OB Appt.

I've been having 30 second contractions about 6-15 minutes apart since 2:30am. I finally got about 2 hours of sleep right before I had to go to my baby appointment. I am 90% effaced and a "very loose" 2cm dilated now according to the doc. YAY! She said she'd be shocked if I made it another week. Sounds good to me :) I am going to take a pre-nap before my real nap with the boys. I am freakin' tired and my contractions seem to be giving me a little break so I'm going to take advantage and get some rest.

Comments

Britni said…
Yay!!!I was induced with both pregnancies and only 50% effaced,so that's great news!!Hopefully that means your labor won't be very long since your effaced already!Thanks for the updates :)Drink lots of fluids so that when you do go into labor you won't be feeling dehydrated.I think
i had about 10 grape popsicles with Ember's labor.I was sooo thirsty & they wouldn't let me drink anything...only ice chips & popsicles!
9/07/2007 2:41 PM
Allison said…
YAY! Thanks, Brit... that gives me hope. I've been chugging water for 2 days. I just can't get enough. I think that's also why I suddenly gained another 4lbs. I hadn't gained any weight for weeks. I'm thinking I might be swelling a bit. I loooove water right now :) I'm totally smuggling in healthy snack since they also only provide you with those 3 measly meals a day :P
9/07/2007 2:52 PM
Pam said…
I shall spend all of my time pacing and smoking cigars in hopes that this sort of old-fashioned waiting room behavior helps things along.

Seriously though, I'll keep on thinking about you and checking back for the exciting news!
9/07/2007 6:11 PM
Britni said…
We smuggled in that Sweet & sour Chex Mix & ate Subway a lot since it was on the main floor,haha.Giving birth makes you hungry!hahaha...ok that sounded pretty gross,lol.
9/07/2007 9:06 PM
Anonymous said…
aww! I hope the dr is right! You hang in there. You know what brings on labor...I won't say it..but you know what I mean! Oh, this is what helped for me I held a baby! It's the god honest truth and I think it works. I held my neighbors baby and went into labor later that night. My friend Lindsay held Haley and went into labor the next day. Do you know any babies you can hold? haha
9/07/2007 10:43 PM
Amalia said…
Yay! I hope that the next time I hear from you its a birth announcement. Say hi to Josh for me! Oh and Congrats!
9/08/2007 12:47 PM
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