With less than 48 hours to go…

I had to go to L&D last night because I wasn’t feeling good, and because there was a full moon (of course) contractions started up at 2-3 minutes apart again, and lasted for like 6 hours.

Last night was the best ever experience I’ve had with Oakwood so far.  I had the nurse midwife again, and she is very thorough… always wants to do an ultrasound to check that things are ok.  She did two last night, one to verify her position and the second to check fluid levels.  The baby is finally head straight down pushing where it’s supposed too, which is why I am probably finally progressing.  My nurse was the best too… she was a Mexican lady and she was always checking up on me, making sure I was ok… even offered Matt coffee.  It was the full moon last night so there were a lot of women in and out.  One lady next to me was rushed into an emergency c-section, and another woman reminded me of me the last time I was there, she couldn’t understand that she wasn’t in active labor and they sent her home.  She was pissed because she lives an hour away.  Which makes me wonder… why would you pick a hospital an hour away when there are plenty of hospitals around here in every direction? It’s not like anywhere around here is in the boonies by too far…..

So last night it was so close that they were going to keep me… if I would have progressed a smidge more from exam #2 to exam #3 I would have had her last night.  But, after my 3rd bag of fluids, the contractions died down.  It sucked, I was so hoping to get it over and done with, but after 6 hours on those breakdown beds, I was ready to leave so I could care less.

Anyway the midwife explained to me what happens again… family and friends wait in the waiting room next to the elevators and the mother/baby unit.  After I have my c-section, Matt will be allowed to swap in and out with people while I am in recovery.  I have no idea if I will have the baby while I am in recovery, so at that point it probably won’t matter. I know with Chris I had him in recovery, but it was a little while after he was born I think.  She said once the baby is in the nursery, then the family will be welcome to view through the nursery window, which is located in the mother/baby unit… but I think we had that figured out.  What I don’t know is how you find out when she’s born to know when to go look in the nursery window??  It’s not like Wyandotte where the nursery window is right out in the open for everyone to see, you actually have to go through the doors.  I meant to ask if they were strict on their 1 person in the surgery but I totally forgot!  In a way, I’m kind of thankful I have to hold out until Thursday because at least I know that Dr. Robinson will allow the filming/photos in the operating room.  I don’t know what the others’ policies are.

I am very anxious to get this all over and done with.  I feel like crap, i’m the furthest along i’ve ever made it and i’m just plain ole tired.  I can’t sleep at night because it’s impossible for me to turn over, and no matter how I sleep I can’t get comfortable.  I just want her out now so I can finally have my girl!!

I’m not going to blog again until after baby is born.  I’ll have photos posted same day I’m sure, maybe even a video, who knows.  It depends on how doped up I am later that evening.  My husband i’m sure will have pictures posted on his profile before me though because he’s in charge **cringes** of the photography of the first moments and he’ll be sending photos to his family.  I just hope none of those first moments become blurry in his pictures.  He’s done a good job every other time though!