Perhaps I should back up a bit. As I mentioned, the doctor told me that because of the nature of my contractions, the difference I was feeling (despite having already been through FOUR false alarms), I should come in to Labor and Delivery to be checked out. You should know this about me: I am a positive person, I am ...
On this Saturday night last year,
this was happening. My water broke, my contractions were three minutes apart, my mom and dad and husband and I were crowded in a small, somewhat scary delivery room, as we braced ourselves to meet our girl. Tonight, I split a piece of pizza with my daughter, and made two dozen cupcakes, and constructed my girl's favorite character out of fondant, and my mom ...
A Baby Story, Chapter 4
There’s been an accident. Suddenly, the world stopped. You see, hearing about an accident is jarring, for most, if not all, people. For me, it’s my greatest fear come true. Put it this way, If I can’t reach one of my loved ones for a half hour, I get jittery. If it’s been an hour and I still haven’t been able ...
A Baby Story, Chapter 2
5 minutes apart, Lasting for 1 minute, Occuring for 1 hour. The magic formula, for contractions. Once you’ve reached this labor milestone, The OB’s emergency on-call line is now at your fingertips. And I was there. I was so there. I had been having Braxton-Hicks contractions for weeks and weeks. My entire tummy would tighten up into a crazy, lopsided knot. I was actually happy ...
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