False Alarm

Yesterday B and I headed to Little Neck, Queens for the Apple Festival at the Queens Farm Museum. It was fun but B felt weird because it seemed more of an event for kids although I pointed out to him that I saw lots of couples and just groups of friends there too. I ate some sweet corn on the cob, some popcorn and drank some apple cider. We also bought an apple pie and a half gallon of apple cider to take home. I was feeling not so hot because I was feeling pain all throughout my lower abdomen and wrapping around to my back. It was uncomfortable to walk with all the pressure. B said that I make myself do too much and said I should be home resting. He also said I was like the "Terminator" when it came to cleaning up the apartment on Saturday. I told him I don't want to give birth in a pig sty. Pigs can give birth in a pig sty! LOL! So we only stayed for a bit at the farm and then we headed back to Brooklyn. The whole way there I was suffering. I really thought the baby was ready to come out. We were both like "Oh shit!" because we knew we really weren't prepared for all that right at that time. We have little to no food in the house, especially for during labor. Again, a Fresh Direct order that never was... So we just picked up some water, coconut water, vitamin water, raspberry leaf tea bags and some food at Golden Krust and headed directly to the house. I remembered my midwife telling me that if you are doing too much, that can bring on that feeling of crampiness. What I was feeling was like heavy menstrual cramps. I also heard that dehydration can cause that feeling too and bring on the Braxton Hicks contractions. So I just hoped that when we got home, I could just drink drink drink and all the sensations would go away. I wanted at least one more week to prepare for the baby. One more saturday to stream vac all the rugs in the house and maybe even clean the windows! Just one more saturday to receive the Fresh Direct delivery with all the goodies we need to fill the pantry and fridge. So I crawled into bed with my soya and veggie patties from Golden Krust and a coconut water sitting on the side. I suggested to B that we watch one of our netflix films. As I forced myself to drink all the coconut water and then about half a gallon of water, I felt SO much better. All the contractions and crampiness just went away! I was like "Phew!" I ended up having a vitamin water later in the evening and yet ANOTHER one at like 2 o'clock in the morning. I really must have been dehydrated! Yesterday when I woke up, I drank the last 8 ounces of our bottled water and then had a cup of soymilk before we left the apartment at around 10:30am. And then I didn't drink anything else until we were about to leave the farm at like 1:45pm. So yeah, I paid the price for that folly! I spoke to my doula yesterday and we agreed that she would come over today at 6pm to do my belly cast. I was getting worried about it. She also said last night that if I started having contractions again, to call her no matter what time it was so she could come over and do the cast before I have the baby. I was like "ummmm at like 2 in the morning?" And she said "yes that's what doulas do!" Luckily I didn't need to call in that favor. At 2 o'clock in the morning I was wrestling with my snoogle body pillow, because that's what I do all night long. I change positions, flip it around, hug it from one side, and then switch to the other. It's a never ending drama. I hate side sleeping, I miss my stomach sleeping... Soon enough that will be back in full effect although my doula says for awhile after you have the baby, you panic if you end up on your stomach because you forget that you aren't pregnant anymore! Right now I am trying to figure out if it is worth it to buy a tripod for my video camera to record the birth since I want B to be an active participant OR should I just use that money to get groceries sooner rather than later... hmmmmm..... Maybe I can borrow a tripod from someone? I'll figure it out...