Woke up with some major contractions. I haven't been able to really feel contractions up until this point, but these ones I definitely felt! They were painful enough to wake me up, make me nauseas, and had me shivering and shaking so badly that I could hardly walk. I couldn't help but think, "Yes! This is it!"
Unfortunately, it only lasted about half an hour and then subsided. Now I am still getting contractions, but I don't feel them at all. Just the same old belly tightening that I have been getting on and off for the last few days.
How disappointing is that? Just enough to get my hopes up then, "PSYCH!" Ugh. Woke up thinking we might be heading to the hospital soon to have a baby, and instead all I get is another sleepless night.
I hope that those contractions were at least strong enough to help things along a little bit before they went away....
Despite being a fail at real labour, this has been a bit of a reality check. While I was still in the mind set that we might be going to the hospital tonight, I realized - and then panicked - that I don't have anything packed or even remotely ready to go. I have been meaning to pack my hospital bag for weeks now. I just haven't gotten around to it. I'm a terrible procrastinator. My excuse is that I have kind of been waiting for Erik to get paid next so that I can buy the things on my list that I am still missing. Now I am thinking that I should pack what I can just in case the real deal actually does happen sooner than later. I don't want to be completely unprepared when the time actually comes.
But I will deal with that in the morning. Right now, I am going to try to get some much needed sleep. If I really do go in to labour soon, I want to be well rested!
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