I had a doctor appointment on Aug. 16th and they checked me for the first time. Nothing to report. Cervix was closed, which was a good thing because I was too early to start anything, that's what the doctor said. So then I had another appointment on Aug. 23rd and got checked again. This time I was 50% effaced and 1cm dilated. To me that was great news, because that meant I was making progress towards meeting my little man. It has been difficult lately with working. I am very tired and sore by the end of the night. I have trouble sleeping at night, which I know is normal. Between excitement and anxiety, my emotions are a big mess.
So in order to prepare for my little man's arrival, I decided this weekend we were going to clean and get things ready the best that we could. Well Sat. morning at around 8am my mucus plug came out. I know it doesn't mean much, but it was another step towards Jadon's arrival. So a little while later I started getting contractions, back pain, pressure in my lower abs and some groin pain. Nothing I couldn't handle, but it was uncomfortable. We decided around 2pm to go into the hospital just to get things checked out. I wasn't even sure they were really contractions considering I don't know what to expect. Sure enough I was having contractions and they were coming about 4-9 minutes apart. The nurse checked me and I was still 50% effaced and 1cm so the contractions were not dilating me, which meant she would be able to stop labor. So she gave me a shot to stop the labor and observed me for another hour. The contractions slowed down and a little while later we were sent on our way home with instructions to drink lots of water and REST. If I was 37 weeks she would have let things continue to see if I would progress, but I am only 36 weeks and they wanted the baby to stay in longer.
Looks like baby is going to come sometime soon and I am very excited yet nervous about it. Daddy is for sure nervous, but I know he is excited as well. He is being very overprotected of me right now. I can't get up off the couch unless I have to go pee. lol. He is taking care of me and I love him for it. I will go back to work this week, but she said I need to sit as much as possible and then rest when I get home at night. Rest is the biggest thing to keep him inside for the next week and then I am good to go to have this baby. :)
Will keep everyone posted....
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