Her head sunk. She told me, "you can't go, you are having what sounds like pre-term contractions and you need to stay in Dallas." Basically, this means that these pains I had been having and ignoring could have led to premature labor. Because I was only 21 weeks along, and babies aren't viable outside of the womb until 24 weeks, my doctor freaked out.
She placed me on bedrest until Monday the following week. I drove home in tears, at first because I was going to have to miss CC's wedding and I was worried at how she would take the news (she was VERY understanding and supportive, by the way, love you CC!) , but then the reality sunk in that I could really loose my baby and there wasn't a darn thing I could do about it. My body was going to do what it was going to do.
I think I cried for a day straight and then I just laid around my apartment all week. I caught up on some of the books that I had put away months ago. It was kind of nice to have a short break from work.
I'm feeling better now. I still have pains in the nether regions and I'm not sure if that's normal or not. I go back to the doctor on Tuesday for a follow up. If after my examination I don't show signs of improvement, I may have to go on prolonged bedrest, which would REALLY suck. I realized that staying home would drive me crazy. As much as my job gives me a perma-headache, I'm keeping busy and being productive. Sitting at home and seeing the dirty dishes and laundry pile up and not being able to do chores on doctors orders really irritated me.
Hopefully, this will all go away and I'll be back to normal soon.
Well, its off to shower. My parents are in town today and they are coming over for lunch and a visit this afternoon to cheer me up.
Until the next rumble...
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