I Laboured for 12 hours and All I Got was a Wristband

[callistra]

So. 7:45 last night I think... hey, that feels weird. 7:55, i think ... yeah, that too. 8:08 I think... maybe I should find the folder I'm supposed to take in with me in case I go into labour. 9:00 I give up on that. 9:22 - 10ish, every 5 - 6 minutes. 10:00, drops down to 15 or so minutes. We go to bed.

I don't sleep. Eventually, I decide to time the contractions and read a book. Um. Three minutes. No book. OK. I ring the midwives, explain what's going in, and ring Mum. We're in by about 2:00? 1:30? Who knows. We put the monitors on me, baby's happy, and I'm contracting roughly every 5 minutes. Yep, cool. We run the bath and I have the longest bath in my entire life. It was awesome, and I was so relaxed all the pains went away. I still had contractions, just not painful. None of them had been really painful so far.

Eventually I was too cold, and it's about 6:30, so I get out of the bath, which means the contractions really kick in. I end up on the bed so we can do some more monitoring, and the contractions get down to a minute. And then they stop. I wake up about ten minutes later. And they don't come back! My ob comes in at about 8:30ish I think, maybe 9ish, and we have a chat. I'm about 2 centimetres dilated. I'm tired, and ready for bed. Our options are to break the waters, wait and see what happens, and if nothing happens, then induce with the drip. Or else go home, get some sleep, and let things try again later.

So, here I am, sleep deprived, and ready for bed. We'll wait and see. I might be up for weeks of potential labour pains. :-) But then again, I might be there again this afternoon.

Things I found out
- my phone doesn't have any useful numbers in it at all. None.
- It had to be yesterday as we were woefully under prepared in small ways.
- We had very little cash on us in case we needed food or drink.

Anyway, it all went off without a hitch, but also without a baby.

Tired now! Ready for bed.
:-)
Oh, and we had the same room Splanky did when having Norah!

Comments

[kaths.livejournal.com]

Oh well, good practise run!

[splanky.livejournal.com]

*freaks out a little*

Not the message I was expecting to wake up and find!

Good to hear you are ok, if tired.

[mynxii.livejournal.com]

Glad everything is fine, and hope you get some sleep this weekend!

*love*

[mortonhall.livejournal.com]

oh my!

I hope you can get some rest. Sounds like you might need it :)

[lucretiae.livejournal.com]

Goodness! Well if there is anything I can do for you for Melbourne cup day then let me know as I have a day off on Monday :-) I will send you my and Matt's mobile numbers as business cards later today so that you have them in your new phone if you need them... presuming of course that you haven't changed your number (which is sounds like you haven't).

[callistra.livejournal.com]

Well, if we're not here or have to leave, I'll get you guys to play Host and Hostess *grin*

No change to phone number.
:-)

[redbraids.livejournal.com]

Goodness! Maybe think of it as a test run so that next time you have all your stuff ready to go. Take care!!!

[fe2h2o.livejournal.com]

*grin*

Worldwide Dungeons and Dragons Day:-) It could happen yet:-)

Take care of yourself!

Sing out if you need anything:-)

[callistra.livejournal.com]

I am sure I can blame this all on you some how
:-)

Thank you.

[fe2h2o.livejournal.com]

Only if Pikelet arrives today:-)

[fe2h2o.livejournal.com]

And here I was, thinking that the fact Chesh hadn't updated boded well for you having turned back to hospital as soon as you'd posted!

I was hoping:-)

[callistra.livejournal.com]

We both just went *straight* to bed.

[fe2h2o.livejournal.com]

*bites her tongue*

:-)

[babalon-93.livejournal.com]

OMG OMG OMG!

[baby-elvis.livejournal.com]

hope all is going well and it isn't dragging on forever.

[callistra.livejournal.com]

Nah, we're back to "nothing to report," where I expect to stay for a few more weeks.
:-)

[kpbarker.livejournal.com]

Just because of murphys law I am laying bets that baby will come Melbourne Cup day just because they can be inconsiderate like that :) I am still hopeful that we can do lunch at Hotel Murdoch on the 12th though :)Let me know if there is anything I can do

[callistra.livejournal.com]

:-)
Thanks!

[fe2h2o.livejournal.com]

*grin*

Of course, now you realise that if time goes by without any further posts from you (even though I know it's beautiful weather, and you have family, and things to do:-) ) people are going to be wondering if anything further has happened?

Is Pikelet here yet?

Is Pikelet here yet?

...

Enjoy the weather:-)

[callistra.livejournal.com]

I was just saying to John that this time around we'd missed all the "Has she popped yet?" type of questions.
:-)

[hkneale.livejournal.com]

Oh, you pore thang!

Better luck next time.