Thursday, March 11th was a very confusing day. It started with me feeling a bit squeamish when I woke up at 5:45 in the morning for work. I thought that if something was going to happen, it would, and I couldn't stop it. I just thought that I would get ready for school. Things were pretty normal after that, because I started to feel okay.
When I got to school, I was focused to do some work, and I got busy. It was a normal day. I had a doctor's appointment later on at 2:00 pm, and I was eager to hear if I was any further along with labor. That and my work were the only two things on my mind that day. That was until about 11:15 am when I started to feel that I was leaking fluid. When I stood up to go to the cafeteria to get some lunch, I started to feel the leakage. I thought that maybe I just had a weak bladder, but it just kept coming. It was truly a freaky feeling. I wasn't sure if my water broke or what was happening. I encouraged the lunch ladies to go quickly when making my sandwich because I needed to get to the bathroom. Being very supportive and knowledgeable of my pregnancy, they were nice to help out and work fast. I took my lunch back to my office desk and ate. I was worried that it was the beginning of labor, and I knew that I wouldn't be able to eat during labor. I ate my sandwich and strawberries very quickly. I also called the doctor's office while I ate to inform them of my situation. They didn't seem as concerned as I was. I wasn't scared, but I was a bit confused. I wasn't really feeling any pain, so I thought that there wasn't a need to rush. I did have lots of back pain, which I had been told was probably back labor. Women can have back labor for weeks, so I didn't stress over it.
The nurse called me back and told me that I should come in for my appointment earlier than my 2:00 pm time at 1:00 pm instead. I thought that this was a bit odd, since I was talking to the nurse at 11:30 am. If things were very serious with my condition, shouldn't I have been seen earlier than 1:00 pm? The nurse informed me that everyone would be gone during lunchtime, so I would have to wait. I just thought that was crazy. My doctor had always said that if things changed, I should either come in to their office right away or go to the hospital. This conversation with the nurse wasn't what I thought it would be, but it also made me start to think that my situation wasn't that bad. She said that if I was bleeding, then I should go to the hospital. I wasn't, so I felt okay about my 1:00 pm appointment. I went to the bathroom after that to make sure I wasn't bleeding, and I ran into my friend Heather. I told her what was going on, and she was very concerned. She went to get the school nurse and bring her to me. I didn't think that was necessary, but I was also too afraid to walk the distance to the nurse's office with this leakage issue. I had no idea what could happen, and I was afraid that it would get messy.
Heather and the nurse, Phyllis, were very confinced that I was in labor and that I wouldn't be coming back to school the next day. They also said that I needed to get someone to take me to my appointment, because it wasn't a good idea to drive. I really didn't want to bother Dennis at work, since I didn't think that my situation was serious. They wouldn't leave me alone until I agreed to call Dennis to pick me up for my appointment.
I went to the main office to wait for Dennis, and I informed the secretary and bookkeeper, friends of my pregnancy tales, about my situation. They, also, were very confinced that I would not be coming back to school any time soon. The principal even popped his head in the room and mentioned "get to the doctor," since he was concerned about witnessing a birth. :) What a funny guy!
Dennis and I made our way to the doctor's office, and since we were early, we had to wait about 15-20 for our appointment. This was also another sign that maybe things weren't that bad, since no one seemed to want to rush things. I first went to get checked by the doctor on call, who happened to be the same doctor from my March 1st visit to the hospital, Dr. Leapheart. She said that my water didn't break and that I was pretty much closed up. She didn't say that I was open a "fingertip" like my other doctor did on Monday, but she did say that I didn't show any change. This tells me that everything was the same as Monday, but the only main difference was the gushing of fluid. She reassured me that I didn't pee myself, which was good to know, but she did say that my mucus plug had started to come out. I had assumed that a mucus plug was solid, and I would know when it came out. I guess I was wrong, because she made it seem like it was something that would continuously seep out. That didn't make me feel better. I then went for an ultrasound which showed a healthy baby, and it also showed that I had much more fluid than I did on Monday. She said that this was a sure sign that I wasn't leaking amniotic fluid. I guess that was a good thing. It meant that I wasn't in labor and that I wouldn't be having the baby that day. I still wanted to see how things went with the monitor, so that was my last stop at the doctor's office. I wasn't on the machine nearly as much as I would normally be, which I thought was odd, but the monitor showed that I was having contractions. Yet again, the doctor didn't seem too concerned about this. I guess it is more normal for these things to happen when a woman is at least 36 weeks pregnant. I was exactly 36 weeks pregnant at this appointment. She even told me that if I did go into labor, she wouldn't do anything to stop it and that I could even go back to working full time. I was very surprised to hear that. I guess things are different when you get into the ninth month of pregnancy. I was out of the danger zone, so whatever was about to happen could happen. What first seemed like some major changes with me today turned out to be nothing different than what was normal.
Dennis took me back to my car at school, and I ended up running errands for about two hours before going home to rest. The contractions were still there, but if my doctor wasn't worried, then I wasn't worried. I still think March is the magic month for baby, but with the way things are going, he could very well be a full-term guy.
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