At Dawn

The night passed fitfully, as contractions rose up about two hours after my water broke. I was up and down out of bed, restless, pacing, mostly scouring Univ. of Google for advice on what I should do. Go the hospital? Wait it out? I decided to wait it out, and am still at home. The fluid gushes continued through the night, completely soaking a overnight maxi pad, but now the leaks have mostly stopped. I changed the maxi and it's only slightly damp.

I finally got out of bed for good at 6am, and took a shower. When I first got up, my contractions were coming at about 6 minutes apart, lasting 45 seconds, but now, post-shower, they have slowed way, way down. They haven't stopped, but they're about 15 minutes apart, lasting 30 seconds. I ate a bowl of cereal and drank a protein shake while waiting for Jake to wake up. Once he takes a shower we're going to head to the trail where I walked Puppy yesterday in hopes of kicking the contractions back into overdrive.

I am definitely NOT going to the hospital with my contractions this far apart. That seems like a complete recipe for a Pitocin disaster. So, we'll be walking several miles, hoping that heats things up.

Snippet seems to be doing fine. He's still moving around plenty, so this comforts me in my decision to wait things out.