Monday, January 25, 2010

Disappointed

So last night I wasn't feeling very well, I couldn't really pin point a reason I just felt...blah. This morning I woke up had really bad lower back and pelvic pain. I decided to take things easy, but as I was laying on the couch I started cramping. It didn't go away like the normal ligament and uterus stretching that can cause cramping during pregnancy. So I called the Labor and Delivery Triage and they told me to drink some water, lay down and to come in if it doesn't go away. Well it went away for about 45 min. I should mention that my amazing husband was home less than 10 minutes after I texted him and told him not to worry but described what was going on. It was nice knowing that he can be by my side that fast. After about 30 minutes of him being home ( and waiting on me) my cramps came back. So off we went to the hospital just to be safe. It didn't take us very long to get checked in, and the staff was really friendly. They ran a urine test, hooked me up to a fetal monitor to check to see if he was in distress. It also monitored my contractions. They did see that the baby was doing perfectly. He seems very content where he is and doesn't seem like he is ready to come out any time soon. (Whew...) After about 30 min on the monitors they took it off, did an ultrasound. For some reason our son loves to play hide and seek. Every ultrasound, fetal heart tone, and even when his daddy goes to play with him he loves to shy away and come back. We eventually saw him and he has grown so much. After the external ultrasound they did a physical and internal ultrasound they determined my cervix was NOT getting prepared for labor, and neither was baby. The conclusion they came to was that I was having contractions due to dehydration... Yes I'm very pleased I was not in pre-term labor. But I feel so disappointed in myself. I have totally wiped out caffeine from my diet, I have been watching what I eat and taking every opportunity to walk around. I feel mad and upset at myself for not drinking enough. I thought I was in taking enough fluids but I guess not. I am definitely going to be drinking A LOT more from here and out. I'm feeling a lot better but can't help but be mad at myself.

1 comment:

  1. Aw, don't be hard on yourself! Being pregnant a HUGE responsibility and there's so much to think about every second of the day! A lot of moms have a hard time drinking enough- especially at the end when everything comes right back out so fast!
    Just stock up on gatorade and carry a waterbottle everywhere you go!
    You are going to be a great mom! The fact that you are so in tune with your body and your son to notice something wasn't right already proves that!

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