Baby Center recommends that you go to the hospital when your contractions are about 5 minutes apart, 60 seconds long AND impossible to ignore (meaning you can't talk thru them, etc.) Althought this really is great advice, my personal recommendation might be to go a little earlier. Don't feel like you have to read this - I didn't really want to be part of it either but since I had to, here were my thoughts that day:
Saturday, June 27 (Cailin's actual due date)
7am - up - some contractions - irregular - must be Braxton Hicks. Heard that if you do things they go away. Need to do something.
8am - at Zoo for early member day. Beautiful day with some cloud cover. Watch a woodrat eat its breakfast, feed birds, walk around. Slightly stronger contractions than when I woke up. Hope these don't last for two weeks.
11am - tired of walking - nine months pregnant after all.
Noon - home. Rats - contractions didn't go away. If I sit and pay attention to them I will probably go insaane. How about a movie?
1pm - at the movie "Up" with a sandwich and butterfinger milk shake. Contractions? Probably but I have a movie and a milkshake to focus on. Much too busy to notice if they ar getting worse or more regular. Hooray for distraction.
3pm - home - laying down with Braden for his nap. Contractions seem longer and more regular. Should probably time them at some point.
4pm - ok fine. I'd guess they are about 5 minutes apart but they aren't 60 seconds long and they aren't all-consuming. But still, maybe Aaron should time them.
4:45pm - Aaron thinks they are about 5 minutes apart and 30-40 seconds long. Bright idea - shower. Have heard that a shower will stop them.
5:15pm - no more hot water. Feel great. Contractions even easier to ignore in the shower. Must be stopping.
5:30pm - Christensens are here to take us to dinner. Chatting. Can't focus on the conversation because of these darn contractions that are back now. Hmmm - maybe we should time these again.
6pm - Dinner isn't going to happen unles we stop by the hospital first. Contraction are about 40-50 seconds long and about 3-4 minutes apart. Christensens pack up Braden. Aaron packs me into the car.
6:45pm - hospital to be checked out. Can't ignore contractions but doing ok so far. Dilated to a 5. Wow. I am actually going to go into labor naturally. Both happy and sad about that. I guess we really won't get to go to dinner.
7:15 - labor and delivery room. Feel ok. Don't need epidural. Am a rock. I can do this.
7:25 - Oh the PAIN! Need epidural NOW. Why isn't everyone jumping to give me an epidural since I just asked for one 30 seconds ago?
7:30 - contractions every 2 minutes and 80-90 seconds long. Is that normal? Cailin's heartrate is dropping significantly with each contraction. Nurse concerned - means I am either about to give birth OR that Cailin is in distress. Probably need to do C section. That means spinal block not epidural. FINE - just put me out!
7:45 - Room empty except for Aaron. Docs conferring about my emergency c section somewhere else. Wait - I think that contraction was a pushing one. Get someone now!
7:48 - Aaon back alone. He told them but they didn't come. This contraction is DEFINITELY pushing. Notice Aaron running out again.
7:50 - People yelling for me not to push. (Do they know that pushing is kind of involuntary???) I am dilated to a 7 and pushing will rip my uterus. Perhaps they should that to my uterus!
7:55 - Need to break my water. Where in the world are the drugs? Can't we wait for the drugs??? No of course not - evidently this anesthesiologist doesn't like delivering anesthesia. I hate everyone.
8:00 - A new voice with an accent- evidently a doctor finally. Only a few minutes later and - tells me I am dilated to a 10 and she sees the head. No time to wait for drugs - baby coming now. Time to push after all. (Can they make up their minds???)
8:05 - Another miserable contraction (have been wanting to die for 40 minutes now) Finally get to push with it. Halfway thru push they tell me to stop again. What is it this time??? Oh - Cailin is here!
One of the most miraculous events of my life - and it only took half a push :)
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