Well it's 9:30 am on Friday and we are here at the hospital. I am starting to feel some contractions and gain a true appreciation for when I am NOT having one. Here's what's happened so far.
We got to Labor and Delivery last night around 4:45 pm. They inserted the Cervadil almost immediatly. Basically, that is just used to ripen the cervix so it was pretty uneventful. It had to stay in for 12 hours, they were going to come wake me up at 5 this morning to take it out but when I went pee last night it came out which was apparently no big deal. Oh yeah, before they could give me the Cervadil I needed to have an IV access put in. I hat needles already but really despised them after it took 4, yes 4 stabs to finally get a vain. The nurse tried once then called the IV team and it took her 3 more tries. Finally they got it on the back of my left hand. I am treating it like its broken still, afraid to move it and the IV will wiggle, but thank God I have mt right hand still to type with....lol.
So after the IV and Cervadil, I was informed that I would not be getting dinner, doctors orders. Also told they wanted to start me on liquids through the IV right away. Ummmm, not the plan. I hadn't eaten since lunch and I didn't want to be confined to my bed all night so I called the doc in and talked to her. I must have looked or sounded hungry cause it didn't take much convincing for her to agree to let me have dinner. John went home to get it, neither of us were interested in eating hospital food. He also needed to go home to get a sweater, I had the set at 68 and apparently he was finding that a little chilly. He got back around 7:45, I had my dinner and laid in bed till 9. Then we got up and went for a walk from 9-9:30, came back and laid down, I sat on the phone for awhile, then we went to bed. It was a bit emotional for me before bed, so many feelings and thoughs going through my head, but I am so glad I had John there laying beside me and got to talk to my sisters before I went to sleep. They were all so comforting. I didn't sleep all that well, but well enough that they had to wake us up this AM to get ready for 8, when the doc would be at the hospital and they would begin to administer the pictocin.
We called the house to say hello and let everyone know we were okay shortly after they hooked me up. Then I called Alice, the doula, to let her know I would call her when I needed her. She was going to come in at 9 or 10 but I didn't want the extra head in the room till it was necessary. Plus, I have a great nurse who cane in at 7 am, Lynn, and she will be here all day. Alice is an hour away I told her I would call her when I thought I would need her in an hour, and to be by her phone for if I had any questions.
This morning when they checked me I was 1-2 cm and 70-80% effaced. Dr. Kleban wanted to break my water as soon as she got in at 8, I asked for a little more time. She wasn't impressed, but we finally agreed that she would come back at noon and break it. It's 10:15 am now, I have been on pictocin for about 2 hours and feeling some pretty regular but manageable contractions. I mean, I have been able to continue typing through most of them, a few I have had to stop and take a breather. So I have almost two hours till they come break my water, and hopefully that will really get things going. I may not post again till after she is here, but wanted to journal this for myself and let you all know how I am doing. Thanks for reading guys!
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