I'm over it, really.
I thought for sure things would get to happenin' yesterday, but no dice.
Thankfully I was able to get some decent sleep last night, where as the night before I was up at least every hour in pain and needing to pee.
I spent the day yesterday trying to find some way to get comfortable.. laying on my left side, laying on my right, laying on my back propped up with pillows, sitting in the recliner.. nothing brought relief.
The only way I was comfortable sitting down was if I was rocking back and forth, but that got old quick.
I spent the majority of the day moving around - sitting to standing, standing to swaying, swaying to walking around, walking around to laying down, laying down to sitting, repeat.
I had no appetite, but periodically force-fed myself just in case that meal might be my last for a little while.
Ha, wishful thinking much?
By about 2pm I was frustrated and emotional..
When Andy got home from work we agreed to go for a walk around the neighborhood in hopes of speeding things up.
The fact that Andy agreed to walk with me without any begging and pleading is HUGE! It so goes against everything I have ever known him for, and I have never in my life been more excited to go for a walk. :)
Believe it or not, rather than kicking things into high gear, there was actually a good hour and a half after the walk that I didn't have a single cramp or contraction.
I only *thought* I was frustrated and emotional earlier in the day -- insert breakdown here.
Once we resigned ourselves to the reality that nothing was going to happen yesterday, we were able to enjoy our dinner and relax for the rest of the evening.
Around 830, the cramps/contrax returned, and so began my little labor-limbo-dance once more - sitting and rocking and walking and swaying and laying and tossing and turning... good times.
When we finally decided to call it a night and try to get some sleep, Andy shocked me for the second time that evening by giving me a wonderful back rub without me even asking! Who is this man?! Rather than try to enjoy a back rub while laying on my side, I sat on the bed and piled a bunch of pillows in front of me to lean on, and Andy sat behind me to rub my back. It was heavenly.
Then off to sleep we were with our silly hope and anticipation that we'd be woken in the night by my water breaking or contrax getting serious. Andy gave Camryn a little pep talk, but apparently she was already sleeping by then... because here we are, still pregnant.
This morning has been much of the same.
Cramps/Contrax.. whatever the heck they are.
Headache.
Stable BP *yay!*.
Crazy amounts of discharge.
Lightning Crotch like you would not believe.
Back pain/pressure.
No baby.
No signs of baby being in any rush to get here.
I do not enjoy Labor Limbo.
I really wish things would just ease up so I can relax, or speed up so we can get this show on the road.
:sigh:
3 comments:
:-( Sorry B! Your body is definitely heading in the right direction...what a pain that it's not doing it quickly!! How amazing that you are already in early labor...the fact that it's lasting DAYS is like your very own war story.
Here's to hoping things start to gain momentum today! Keep rocking and walking and sitting and standing and ...
Kinda makes me thankful for my c=section... :)
Hang in there girly! All this trauma will soon be forgotten once you're holding your sweet little one. For your sake, though, I'm hoping that's sooner rather than later!
gosh, i remember this like it was yesterday (my first was born in Dec)...try and enjoy every minute of these next few weeks. this whole process is so wonderful and life changing. there is nothing in the world as exciting as the anticipation of meeting your new child!
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