I’m spending the night in triage
I just need to vent. Since 2PM yesterday (currently 1:24AM), I have been in the triage because at 34 +6, I have been in labor (I literally just turned 35 weeks).
So backstory, yesterday I went to my normal doctors appointment and did a NST and would afterwards meet with my doctor and go over the results. Sometime towards the end of the NST, I started having contractions that just wouldn’t let up. When I finally got to my doctor, he did a cervical check and lo and behold, I’m 1-2cm dilated. He told me because of the dilation and contractions, I should head over to the hospital.
After picking up my husband and arranging childcare for my son, we headed to the hospital.
First they gave me fluid drip, which didn’t do anything, and then they administered procardia to stop the contractions, which only *slightly* helped.
After that doctor was gone and done with his shift, a different doctor came in and told me “yeah I don’t want to send you home tonight. We will monitor you overnight. I’m afraid if I do send you home, you’ll give birth at home. It’s 50/50 right now. I’m going to give you the steroid shot in case you continue laboring”. She also did another cervical check I progressed to 2-3cm.
Since then, it’s been 3-4 hours later, my contractions have kinda gone away, and because new patients are coming in full term, they get priority to a bed. I’m just so tired and want to go home. I feel so guilty that I’ve caused this to happen and baby girl won’t come out healthy. I can’t stop crying. Plus, I miss my son. He’s my comfort and it’s the first time he’s spending the night without mommy or daddy.