L & D

So, yesterday we had a little minor tiny scare. I was at work and began having intense cramping and at one point I remember thinking "if this is what labor feels like, then I dont want this kid to ever come out!" So I called the advice nurse and she said "come in" and I said "anytime today?" and she said "no, now!" Naturally I was a little concerned after hearing the sense of urgency in her voice, so I called Nick and we were on our way to labor and delivery...for the first time. We still havent even had the tour of the hospital yet and we were already making use of it. Thats just like us...

So, after an hour and a half in the waiting room watching and listening to 3 different ladies talk openly about their symptoms of CURRENTLY being in labor and how many pads they've gone through, I began to think...what the heck are we doing!? We are having a kid. OMG!

According to all the nurses that kept walking by, this was the "busiest" day they had seen in months. And as Nick said, the staff was having a hard time hiding their chaos. At one point, the triage nurse came up to all of us in the waiting room and said something to the effect of "so, there is a room available, who do you think should go next?" Nick actually laughed out loud. Um, I'm sorry, arent you the TRIAGE nurse? WOW! If this was any indication of what was in store for us when we were actually going to deliver...we were in TROUBLE!

Luckily our midwife was there and shared that was not normally how l & d was run and that in the future if I feel like I need to be "next" I can tell them and they will take me immediately. Good to know!

So...turns out, all is fine. We heard the babies heart rate for 30 minutes straight (which they said was almost unheard of...apparently our baby has a super strong heart!) and I wasnt having contractions...so it was probably just stress or growing pains. They put me on bedrest for today...which was much needed. Thank goodness for MTV and blogging...back to work tomorrow :(