When I had my second son, I though I knew everything. But, I still knew that every pregnancy is defferent, so I decided to go by the book. I was well due and this one morning about 5am I was going to get ready to get up to send my hubby off to work (he was a letter carrier) and I had this terrible irritating ache in the small of my back. I looked in the book and it said that it is usually the start of labor. Cool! I fixed my husband breakfast and started having good size contractions but, they were spaced crazy. I figure ahhh, false labor, don't worry about it. They kept getting worse and I had to hold on to a chair because they hurt so much. That is when my husband decided to call in. He asked me if I wanted to go to the hospital. I told him no because it is just false labor and I have a 1pm apt with my Obstartrician anyways. So I will just wait it out. Anyway, after about an hour or so they stopped. I went to my appointment and to my surprise doc said " You are already 5 cm and fully afaced and ready to go. You WILL have this baby tomight. As a matter of fact, I am afraid I won't make it in time so be at the hospital at 3pm and we will induce you so I know I will be there". OK, 2:45 we head over to L&D admitting and the lady asked me "Are you in labor". I said no, I am going to be induced. OK, filled out the paper work and by the time I got upstars to L&D it was well after 3:15pm. The nurse check my for dialation and said OMG, you are complete and ready to deliver! They did not even change stretchers. Into the delivery room I went with no doctor there. My husband said, " I hope you nurses know how to deliver a baby". LOL Down the hall comes running my doctor and got to the delivery room just in time to cut me. Chris was born at 3:35pm.
Carrie