it was 4 in the morning and my tummy started to hurt badly. It's 5 weeks away from my due date, so I figured this must be the famous Braxton hick and tried to bare with it. The pain didn't get worse but didn't go away either, so I realized it's not BH, it's contractions. I started googleing, trying to confirm whether I was having contraction or not. "Feels like bad menstrual cramps; pain radiating from the back toward the abdominal...", yup, sounds like what I was having alright. So I started focusing on counting the contractions, but it was really hard for me since I was in constant pain with no break in between at all. Okay, to the hospital we went.
we got to the hospital around 11:30. The nurse checked me and I was 3cm dilated. She said "it' still early but seems like you're having the baby today."
my hubby was really excited and started to make phone calls. I felt calm, waited for whatever came. I thought about being able to hold my Emmy, thought about how well will she hold up being preterm, about labor pain, we didn't have car seat nor diaper nor crib yet, how will my princess look like, breastfeeding, I want to eat...
the nurse put 2 straps on my belly to monitor the baby's heartbeat and the contractions. They were very itchy and uncomfortable, so were the sheet and blanket of the hospital. I wasn't allowed to eat nor drink anything beside ice chips. This was for just in case I need to have c-section, my stomach would be empty and clean.
I waited patiently while listening to Emmy's strong heartbeat. Everything will be alright.
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