I am going to attempt to assemble this post with some semblance of coherence. Bear with me.
On Saturday, I had my first ever, non-medication induced contraction, all on my own. I could tell the difference between them and the braxton hicks by the way they rose and rose in intensity, peaked, plateaued, and then tapered off. They were short-lived, however, and I only experienced maybe ten total from Saturday afternoon to Sunday night. This morning, I went to the doctor.
I knew we'd be setting an induction date today, so I was excited anyway. I was even more floored when I learned I was 2 cm dilated. DUDE. WOMEN IN MY FAMILY DO NOT DILATE ON THEIR OWN THIS IS EPIC. There was this weird, inexplicable, niggling sense of pride that came with that news. WAY TO GO, CERVIX.
The doctor smiled and said things were moving along nicely, and he'd ask his nurses to call the hospital and set a date. He wanted me to check in in the evening to have a balloon catheter inserted in my cervix (ewww, right?) to get me to start effacing, since I've shown zero progress on that front. They would start a pitocin drip the next morning. I waited around for a few, and a nurse came out and told me to check into the hospital at 7pm on Thursday night. I was sort of bummed, cuz dude, that's still three fucking days away, but at the same time, SCORE. THERE IS AN END IN SITE.
After I made the appropriate phone calls, sent out mass emails, I got a call from the nurse again. The following conversation ensued.
Nurse - Hi Kate, I know I scheduled you for Thursday, but when I told Dr. L, he asked me to find out if there's any way we could do it sooner. I talked to the hospital, and they said they could take you tonight. Is that possible for you?
There was a hint of trepidation in her voice, as if I was going to be like "crazy lady! You can't spring a kid on me in less than 7 hours!" I think my response surprised her.
Me - OF COURSE THAT IS POSSIBLE. YOU ARE MY FAVORITE PERSON IN THE WORLD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ANGEL.
I called the nurse "angel". Dude, that is gay, even for me.
So we are checking into the hospital tonight. WE'RE HAVING A BABY OH MY GOD I AM FREAKING OUT, JUST A LITTLE HERE, CAN YOU TELL?
I will attempt to have my husband update when all is said and done and he's home, but...you know. His blogging skills..who knows. So that being said, you may not end up hearing anything from us till we're home this weekend. Wish us luck!
YAY!! Congratulations! Best of luck on a quick and easy labor!
Posted by: TheDenora | January 12, 2009 at 05:34 PM
Yay!!! Good luck! Go cervix go! :p (that wasn't too creepy, right?) ;)
Posted by: Hope | January 12, 2009 at 07:03 PM
soooo exciting! Congratulations!!
Posted by: Cherish | January 12, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Good luck! Can't wait to hear all about it!
Posted by: Marni | January 13, 2009 at 07:14 AM
Yay! Hurry up baby!
Posted by: Kristin | January 13, 2009 at 05:01 PM