Oh the Joys of Labor.

Sunday when I got off work I started having contractions. by the time I got home and out of the shower they were 8 minutes apart. By the time we made it to Women's they were 3-4 minutes apart. I was 34 weeks and 5 days and not dialating so they stopped them with trabutaline. Which is a drug I will not take again it raised my heart rate and gave me the shakes that were like a seizure. I was wiped Monday but luckily Jax went to school so I slept. Monday night I kept waking because of contractions, by tuesday morning they were 10-15 minutes apart and when I left the hospital they told me to go the the dr.'s if they got that close. Called to make an appointment with the dr. but instead they left a message with the nurse, who took an hour to get back with me and then told me to get straight to the office which made it seem as though it was emergent. We got there and preceded to wait for 2 hours, not hooked up to a fetal monitor and no ultrasound to be done. Jaxon was bored and became a monster. When finally seen they checked my cervix and Kaylee's heart rate and then sent me home. I was told I couldn't have an ultrasound because it could not be justified to the insurance because even if Kaylee is breeched or big it doesn't matter because I'm having a c-section. I am just frustrated because Sunday night they told me how important it was to rest and get to the dr.'s if the contractions got to 15 minutes because I am preterm and then the Dr.'s office told me to walk through the contractions and to not worry about the contractions. I need to hold out until next Tuesday when I will be 36 weeks. they will let me go ahead and have her after this point. Jaxon came at 37 weeks so I wouldn't be surprised if I went next week especially after working this weekend. I'm hoping my water will break so that they can not postpone delivery. The stinky part is that my OBGYN is out of town.I'm feeling better today and my contractions are far apart so I'm hoping for a good day and I pray I can get some stuff done around the house. Jason has a Test Thursday so I'm hoping for no more drama so that he can focus on his test.

Belly Pictures

Jaxon and I went today and had pictures made. He did not want to cooperate but we still got some good ones.

More Jaxon Baby Book Pages

Early

Well not to be out done by her brother Kaylee has decided to shake up some excitement in our lives. Jaxon arrived at 37 weeks, which is just making it to term, and he was 10 lbs and 4 oz, 21 inches long. I did not have gestational diabetes with Jaxon. I do have gestational diabetes with Kaylee, which maybe a factor in the events which occurred this week. Wednesday I started having lower back pain and severe pelvic pressure, it felt like right before my water broke with Jaxon. I know she had just dropped and figured it was pain and pressure from that. Unfortunately it did not ease or go away. After having my loving husband and daddy insist on me calling the doctor I did Friday morning when the office opened. Friday the pressure and pain was immense and I was at work hoping they would just say it was normal pain. I was ready to put on my big girl panties and work through it but when I talked to the nurse she was not happy. I was made a 1:00 Dr.'s appoint at the office site next to the hospital I will be delivering at just in case, which honestly started to freak me out a bit. I was 33 3/4 weeks along, too early for my taste. My coworkers were awesome. Multiple coworkers quickly offered to take my patients and got me out of work post haste. The covering physician I saw stated I was experiencing signs of preterm labor. Which to him was not surprising since I have gestational diabetes and because Jaxon just made it to 37 weeks when he came. My blood pressure, blood sugar and other labs were all good. Kaylee's head is right on my cervix and I am starting to efface but not dilate. I was cleared to return to normal activity and just try to rest as much as possible. I follow up with My doctor Wednesday and I am hoping they will do an ultrasound to see how big Kaylee is. I am still having pressure and back pain but it is not constant or as severe as it was on Friday. Every pray that if she does come early she is strong and her lungs are developed enough.