Sat 1-10-08

So, of course I got up and went to work on Sat morning in spite of the fact that I could hardly walk from all the horrible pain and pressure I was experiencing. I stayed there for a few hours and was having some irregular contractions and some back pain. I finally called up to L&D to tell them about the pain I was having to see whether or not they thought it was normal. I told them about the stabbing/burning sensation in my vagina, and explained it wasn't like a burning when I peed or anything. The nurse told me to come up and just let them check me out. That it was better to be safe that sorry. So, I clocked out and upstairs I went. They took a clean-catch urine sample just to make sure there was no infection even though I told them I just had one on Monday and had no symptoms of any infection. Again she said better safe than sorry. They hooked me up to the monitor. I was having steady uterine contractions, but it was more of the crampy contractions instead of the real deal. So, at least it is hard at work trying to get to the labor part. I had irregular contractions, and it wasn't until one particular contraction hit up to 80 on the TOCO monitor that the nurse came in and asked me if I felt that contraction and I said "YES". So, she wanted to check me. Guess what? STILL finger-tip dilated! I swear that scar tissue is holding that sucker together tight! She said I am about 80% effaced. And that my cervix is getting really soft. She said the scar tissue feels softened and not really hard like some of the scar tissue she has felt from the LEEP procedures. She also put my mind at ease a little and told me what usually happens is that during the latent (early) phase of labor, the cervix will not dilate. The scar tissue will hold it together. When the active phase starts up, the scar tissue will rip apart, and I will immediately dilate from 0 cm to 4 cm. And will be in active labor. She told me not to worry that it would be very rare for it to pop and me go from fingertip dilation to 10 cm immediately. So, that made me feel better. I still plan on talking to my doctor about it tomorrow. They offered me Loratab for pain and I refused. They told me to go home and rest and I told them that would help with the pain just to stay off my feet. So, to home I went and put my feet up. I was still hurting that night when I went to lay down, so I went ahead and called-out of work for Sunday too. I am talking to her about all this pain and going out on maternity leave now. And about being induced maybe tomorrow. Well, not being induced tomorrow, but talking to her tomorrow about being induced! Sometime. I am thinking about asking her for the 19th. Go in early and induce so I can have him on the 19th. That will only be like 9 days early! So maybe she will go for it! If I am induced I won't have to worry at all about missing my epidural, getting to the hospital, and will know that I will have him on a weekday so that I can get my tubes tied on the same admission. YAY! So, I will update again after tomorrows appt.