The Epic Saga of Waiting for Sofía

I'm beginning to wonder now if all those women that walk around saying they were in labor for 30 hours really meant they were in the hospital for 30 hours or if they were in active labor that long.  I'm not about to say I've been in labor for 63 hours, but I have been in the hospital that long.

After one dose of cytotech placed at 11pm, they checked me at 3am and I was still the same.  I cried a little.  I had pretty steady contractions, every 2-4 minutes until 7am when they checked me again.  I was the same: 3cm, 50% effaced, but since I was contracting semi frequently, they didn't want to continue cytotech.  They let me be for about two hours to see how I would progress on my own.

The head doctor came around 9:30 and told me the two options they were considering was to check me and then either put me back and pitocin or break my water and get things really going.  Two seconds later my nurse for the day, Rebecca, told me they were also considering doing an ultrasound to check my fluids - the reason why I was even there.  She said, "Maybe after all the fluids you've had through IV your fluids are back up."  It turns out this was her idea and she happen to mention it while all the doctors were talking.

Well, that girl knew what she was talking about. The ultrasound showed my levels were well above the normal level and obviously my body wasn't ready to go into labor.  So home I went. I know. Ridiculous.

After all the meds, probing, sleepless nights and emotional chaos of waiting and anticipation, we went home empty handed.  Don't get me wrong, the more I think about it, the happier I am to be home and have the opportunity to go into labor naturally.  I'm just still wrapping my head around everything that went on this weekend.

The MOST important thing is that Sofía was healthy and happy the whole time.  They told me to drink a lot of water because I guess there is a tendency or risk that my fluids would be low again and this time we just happened to find out by accident.

So that's that for now. It was really good practice and we have a much better idea of what it's like to go to the hospital, what communication with the outside world is like once we're in there, what kind of entertainment we need during contractions, etc.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for all the prayers, the sweet messages and all the love! Our family and friends are the reason why we are confident we can walk into such a crazy adventure and make it.

Stay tuned for the next chapter of... Sofía Enters the World.