I have been experiencing false or practice labor all over the place! My 38 week appointment showed that these recent contractions are doing NOTHING. Which, is frustrating. My OB gave me instruction that I should be looking for contractions that are difficult to talk through, every 5 minutes, lasting over a minute each, for over an hour. Well, last night I got there. My contractions were very painful, lasting about 1:15, every 3-4 minutes for over an hour. So, bags grabbed, off to labor and delivery Liam and I go. VERY long story short: Nothing. I got sent home even though I was contracting worse than when we got there and just as regular if not closer together. But, these painful suckers were doing nothing but making Odin a little irritated. (He did NOT cooperate for the monitoring, which made it last longer and made me have to be in very uncomfortable positions for being in the middle of contractions.) After a the long night, I was exhausted and frustrated. I have gotten used to the idea of going over due and really was okay that it wasn't THE night. But, when I asked the nurse that was discharging me how I was to know when to come in if their current guidelines were what I followed this time....she really had no answers, leaving me incredibly confused. She encouraged me to come if I feel like I need to be checked, assuring me that I wouldn't be waking anyone up over there, ect. But, I am at a point that I am unsure of how I will be able to tell I am in labor. Unless my water breaks first. I mean, I was having difficulty talking or walking through these things.
Baby is doing well today, lots of crazy movement. I am exhausted. Liam is exhausted. I am still contracting fairly regularly, but nothing close to 5 minutes apart. Just trying to take it easy. In other news, I am (barely) less than 2 weeks away from my due date! Yahoo!
Can't wait to meet you Odin Bug!
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