A Scary Afternoon

Well yesterday I was at work just like any other day, and I had just finished my lunch and was goofing around on the Internet when all of the sudden I got this sharp pain in my lower abdomen on my right side. I hoped it was just cramps or Braxton Hicks but it just got worse. Luckily Jon was here with me at work. He made me a palate on the floor out of his shirts for me to lay down on, but they just kept coming. So I finally decided to call my Doctor, and Monday is her surgery day so she was out of the office. I talked to the nurse and she said for me to try taking 2 Tylenol and putting a warm wet rag on it, then to call her back in an hour if things had not changed or have gotten worse she said I needed to head for the Hospital to get checked out. At this point I hadn't felt the baby move in a while, but I decided I better try what she said. Jon grabbed me some Tylenol and took one of his shirts and got it wet with warm water. (Since we were at work and didn’t really have rags) Jon and I then both said a prayer and I watched the clock for about 15 mins. I then recognized that the sharp pains were coming about 5 mins apart. I sat there for another 10 mins hoping that the Tylenol would start to kick in but everything was still the same. I told Jon I think we need to just go to the Hospital. So I called the nurse back and told her I was still in pain and that I had timed them and they were coming about every 5 mins. She agreed and she said she would let Labor/Delivery know I was on my way.

Jon and I jumped in the car and headed for the Hospital in Evanston. My Family is in Texas right now hunting, but I wanted my Mommy. I know I'm pathetic I knew she couldn’t do anything, but I just wanted her to know and to tell me everything was ok. I tried calling everyone in the hunting party but nobody had cell service. I begin to worry about all the things that could be wrong, and I started to cry. I decided to say another prayer that God would protect this little guy and not let him come yet. He is way to early. The pain then started to come on my left side still about 5 mins apart. I started to rub my belly to keep the baby moving as long as he was kicking and moving around I knew he was ok.

We finally got to Evanston after an hour drive from Rock Springs its probably a good thing that I didn’t check the speed odometer while Jon was driving. We went strait back to Labor/Delivery and they hooked me right up to a fetal monitor. His little heartbeat was going like crazy, and he was kicking the monitors and bouncing of the wall. I told Jon I think he is pissed! LOL We assumed he wasn't enjoying the sound vibrations from the monitors. She gave me a button to push while I was having the pain and then to push it again after it was over, so they could time them and see if they could tell what was causing them. After about 30 mins she came back in and said I can see where you have been pushing the button. She said your are having steady contractions, but they are not consistent to when you are pushing the button. So she wanted to do a couple more tests. She checked to make sure I wasn't dilating, and then she checked me for another test to make sure I wasn't going to deliver within the next 3 days. I continued to press the buttons as we waited and lay there listening to my little guy’s heartbeat. After awhile he calmed down and relaxed, I think it helped that Mommy was more relaxed at this point too... Oh speaking of "mommy" they had me sign for the baby while I was there since we are getting near to that point. That was weird writing relationship to patient-"mother" I had to take a moment after I wrote that on a paper to make sure it was real. HAHAHA Also speaking of "mommy" my Mommy finally got a hold of me, she said she was sitting in the blind and she had this bad feeling and when they got back she told my Dad I have to call Rachel something is wrong. Luckily at that time the nurse came back in with the results so I was able to give the news to my mom.

She said I was not dilated and that the test was negative so I wont be delivering within the next 3 weeks! WHEW!!!!!! She also said that my contractions are still very steady, so she wanted to give me a shot to stop those. The pain I felt before was him just either lying on a nerve, or he kicked a nerve but either way everything was ok. They gave me the shot and then we had to wait another hour to make sure my heart didn’t react to the medicine and start jumping off the chart. Which it raised, but not enough to worry about. I couldn't stand and I had to have Jon help me get dressed cause I was shaking so badly. He kept asking me if I was cold, and I said no I just cant quit shaking. I guess it was a normal reaction from the medicine. When we went to leave the nurse told me to come back if I had any more concerns they would love to see me again. At the time I wondered if she just really wanted my money, but I chose not to say that instead I said, "Well hopefully you wont see me again for another 9 weeks." She laughed and her reply was," No, not quite 9 weeks you shouldn’t have to go your full term." I just said, "As long as he is healthy he can come when he wants."

We drove home a lot slower this time :) I started to get kind of sick to my stomach on the way home, so I went strait to bed when we got home. Besides the fact that I was so tired. This morning when I woke up I was still exhausted and still felt sick. I think it was from the medicine they gave me.

I'm very thankful that everything was ok and that we still have several weeks before this little guy decides to come. I want a healthy baby if we can help it. I'm also very thankful for Jon and that he was here for me. He makes me laugh cause he is very protective but he would do anything to make sure I'm ok. I'm thankful for that! Just thought I would share the whole story everybody just got bits and pieces and after it was all over we were just relieved he was ok.