Woke up to cramps – contractions – “surges” – about 2 hours ago.
(Note: For the purposes of this blog, we will use the word “surges” – self-consciously, to be sure, because it does feel somewhat forced. Still, as I sit here dealing with this shit in the pre-dawn hours, I like the connotation of a “surge” more than a “contraction,” so there ya go.)
Not sure whether this is “it” or not. Suddenly I can’t tell if they’re real. I stayed in bed for a while, trying to breathe through each surge, and found myself getting bored and restless and sick of being so uncomfortable (LOL! Yah okay).
So I got up and cleaned off the guest bed in the baby’s room with the intention of knitting for a while. Haven’t had a surge since. (can we turn them off by getting up? Or does that just mean they weren’t real to begin with?)
Got some blood going on this morning too. Not sure if that’s water breaking or “show” or what. It never occurred to me that I might not be able to tell the difference.
charlotte said,
April 18, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Whoa. Have you considered calling the doc or the midwife?
Best of luck to you.
jill said,
April 21, 2008 at 4:10 pm
WELCOME RUBY!!!!!!!!!!!