure! I'll keep you all posted after my appointment in the morning.
Mandy- 6.5cc (10cc band)
87 Pounds To Go! 304/257/170
87 Pounds To Go! 304/257/170
Sorry you had such a rough day yesterday, Mandy. Glad to hear that the drs and nurses felt you were fine and sent you home. Good luck on your OB appt today. And please do let us know how it goes.
Wishing you well in your final stages of baby baking and I wish you an easy birthing process as you welcome your little precious one into this world.
Wishing you well in your final stages of baby baking and I wish you an easy birthing process as you welcome your little precious one into this world.
Our little miracle baby boy is on his way!
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