so last night i went in @ 8 to see the midwife on duty at the birthing center b/c i was feeling some mild contractions and they were kind of worrying me. i had quite a few of 3 different types on the way to the center and once i got there.
i was there till almost midnight! she kept me hooked up to a monitor where we could hear Jaxon's heartbeat and we could also measure the "activity" of my uterus. his heartbeat was sounding awesome.
turns out i was dehydrated. crazy--cause i swear i drink a LOT of H2O. she hooked me up to an IV to get some fluids in to see if that made any difference. the first part of the IV had sugar in it which really got Jaxon moving! then, the second bag was just fluid. it seems like it took quite a while, but it calmed it all down.
she said i need to make sure i'm getting electrolytes as well--and i have to take a magnesium supplement (on top of my iron supplement i already have to take 'cause i'm anemic right now). the dehydration was making my uterus "irritated". so, now i'm on modified bed rest. YUCK
she also decided to do an exam right there at the end to make sure my cervix wasn't open and getting ready to deliver Jaxon, and it wasn't. i have to go back for a follow up on monday on top of my regular appt i had scheduled for next friday.
so, basically, i'll be starting school by sitting down-- A LOT! thank goodness i don't teach kindergarten, right?
i'm kinda bummed, but i'm glad that's all it was.
so what does all this mean?
NO exercise, or even stretching till august 26th with no more than 4 hrs of LIGHT activity per day. that means i can't practice anymore with my bellydance girls. also means i can't go to yoga. i can't even go up to my classroom till next week to do ANYTHING. and when i DO go up there, i pretty much can't do much of anything and will need help finishing up what i have to get done. i don't have anything heavy to move, it's really just organizing things.
so if anyone out there has some free time on the weekend or next week during the day, and you wanna come organize books and papers and such, lemme know. i'll need the help!
