First Trip to Labor & Delivery

Well, I made my first trip to Labor and Delivery today at the hospital. I slipped and fell last night on some leaves as we were leaving our Childbirth Prep class and didn't really think too much of it until I woke up this morning a little sore. I called the doctor just to be safe and and was told just to go right to the hospital for monitoring. Apparently, anytime you fall or get hit in an accident or anything at all, they send you to Labor and Delivery to monitor the baby and make sure everything is ok. It was a little stressful at first, but I'm really glad that I went because it eased my mind that everything is fine! When I arrived they took me right into a room and had me change into a gown and then hooked me up to the fetal monitor which raps around your belly and picks up the baby's heartrate. Her heart was beating perfectly. She was quite active too and everytime she moved it may this loud sound on the monitor. They kept me hooked up to it for several hours just to make sure there were no changes. I also had my blood pressure monitored and it was good as well. I was a little nervous about my blood pressure after my last doctor appointment when it was slightly elevated. I'm convinced now that it was high because I rushed out of work to get to the doctor's office on time and walked up 2 flights of steps and then they took me right in when I got there. They had rechecked it and it went back down, but I was still nervous about it. So I was glad to see today that my blood pressure was consistent and at a good rate. The nurse asked me at one point if I wanted her to turn off the sound of the heartbeat because it was pretty loud and I said "No", I'm enjoying just laying here listening to it. It was such a reassuring feeling that she is OK. They also did some bloodwork to make sure that there wasn't any sign of internal bleeding and that all came back good. Before I left the hospital, they gave me my first Rhogam shot right in the butt! Since my blood type is O-negative, this is necessary to prevent my body from building up an antibodies for future pregnancies. I will receive another one of these shots when I deliver and hopefully that will be it. I got home about 6:00 and am just taking it easy these evening and enjoying feeling her kick and move all around!