Saturday, June 5, 2010

No Anything

That's Maggie-speak for "nothing is happening."

Well, not entirely nothing.

I have been having contractions off and on all day.  Some of them have been pretty painful too.  But they just haven't kicked into what I'd call "active labor."  This is going to be my longest labor yet.

At one point, Andrew and my sister took the girls to the park.  I should have gone along to keep things moving, but at the time, they were moving and I thought contractions were getting regular.  I called my practice, they eventually sent over the nurse, but then with dinner and conversation, things slowed again.  Andrew and I then took a short walk, which felt productive (read: painful) but it was too late to keep that up, so we came home and put the kids to bed, promising to wake them when the baby comes out.

At this point, everyone has gone to bed.  The nurse went home to get some things (she should probably stay there and get some sleep too).  I tried sweeping and mopping the kitchen floor, hoping to get things moving, but no luck.  I think I'm going to have to go to bed too.

When the nurse checked, I was only dilated 2cm, although the nurse was impressed with how low Baby's head is.  I knew I'd been feeling a lot of pressure lately.  Anyway, I was not completely surprised to hear that I wasn't dilated very much, but I was disappointed.  The nurse is pretty convinced that I'm on my way to having this baby fairly soon, but I really was hoping to have it all over with by now.  All in God's timing, I suppose.

 So, I guess I'll check in come morning.  Good night!  I hope I don't sleep well.  ;)

12 comments:

  1. Hello Patty, hope you miss this message because you are busy:) Rooting for you and praying for a beautiful, safe, and productive night.

    Alicia in New Zealand

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  2. Hello Patty, hope you miss this message because you are busy:) Rooting for you and praying for a beautiful, safe, and productive night.

    Alicia in New Zealand

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  3. Having you and the baby commemorated this morning at Liturgy. (I added your names to the list last night at Vespers.) Hang in there.

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  4. Oh honey, I hope you went into active labor after you wrote this last night. But maybe getting some sleep last night and working hard this morning would be better! I'll be praying for you.

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  5. Still no baby. Thank you all for your prayers.

    Mary, when you mentioned a week ago that you all would pray me through this time, I had no idea how much I'd need it!

    And honestly, I am fine—just impatient. My contracting muscles are sore, but at this point, there aren't any complications, just no active labor yet! I was able to rest in between contractions all night last night. My Mom took the girls to church this morning, so I got another nap. And my husband is taking good care of me.

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  6. Thanks for the update Patty. I'm glad you're getting some rest now.

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  7. Continuing to pray. You'll soon be snuggling with a sweet, soft newborn. :)

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  8. Though your labor has been slow, I'm happy to hear that you have been able to get a little rest. Just wanted to let you know that we are still thinking about you and praying for you.

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  9. Congratulations! Many Years! What a wonderful day for mothers in the Orthodox blogesphere:) So happy all went well & that you are doing well. Looking forward to photos, my daughter can't believe there was only one baby in there. He is a nice size (says the woman who did not have to birth him) Well done mommy.

    Alicia in New Zealand

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  10. Congratulations, Patty! We had our baby boy a few hours later:) Exciting!

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  11. Wow, congrats! I just found your blog today (through Evlogia's mention on her recent blog post). I was gonna comment and tell you I have a Susannah, too :) She's my second born (just like yours) and she's two. I have two girls and a brand new boy as well (he's 2 weeks old). Congrats, and enjoy the new little guy! Many years!

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