L&D

Yesterday afternoon I made a trip to Labor & Delivery.  On Saturday night, I started to have concerns that perhaps my water had broke.  The symptoms were very mild, but when they were still present on Sunday I decided I should call my OB’s office.  I was expecting to speak with the nurse, but this new OB office operates a little differently.  I had to call the hospital and spoke directly with the OB on call.  To my delight (totally being sarcastic) the OB on call was the first OB I saw that I did not like at all.  He didn’t disappoint this time around either, and was incredibly rude on the phone.  He basically said that there is nothing he could tell me on the phone and that I should go to the hospital a.s.a.p. to get checked out.  I was shocked.

Jered was at work, so I called him to come home and off I went to the hospital.  I felt in my heart that everything was fine, but at the same time was chocking back tears.  To say I was terrified is an extreme understatement.  The thought of having a baby at 27 weeks was unimaginable, and too I was so worried about potentially being hospitalized and not seeing Eli for a length of time.

After about 3 hours and several tests, it was determined that all was well.  Just ordinary pregnancy stuff and nothing to be alarmed about.  The baby looked great the entire time and everything was completely normal.  I cannot even describe how relieved I was.

As I drove home I was thinking that I am almost thankful that this happened.  It makes me appreciate so much each week of this pregnancy and each day I get to spend with Eli.  I am good to go, and definitely do not need anymore reminders, but for now I am just going to try and take it easy, savor each moment with Eli, and pray that this baby stays put until October.