10/21/08

So, today was the first time I have ever had to call the OB office. I really didn't want to call- as I figured everything was okay, but I let some friends from Bellyhood talk me into calling to be on the safe side that I was not in premature labor. Well, for a while now, I have been feeling some pressure down below. Esp. when I sit down on the toilet. However, it has gotten a lot worse lately. For the past week I guess, I have been feeling it a lot when I am walking making it kinda uncomfortable. The pressure almost feels like it makes the left side of my privates numb. Whether or not they are really numb, I don't know. It just feels like it. I think it is b/c he might be on a nerve or something. Well, I have also been having a lot of cramping here lately. For the past few days I have been feeling cramp off and on all day long. Yesterday, my back was hurting a lot and then last night I noticed I started having some pains running from my back into my sides. Mostly the right side- but on both. I have heard that is what contractions feel like. With Madison I had back labor- and never had the chance to really feel a good labor contraction pain, so I wasn't sure if what I was experiencing was normal. So I finally place my call in at a little after 10 a.m. They finally called back around 2 p.m. Thank goodness I wasn't in labor. Ha.
They have a foreign lady in the office, not sure where she is from, but she has such a heavy accent! It is hard to understand her most of the time in the office- much less over the phone. Her accent being so heavy combined with her speaking very quickly, makes it so hard to understand her. But what I caught from her over the phone was there was nothing to worry about. To drink lots of water to help with the cramping- she told me why, but I couldn't understand her. The said to stay off my feet as much as possible for the next two days to help with the back pains and pressure. I have nothing to worry about and to call back if I start bleeding, leaking fluid, or having regular contractions. I figured everything was okay- but now I can be sure and don't have to worry.
My only concern is the leaking fluid. I know this is gross and probably TMI, but I have been leaking urine and have had to use panty-liners since I was about 8 weeks prego. My doc says this is probably b/c those muscles never got tightened back up from where I had Madison, causing me to leak. I have been doing Kegal exercises as instructed, but it don't help. I just have to use the liners, powders, and feminine body sprays. But if I had a slow leak, I would never know it b/c of the leaking urine!!! So, I hope if I ever do have a leak it is significant enough for me to tell!!!!
Well- update on names. I did as Cheryl suggested and gave Steve an option between the name Cash and Kaiden! He picked Kaiden. Yeah. Ha. Then I felt bad b/c this is his son and he has just as much right to name him and love the name that we pick out for him as I do. So I looked at him and told him, "If you absolutely hate the name Kaiden and there is no way you ever want to name you son that... just tell me now that you hate it, and I will never bring it up again." He didn't say anything, so I said, "Well, do you hate it?" and he replies "No, I don't hate it." I am not sure if he said this b/c I said something about using his name as the middle name for Kaiden. I think he wants to name him after him, but doesn't really want to bring it up b/c I have said in the past I didn't want to name our kids after ourself, or anyone else b/c they need their own identity. So, maybe me suggesting Kaiden Steven made him like it. Who knows. I just really wish we could give him a name soon so that we can buy the letters for the nursery. I need to get in there soon and finish. But until mom and I work on the bedding some more, or I get my bonus check so I can buy some more stuff, I am out of luck. I think I need to be shopping online to pick out the rest of the stuff so I can have it all ready to order whenever I do get that check... suppose to be this week or sometime in the very near future! :)