by Erica
Yesterday was a bit of an interesting day. Thankfully, I can say that all is well now. As it turned out, I had a GI bug. But, here is more of the story.
I had called my doctor around 4:00 yesterday with my symptoms and they wanted me to go to the hospital to make sure everything was okay. Basically, the bug caused symptoms that you can expect and in turn led to me being dehydrated.
Due to the dehydration, I was experiencing a lot of contractions. Thankfully, these contractions were not labor contractions. They filled me back up with 3 IV bags and gave me some meds to make my contractions go away. They also ran a test to make sure I was not going into preterm labor-which I wasn't. So, after about 5 hours and a sleep aide, I was released.
I wish that I could say that I handle these types of situations well, but I don't. As soon as they told me to head to the hospital, my mind started to go to the worst case scenario. I called Jason in hysteria and cried the entire way to the hospital. Thankfully, my friend Pauline, met me there so that she could take Ashlyn home with her. What a relief it is to have friends like this! Jason was able to leave work and meet me at the hospital not long after. Pauline kept Ashlyn over night so that I could rest and take it easy this morning. I had actually had my 28 week appointment scheduled, and so I was able to follow up with my doctor this morning.
During all of this, the baby was just fine. I enjoyed getting to listen to her heartbeat for the five hours. Laying in the hospital and feeling the contractions reminded me of what is to come in a few months. I am not sure I am ready for the pains of labor again, but at least there is a big reward at the end of it all!