Thursday morning was like any other morning. I dragged myself out of bed, dressed/hair/makeup done, take the dog out to go potty, breakfast, then head to work. :)
That was all that was normal about the day.
I did a home visit with an individual for work, and was sitting at the computer with them. When it was time to leave at 11:00am I stood up and I leaked a little. I felt like I had to go to the bathroom, so imagine my embarrassment that I had just tinkled in my pants!! I got out to my Jeep and decided to drive home and change my pants before heading to my next visit.
When I got out of the Jeep at home, there was another leaking, this time more significant. I went to the bathroom but noticed it didn't smell like pee. Since I am only 26 weeks pregnant I quickly sat down to "GOOGLE" the likelihood he kicked my bladder and I peed.
When I stood up again, I soaked through my underwear and the sweatpants I had changed into. I called S and we discussed what to do, I didn't want to go to the hospital because I was still convinced I had just peed my pants. He told me to call a midwife and talk with them, then call him back. They didn't answer but when I stood up for the 3rd time and soaked through everything I thought 'better safe than sorry' and decided to drive myself to the local hospital.
I soaked through everything again, and by the time I checked in and changed into a gown I was standing in a puddle. The sweet nurse told me she was going to do a strip test, and if the test turned blue it was amniotic fluid. Sure enough, it was blue..so she ordered another 'more reliable' test and they called my doctor. They told me they were going to send me by ambulance to a hospital in Ogden and asked if I had a preference.
I called S again ''It was my water, I'm at the Brigham City hospital and they want to know which hospital I want to be sent to'' He answered immediately to have me go to McKayDee hospital and that he would meet me there.
Then I was all alone, and scared...so I started making phone calls. First, my boss where I left her a voicemail. Then my friend Janis who works at the front desk at the other office. She assured me she would take care of the rest of my schedule and day and notify my boss when she saw her next. I started to call my mom, but then the doctor came in so I had to let her go.
They began to get me set up for the ambulance ride to Ogden including checking me. I was 2cm dialated 100% effaced, but I was not having contractions. I couldn't keep track of time, and sometimes things felt like seconds, other times it felt like hours. One of the EMT's has known my family for a long time. She told me to call my mom to tell her if she could get here in time she could ride in the ambulance, but they wouldn't wait for her.
At 12:45pm I was loaded into an ambulance, and my mom pulled into the parking lot. It took her a minute to find me, but then we got going.
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