35 Weeks & 2-3cm Dilated!

Our little family is about to get bigger!

Yesterday, I had my weekly appointment with Dr. McDonald and my biophysical profile exam. The BPP test was first again, so I got all hooked up to the monitors. I was watching the paper roll out of the machine and realized that I was having contractions...but I was not feeling ANYTHING!! Normally, with the Braxton-Hicks contractions, I feel my belly get very tight, but this time I didn't feel a thing. No pain, or anything!! I also noticed that according to the machine, I was having these contractions every few minutes and they appeared to be very big. I started thinking something was wrong with the monitor...maybe it wasn't positioned right, or it was broken! :) When the technician came back in to check on me, her eyes got real big and said "are you feeling all of these contractions?"...I said "no, not at all!" So, she took me off the monitors, and it was time for my quick ultrasound check. Once that was done, she took me to see Dr. McDonald. As soon as Dr. M saw me she said that I was having labor contractions and needed to examine me! She said I was already dilated to 2-3cm and that Brooke could very well be here this week! I asked Dr. M. when I should call her, since I can't feel the contractions I'm having now, how will I know when I'm going into labor?? She said as soon as I notice pain and feel any contractions that are coming on regularly, I need to call. I was really excited when I left, but nervous at the same time. Yesterday was me and Reagan's 2 year wedding anniversary and we were really hoping she wouldn't make her appearance on our anniversary! We want her to have her own special day and not have to share it with mommy and daddy. Well, obviously nothing happened last night, so now I feel like it's just a waiting game! I know that many women go weeks being only a few cm. dilated, but Dr. M did not check me the last 2 weeks that I saw her...so who knows how long I've actually been dilated!

I've still been taking the Procardia, so the fact that I'm contracting and dilating while on it, makes me think that as soon as I stop taking it, I may very well go into labor. Well, I'm actually supposed to stop taking it today! I am going to try to slowly get off of it by only taking a couple doses today, and maybe going ahead with one dose tomorrow morning. Not sure if doing it this way will make any difference, but we will try it! I'd much rather her wait until the end of the week to arrive, if she decides to wait until then! As for now, I am taking things very easy and will let everyone know if anything new happens!

Taken @ 34 weeks