Baby Day for elizabethnevadap! Will update in OP

[elizabethnevadap]

I'll just add all my updates here.
38 weeks, 4 days
11am-2pm So, I was leaking what I thought was urine, but ended up to be amniotic fluid. A test at triage confirmed AF, so we were admitted to our room. 2 cm dilated, 50% effaced.
2:30pm-4pm All hooked up, receiving antibiotics for the strep, and they just started pitocin. Contractions every 5 minutes, but they don't really hurt yet, just crampy.

10pm Entertaining family is the hardest part, but now they're gone! I'm still only at 2cm as of an hour ago, but these contractions are insane, and really close together. Crank up that pitocin, nurses, let's get this done!
They gave me Standol for the pain, I was planning on passing on pain meds but they can't give me the epidural yet, so SCREW THAT. They also just gave me something to sleep, so hopefully I can sleep through some of this. Zzzzz...
(Your comments and support are wonderful!)

10pm-1pm No sleep, complete hell. Dialated to a 4.
1pm Epidural. Epidurals are magic. So much relief, so not sleepy. Watching Chopped with Hubs.

5:30am Jack Wyatt was born after two pushes and minimal pain! 7lbs 9oz 20 inches long. There has been swarms of family members, and mom and dad are in good spirits despite 0 sleep. 

[elizabethnevadap]

Are any of you leaking urine? I've been leaking a pretty constant drip all morning. Amniotic fluid?
I guess I'll keep monitoring it. Ugh

[anna87]

elizabethnevadap, I would think AF would feel different. More like a watery period? Or post-coital juices? Wow, these are disgusting analogies.

[elizabethnevadap]

Jul 28, 2015 11:40:40 GMT -5 anna87 said:

elizabethnevadap, I would think AF would feel different. More like a watery period? Or post-coital juices? Wow, these are disgusting analogies.

So gross. All of this. I wish something obvious would happen when we're in labor; like our noses would turn blue. Or something.

[stephanie012]

From what I've read it seems that urine leaking is sporadic, while AF would be a constant leak. Maybe give your dr a call just to be safe?

Edit: words are hard

[Deleted]

elizabethnevadap, are your panties soaked (I hope you are wearing them ms. no panties lady). If they are soaked and not just like a little wet (like if you sweated or leaked a little pee) then it most likely is your water breaking. And if you like feel it come out every time you stand up. If soaked call your doc.

[elizabethnevadap]

Jul 28, 2015 11:49:37 GMT -5 @JanetheConquerer said:

elizabethnevadap, are your panties soaked (I hope you are wearing them ms. no panties lady). If they are soaked and not just like a little wet (like if you sweated or leaked a little pee) then it most likely is your water breaking. And if you like feel it come out every time you stand up. If soaked call your doc.

Yes, I've been wearing them the whole pregnancy, although I hate them! Lol I put a pad on, and it's just trickles here and there that absorb into it quickly. Nothing soaked.
Calling doc to be safe.

[kaeguri]

Jul 28, 2015 11:43:40 GMT -5 elizabethnevadap said:

Jul 28, 2015 11:40:40 GMT -5 anna87 said:

elizabethnevadap, I would think AF would feel different. More like a watery period? Or post-coital juices? Wow, these are disgusting analogies.

So gross. All of this. I wish something obvious would happen when we're in labor; like our noses would turn blue. Or something.

"Hey you're morphing into a smurf! Call the hospital, we have exactly 47 minutes til labor starts!"

The fact that I don't have an end date is driving my OCD Type A self crazy. I neeeeeed to know.

[RandomName]

Try lying down and then standing up. If it gushes when you stand it more likely AF. Can you clench and stop the trickles? If so, its likely pee. Also, the pad is a good idea so they can test it at L&D.

[shannonabigail]

This reminds me of the threads 9 months ago "Am I really pregnant or just imagining it?" kind of thing!

[Deleted]

elizabethnevadap, calling the doc is smart and best thing to do and without my medical degree my conclusion is pee if you are not soaking the pad!! keep us posted.

[elizabethnevadap]

Weirdly enough, right when I posted that, the nurse called to follow up from yesterday's dehydration visit. I told her about the trickle, and she had my OB call me back ASAP. Going into Labor and Delivery As soon as my husband gets here, I had to call him out of an important appointment he was in.
Because I'm strep positive, it can't wait.
I know we need to err on the side of caution, but I'm fairly certain that this is just baby dancing in my bladder.

[Deleted]

elizabethnevadap, fx it's just pee!!! wait...unless you want it to be the real thing than fx for that too!!

keep us posted either way!

[Laverne]

This is my thought, tmi sorry,when I had iud taken out last year, I had a horrible gusher of a period that followed a couple of cycles later. I was sitting at a breakfast restaurant and I could feel it pour out. It's going to come from up higher so if you cant feel it inside it is probably just urine or sweat.
I have given up on panty liners -too much sweat.

[DSHM13]

Good luck! My doc also said AF is constant wetness, not just a little leak here or there. Thinking of you!

[shortstack]

Ugh Pregnancy Brian! Read the whole post before you respond.

Good luck in L&D elizabethnevadap!

[Laverne]

Jul 28, 2015 12:36:01 GMT -5 elizabethnevadap said:

Weirdly enough, right when I posted that, the nurse called to follow up from yesterday's dehydration visit. I told her about the trickle, and she had my OB call me back ASAP. Going into Labor and Delivery As soon as my husband gets here, I had to call him out of an important appointment he was in.
Because I'm strep positive, it can't wait.
I know we need to err on the side of caution, but I'm fairly certain that this is just baby dancing in my bladder.

Hope all is well, better safe than sorry.

[twinkbrite]

Jul 28, 2015 12:36:01 GMT -5 elizabethnevadap said:

Weirdly enough, right when I posted that, the nurse called to follow up from yesterday's dehydration visit. I told her about the trickle, and she had my OB call me back ASAP. Going into Labor and Delivery As soon as my husband gets here, I had to call him out of an important appointment he was in.
Because I'm strep positive, it can't wait.
I know we need to err on the side of caution, but I'm fairly certain that this is just baby dancing in my bladder.

Hoping everything goes well!

[stephanie012]

Good luck, hope everything goes well in L&D

[iamthedoctor]

Hope everything checks out ok. Good luck!

[amberlie]

Keep us updated! FXFY

[tmclawchick]

elizabethnevadap keeping my fingers crossed for you, please keep us posted!

[packmomma]

elizabethnevadap fxfy that whatever you want to happen happens.

[aelias]

Good luck in L&D, elizabethnevadap. Let us know how it goes!

[anna87]

Good to get it checked out. Keep us posted!

[layloo08]

Good luck!

[elizabethnevadap]

It's Baby Day! It was my waters breaking. We're in triage being admitted. I'll keep ya updated.
P.s. Any trickles, call your docs!

[glitterpoop]

Wow good luck! Hope you have a smooth delivery!!

[layloo08]

Jul 28, 2015 14:05:08 GMT -5 elizabethnevadap said:

It's Baby Day! It was my waters breaking. We're in triage being admitted. I'll keep ya updated.
P.s. Any trickles, call your docs!

Aahhhh!!! Yay! Can't wait for updates on baby Jack!

[anna87]

elizabethnevadap, perhaps the best way of inducing labor is to start an Is This Labor or Not? thread?