That was scary...
So I spent the morning in the labor/delivery unit of my hospital today.
But-- everything is fine now....
For the past few days the area around my groin/pubic bone and bikini lines have been in pain. Like when I bend down or get up and it wasn't going away. I read about round ligament pain and it sounded just like this, but since it was going on for days I called my doctor last night and he said if the pain continues, to call him in the morning. So the pain continued and I called him in the morning, thinking he'd just tell me to come in-- but no, he's like- go to the labor/delivery unit so they can monitor you for a few hours and rule out contractions. I was like WHAT!!?? I just didn't expect it to be so dramatic.
So I was there today for hours, in a hospital bed, hooked up to a monitor. We immediately heard our little's heartbeat (relief) and then I was laying there, with a contraction monitor, in a hospital gown, while different nurses came in asked me questions, took my blood, took my urine, took my temperature. Then a cute doctor came in and gave me a cervical exam-- now that was NOT fun. YUCK. They also did a n ultra sound and our little ain't so little anymore-- it's getting so big! There was a nice healthy heartbeat, and thank G-d I was not contracting.
The doctor said it was indeed round ligament pain caused from my uterus stretching and growing and pulling on the surrounding ligaments. He said unfortunately this same kind of pain can also mean contractions, so that's why they just wanted to rule that out. Well, I'm glad they did.
As scared as I was intially, I am glad I got to see where I'll be (G-d willing) delivering our baby....and I liked it alot. I saw a woman being wheeled out in a bed holding her newborn and I smiled at her, she smiled back and my eyes got all teary. I so want to be her in April 2008.
Anyway, I went home and have been resting, per the doctor's orders. A very dramatic morning, but in the end all is well so far...
Thank you G-d for keeping our little safe and healthy and growing....
But-- everything is fine now....
For the past few days the area around my groin/pubic bone and bikini lines have been in pain. Like when I bend down or get up and it wasn't going away. I read about round ligament pain and it sounded just like this, but since it was going on for days I called my doctor last night and he said if the pain continues, to call him in the morning. So the pain continued and I called him in the morning, thinking he'd just tell me to come in-- but no, he's like- go to the labor/delivery unit so they can monitor you for a few hours and rule out contractions. I was like WHAT!!?? I just didn't expect it to be so dramatic.
So I was there today for hours, in a hospital bed, hooked up to a monitor. We immediately heard our little's heartbeat (relief) and then I was laying there, with a contraction monitor, in a hospital gown, while different nurses came in asked me questions, took my blood, took my urine, took my temperature. Then a cute doctor came in and gave me a cervical exam-- now that was NOT fun. YUCK. They also did a n ultra sound and our little ain't so little anymore-- it's getting so big! There was a nice healthy heartbeat, and thank G-d I was not contracting.
The doctor said it was indeed round ligament pain caused from my uterus stretching and growing and pulling on the surrounding ligaments. He said unfortunately this same kind of pain can also mean contractions, so that's why they just wanted to rule that out. Well, I'm glad they did.
As scared as I was intially, I am glad I got to see where I'll be (G-d willing) delivering our baby....and I liked it alot. I saw a woman being wheeled out in a bed holding her newborn and I smiled at her, she smiled back and my eyes got all teary. I so want to be her in April 2008.
Anyway, I went home and have been resting, per the doctor's orders. A very dramatic morning, but in the end all is well so far...
Thank you G-d for keeping our little safe and healthy and growing....
posted by Here I am @ 12:16 PM
2 Comments:
At 11:28 AM ,
Anonymous said...
So glad that everything was fine. It's hard to know when you feel "odd" pains if they are important or not. I'm glad that your's was normal!!
At 2:06 PM ,
Dr. Grumbles said...
big sigh of relief
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