This is the week that sleeping started becoming a real issue. I wake up at least 2-3 times a night... sometimes I'm up for an hour or so for no good reason. They say it's preparation for what's to come...
On Monday, Aug 20, Mike and I attended a Baby Care class from 6-9pm at Reston Hospital. It was all about what to expect at birth and for the first couple weeks, and we got to practice swaddling, diaper changing, and "bathing." I had no idea Mike hadn't changed a diaper before! We were sad to leave our little black baby girl at the end, haha.
That week we got the wall decorations in the mail for the nursery. Mike surprised me by putting them up before I got home from work. Then, together, we put the up decal with his name on it. The nursery looked so much more decorated!
The pain in my pelvic area had gotten progressively worse over the past month and peaked on Friday, Aug 24 when I woke up and could not walk. I painfully got out of bed and stood up, but could not lift a leg to take a step. Lifting either of my legs while lying down was equally as painful. I was in tears because my complaints to the OB in the past were futile. There was nothing they could give me. I called them again that morning and they told me to come in. I had to call out of work. When I finally got there with lots of painstaking steps, they examined me and then sent me to the fetal specialist that I've been seeing to make sure my cervix was still closed. After their examination and monitoring, the doctor comes in and says "the baby is fine." Well I knew that! It is me in pain. I basically got a suck it up look and was sent home and told to take some Tylenol.. Gee thanks, Doc. I gave myself bedrest from 1pm, when I got home, until I went to bed. I woke up Saturday in a little less pain, so resting was definitely helpful.
I sucked up the pain, and Mike and I went to a more intensive class on Saturday at Virginia Hospital Center that I had scheduled weeks ago. It was an 8 hour class on everything from pregnancy and anatomy, to going into labor, to the stages of labor and breathing exercises. It ended with a tour of the labor and delivery floor. I thought that this floor would be filled with screaming women and babies and nurses and doctors flying around. I was surprised to see calm people, sleeping babies, and a fairly quiet floor. The walking tour of the hospital was a painful one, but I'm stubborn and refused the wheelchair! The couples in the class were really nice and most were having boys too! We were so exhausted from the class that we grabbed sushi out, went home, and passed out!
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