Fun times in L&D
I guess we had a bit of a false alarm this morning which landed me in l&d for almost 9 hours. Sure as heck didn't feel like a false alarm when I couldn't get my butt off the floor thanks to painful contractions less than 2 minutes apart at 3am.
I stuck it out for 30 minutes before calling DH. I simply told him I wasn't sure what was going on but that maybe it would be a good idea to not get too involved in anything just in case. He calls me back 5 minutes later and he's halfway home lol. 10 minute drive if driving fast so ya know he was out the door by the time he hung up when i called him. I figured... good, he can help me time these contractions because I can't do it. He wanted nothing to do with that as he called my doctor right away and dragged my butt out the door lol. Yep, he's a first time dad all right.
I did consult my pregnancy book before calling DH to see if that could tell me for sure one way or the other. Everything told me "YES! You're in labor!", but I just wasn't convinced (despite the blinding pain). Must have been mother's intuition?
I had to keep yelling at DH all the way to the hospital though. He insisted on doing 70 down this tiny highway. Sure i was in pain, but getting to the hospital faster was not going to help that situation. And then 60 in a 40 once we hit the section of road that goes past the stores and schools.
I hadn't dialated any more since last Monday when they first checked me, but I gained a whopping 1/2 a cm while I was there haha. Ooo, so now I'm a full centimeter (give me a break). If it weren't for that 1/2 a cm they would have let me out much sooner.
They had to give me my insulin and feed me while i was there. Never ordering the bacon there again, YUCK! And next time I will be bringing my own insulin. I could hear the nurses talking in the hallway and they weren't sure how to mix it. Contractions or not, I could have gotten my insulin an hour sooner had I done it myself. I didn't get it until two and a half hours after I usually take it which is a no-no according to the diabetes center. And they brought my food when they gave me the shot even though I told them I wasn't supposed to eat until 30 minutes after.
So end of story, while I still need to pack my hospital bag, I do finally have my pre-registration form turned in! lol And we got our Christmas shopping done after they let me out .
Oh and I almost forgot. The nurse on duty when I left had the nerve to tell me not to rush in so early next time. WTF? Okay, for one, i didn't have a choice, DH made me go. And for two, she was not there too see how much pain I was in when i got there. OMG!
And another thing I forgot lmao...When my doctor finally showed up (this was around the beginning of the 8th hour), without provocation, he said they would not be inducing me today (I seriously wasn't even thinking of it!) because while GD babies tend to be larger, they tend to have more breathing problems. Is this to say that had I not had GD they would have considered inducing instead of sending me home???? (not that I'd have a problem with that).
I stuck it out for 30 minutes before calling DH. I simply told him I wasn't sure what was going on but that maybe it would be a good idea to not get too involved in anything just in case. He calls me back 5 minutes later and he's halfway home lol. 10 minute drive if driving fast so ya know he was out the door by the time he hung up when i called him. I figured... good, he can help me time these contractions because I can't do it. He wanted nothing to do with that as he called my doctor right away and dragged my butt out the door lol. Yep, he's a first time dad all right.
I did consult my pregnancy book before calling DH to see if that could tell me for sure one way or the other. Everything told me "YES! You're in labor!", but I just wasn't convinced (despite the blinding pain). Must have been mother's intuition?
I had to keep yelling at DH all the way to the hospital though. He insisted on doing 70 down this tiny highway. Sure i was in pain, but getting to the hospital faster was not going to help that situation. And then 60 in a 40 once we hit the section of road that goes past the stores and schools.
I hadn't dialated any more since last Monday when they first checked me, but I gained a whopping 1/2 a cm while I was there haha. Ooo, so now I'm a full centimeter (give me a break). If it weren't for that 1/2 a cm they would have let me out much sooner.
They had to give me my insulin and feed me while i was there. Never ordering the bacon there again, YUCK! And next time I will be bringing my own insulin. I could hear the nurses talking in the hallway and they weren't sure how to mix it. Contractions or not, I could have gotten my insulin an hour sooner had I done it myself. I didn't get it until two and a half hours after I usually take it which is a no-no according to the diabetes center. And they brought my food when they gave me the shot even though I told them I wasn't supposed to eat until 30 minutes after.
So end of story, while I still need to pack my hospital bag, I do finally have my pre-registration form turned in! lol And we got our Christmas shopping done after they let me out .
Oh and I almost forgot. The nurse on duty when I left had the nerve to tell me not to rush in so early next time. WTF? Okay, for one, i didn't have a choice, DH made me go. And for two, she was not there too see how much pain I was in when i got there. OMG!
And another thing I forgot lmao...When my doctor finally showed up (this was around the beginning of the 8th hour), without provocation, he said they would not be inducing me today (I seriously wasn't even thinking of it!) because while GD babies tend to be larger, they tend to have more breathing problems. Is this to say that had I not had GD they would have considered inducing instead of sending me home???? (not that I'd have a problem with that).
posted by Dawn Marie @ 12/18/2005 05:15:00 PM
1 Comments:
At 9:38 AM,
Kristy said…
I think we all have those early trips to the hospital - think of it as a test run!
As for that nurse that told you not to come in - I was told by the nurses at my hospital that they would much rather have people come in early and be checked out than come in late and have a baby in the elevator!!
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