So we got into the hospital around 7am. They put us in one of the labor and delivery rooms. The nurse did a test to see if the gush of fluid on Emily's leg really was amniotic fluid or not. The test came back negative, but Little Nutley's heart rate had some dips while we were waiting. Then the nurse told our doctor about what was happening. Next thing we knew, the doctor was over here popping Emily's Bag of Waters. Presto chango labor officially begins at 9:30am!
After that not a lot has happened. Emily and I walked around the hospital for about a half hour around 12:30 - 1. Emily did a few sets of stairs - her friend Sophie told her it helped in her labor. Things still weren't really progressing, so they gave Emily a little (and I mean a little - only 2 units) of Petosin at 1:30. The contractions have kicked up a little since then, but they still don't hurt at all (because Emily is so strong).
Right now my Mom and Dad and Ruth are having some lunch in the cafeteria. A nurse should be by in less than a half an hour to check on Emily's progress and measure her cervix. Fun times lie ahead!
Emily and I played some two-handed Pinocle to kill the time. Can you believe she came from behind and beat me?
Here is Emily going for a stoll around the hospital.
Emily doesn't like to lie around in bed. Here she is sitting on her birthing ball eating some ice chips.
The top graph shows Nutley's heart rate. The bottom shows Emily's contractions.
Here is the paper read-out of the computer monitor.
2 comments:
You can do it Em!!!
Em, you'd fit in in my classroom with that ball. I have 2 in my room and everyone loves them, especially me and the kids who can't sit still very well.
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