Ring my mum
Well 3rd time I rang DH first coz he had to travel 2 hours to me, then I called mum.
But I paced the house for a bit with a peanut butter sandwich first
Then a shower to wash my hair & have a bit of a tidy up. Then off to make sure I had everything I needed.
HAHA! i was thinking of this when i was showering yesterday. I was thinking when i know im in labour and its for real to make sure my legs, underarms and even bikini line are shaved LOL
THEN i would make sure i have everything packed.. but i would call the hospital first
But just incase i have been keeping myself well groomed. Thought i better when i had my scare at 27 weeks and my legs resembled DP's and 'down there' was yes not very nice!
According to a friend of mine, a beard trimmer is the way to go, lol.
She normally wax's but got slack in pregnancy, then towards the end she decided she'd feel sorry for anyone who'd have to look down there & couldn't see anything herself, so she perched herself in front of the mirror with her DP's beard trimmer!
I immediately jumped in the shower, was heading down to the hospy to be checked out so wanted to be nice and fresh. I clearly remember standing in front of the heater, wrapped in a towel and reading Sheila Kitzinger trying to work out if I was actually in labour LOL all while DH rushed around packing all the things we hadn't organised yet.
I didn't actually realise my pre-labour had become labour, and my contractions never really got closer that 10mins apart - I kept waiting for them to get closer together. We laugh now that it was lucky I went for a check up with my Ob who sent us on to the hospital, otherwise we might have realised too late! She was born 3.5hrs later.
I finished making DH homemade cinnamon scrolls for his breakfast! I knew he'd need the energy and I didn't want to waste the dough. He was chomping away while I was in labour. I had one bite and promptly threw up.
I kept driving home (waters broke while driving home from Yoga) then called the hospital when I got home and had the Phone No# and DH with me We got to the hospital about 1 hr 20min after my waters broke and I was 7-8cm
This time....
If I am not already in my car, I am jumping in the car and getting to hospital as quickly as possible, calling an ambulance if needed, as this labour is likely to be quicker
went on BB to find out if it "was it" haha or just prelabour
and dragged DH off shopping for food/drink
spent most of the night on BB/ contraction master dot com. BB kept me sane!
( all up 31hours later had DS.)
With DD i hopped out of the shower to a trickle down my leg.
DS1 was induced
DS2 Woke up and thought "this is it" and woke DH
DS3 Stressed and called all my support as DH was stuck in sydney... found my comfort zone and stayed there till he got to the hosp!
This time i hope he near by coz im scared of going into labour without him.
I mopped up the mess from up the hall way where my waters broke and I was running around like a headless chook trying to decide what to do first , then rang DH still wondering if I was actually in labour despite having contractions 7 minutes apart and getting stronger Gee and they say if you are in labour you 'just know' hehehe.
I got out my Preggo books and tried to convince myself i was in false labour by reading all the symptoms of labour and telling myself that this wasn't really it- i wasn't false and bubs was born that day! hahaha
Woke up, made this face --> (5am) and ran to the bathroom leaving a trail of fluid behind me, *TMI* smelt fluid thought "ew" and "smells like semen"
Then waited for DF to wake up and realise I wasn't there while still leaking like a burst water main. Then he cleaned up the "trail" (haha sucker) and called the hossy, finished packing bags and went in for a check up.
Got sent home to wait for contractions, so had a snack at the shops, got some accupuncture to get things going, get lunch on the way home (freak out whoever asked when I was due by telling them my waters broke already lol).
Spent the afternoon watching movies while waiting for regular contractions that never came.
When I was getting to uncomfortable at home we went to hossy, the drive was horrible as MIL seemed to think we were in a huge hurry and every (very hard or at least it felt like it) acceleration triggered a contraction.
Lol Um... Got a bit carried away there, sorry, but that's how it went- I'm kinda amazed I remember every little detail, especially since I cant remember yesterday or any other day of the last 11 and a half months
Last edited by Calluna; June 24th, 2010 at 09:17 PM.
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Gee and they say if you are in labour you 'just know' hehehe.
(5am) and ran to the bathroom leaving a trail of fluid behind me, *TMI* smelt fluid thought "ew" and "smells like semen"
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