Contractions
I started having contractions today around 4 or 5 o'clock. I had been working pretty much all day, and was on my feet most of the time. I had to leave work early because I almost passed out and started getting really nausease. I went home at 7:30 and ended up going to the emergancy room at about 11:30. It is now 3:30am and I am finally home again. Before I went to the ER I had called the midwife from the birthing center and she basically just kept talking to me like she was stoned or something for about 2 and a half hours. I got really frustrated with her and just wanted to know if I should go to the hospital but she just kept saying "well what do you want to do?" well if I knew what I wanted to do I would do it don't you think??? What I wanted to do was NOT be going into preterm labor at 7 months!
So anywho I end up in the ER and they say i am having contractions and start monitoring me and give me a couple shots to try and reduce the contractions so it doesn't go into full blowen labor.
I am exhausted and I have been told I'm not allowed to work this weekend and I need to make a follow up appointment for early in the week with the birthing center. When I do go back to work I have to take alot of breaks and just take it easy... sucks because I really really really need the money before this baby gets here.
I think I'm more frustrated with the people at my work, and the midwife from the birthing center. I had been complaining of pains at work a little and no one really cared, then when it was bad, like I knew I wouldn't be able to deal with it soon, I made sure someone understood and said I didn't think I was going to be able to stay my full shift. I was scheduled to work about 13 hours today mind you, at 2 different locations, and I had already done a 3 hour shift at one place and then I had been at this place for about 3.5 hours. So when the girl I said I couldn't stay too basically rolled her eyes at me, i wanted to punch her and scream at her, but of course I didn't. She said she would talk to the manager when the manager got back from break. When she got back I think they talked and then I asked what she said, and I was told "well from what I understand she asked you if you would be ok working the shift when you came in, and you said you felt fine." Of course I had been there for 3 HOURS! on my feet. So that same girl gave me dirty looks when I left leaning on Wally's arm trying not to collapse with pain and the manager wouldn't look at me.
I swear... I have been totally open to any schedule they give me and I was really happy i got more hours... I'm SORRY I worked myself into labor for you people! jeebus.
So yeah....
Then the midwife I talked to... well... I told her about all the pain, where it was, how painful it was, and all that stuff. She pretty much said I'm not drinking enough fluid when I tell her I always drink water on a constant basis. Then she says that I just need to relax and take it easy. I am in tears most of this conversation. I have to get sick at one point and tellher I'll call her back. I regret calling her back because when she mentioned the hospital she said she COULD tell me to go but she would rather not... for whatever reason. Then later in the conversation she woudl just say "what do you want to do" and babble about tea, and breathing, and stress, and my eating habits, and liquids... blah. I should have just gone and not worried about calling htem. They put me through 3 more hours of pain WONDERING if I should just hang up on them and go anyways.
I am NOT happy right now. Not to mention I was really close to having a baby tonight, and we are in no way prepared for him to be here like that. No diapers, no bedding, no storage, none of that stuff.
*Sigh*
I am trying very hard right now not to be stressed.... so this was all just venting.
So anywho I end up in the ER and they say i am having contractions and start monitoring me and give me a couple shots to try and reduce the contractions so it doesn't go into full blowen labor.
I am exhausted and I have been told I'm not allowed to work this weekend and I need to make a follow up appointment for early in the week with the birthing center. When I do go back to work I have to take alot of breaks and just take it easy... sucks because I really really really need the money before this baby gets here.
I think I'm more frustrated with the people at my work, and the midwife from the birthing center. I had been complaining of pains at work a little and no one really cared, then when it was bad, like I knew I wouldn't be able to deal with it soon, I made sure someone understood and said I didn't think I was going to be able to stay my full shift. I was scheduled to work about 13 hours today mind you, at 2 different locations, and I had already done a 3 hour shift at one place and then I had been at this place for about 3.5 hours. So when the girl I said I couldn't stay too basically rolled her eyes at me, i wanted to punch her and scream at her, but of course I didn't. She said she would talk to the manager when the manager got back from break. When she got back I think they talked and then I asked what she said, and I was told "well from what I understand she asked you if you would be ok working the shift when you came in, and you said you felt fine." Of course I had been there for 3 HOURS! on my feet. So that same girl gave me dirty looks when I left leaning on Wally's arm trying not to collapse with pain and the manager wouldn't look at me.
I swear... I have been totally open to any schedule they give me and I was really happy i got more hours... I'm SORRY I worked myself into labor for you people! jeebus.
So yeah....
Then the midwife I talked to... well... I told her about all the pain, where it was, how painful it was, and all that stuff. She pretty much said I'm not drinking enough fluid when I tell her I always drink water on a constant basis. Then she says that I just need to relax and take it easy. I am in tears most of this conversation. I have to get sick at one point and tellher I'll call her back. I regret calling her back because when she mentioned the hospital she said she COULD tell me to go but she would rather not... for whatever reason. Then later in the conversation she woudl just say "what do you want to do" and babble about tea, and breathing, and stress, and my eating habits, and liquids... blah. I should have just gone and not worried about calling htem. They put me through 3 more hours of pain WONDERING if I should just hang up on them and go anyways.
I am NOT happy right now. Not to mention I was really close to having a baby tonight, and we are in no way prepared for him to be here like that. No diapers, no bedding, no storage, none of that stuff.
*Sigh*
I am trying very hard right now not to be stressed.... so this was all just venting.