pre term labor

I was not feeling 'normal' last night...I was feeling 'heavy' and crampy....mostly like a period was on it's way.....I just decided to sit my arse on the couch and not do anything....I certainly didn't feel like cooking dinner....so I just popped some frozen burritos in the microwave for hubby and ate an apple a handful of baby carrots and a smidge of leftover tortelini's from the night before for myself for dinner.....we ate that and I went upstairs to lay down....cause I was just feeling 'so off' I'd barfed a short time before dinner and I tend to get a lot of contractions after I do that so was thinking that must be it again...but these felt a little different than my 'normal' after barfing contractions.....again I tried to relax and take it easy.....

after about 2 hours of feeling blah....I had to go pee like the dickens! I went pee and when I wiped there was blood ! I freaked out and called my husband in the bathroom to look at what I'd discovered.....I cleaned up....and wiped again sure enough....there was still blood.....so I put on a pantiliner and came to our room and called my doctors office...I waited till the emergency info came on the line and pressed 00 to get to the oncall doctor.....

Thank goooooodness MY doctor was the on call doctor last night.....I was happy about that.....she knows me best afterall....and I had just seen her yesterday for my 28 week check up so I was fresh in her mind :)

Her advice was to get to L&D right away......so we did just that.....I was really nervous.....I know it's too early for little home girl to make her appearance....I know she could survive at this point....but not without the threat of a lot of medical problems I was scared.....as was Hubby......we talked on the way there and both agreed what ever happens is out of our control at this point....if she comes out tonight....it is 'not our fault' it's not like we did something wrong....we're doing the right thing by going to the hospital......

Once we got there I was stripped of my clothes and given a gown...peed in a cup....strapped to the NST machine....given an internal with a very painful speculum and checked for dialation after that.......the results were that I was in preterm labor........

I stayed there until the contractions were under control............and when they did finally become that way I was releived......I was sent home with strict orders not to get out of bed for more than pretty much going to the bathroom....and to call IF ANYTHING gets worse or changes......

There was a lady in the room next to me in labor....she kept screaming....I felt bad for her! I could hear her keep saying "I can't do this" it was sad!

Anyway.....that's my story......today I'm feeling alright....I'm just laying in bed....here with my trusty laptop....I'm sitting up currently....so I'll end this post now so I can resume the lying down position...