P2Z2 Trying to Break Free

Thursday after work I called my doctor with a concern since my falls and was told they moved around the schedule and wanted to see me. I went to the office and because I said I was having some contractions Dr. H wanted to check to see if they were really contractions or just the baby balling up. I went from Dr. H's office to labor and delivery. They put me in a triage room and told me to gown up. I knew it probably wasn't going to be quick when they made me sport the styling gown. After quite a bit of waiting, Dr. H came into the room and said she'd be my nurse for a while since the unit was so busy (it was full moon and the babies were coming like crazy). She proceeded to open the package of paper for the fetal monitor and read the directions out loud. I joked with her that she had to read the directions. She said, "I'm only acting like your nurse, I don't do this stuff! I'm the doctor!" After I was hooked up to the monitors a nurse came in about 15 minutes later (with her student entourage) and said they were going to start an IV. Since I HATE needles I asked why they were doing that (not to mention it kind of freaked me out!) She said Dr. H was seeing contractions and I was border line dehydrated when I was in the office. They planned to give me a bag of fluids which would stop the few contractions I was having and send me home. WELL...about an hour later things just didn't seem to be getting better and I was definitely feeling they weren't getting better. All of a sudden one of the labor nurses (the same lady that delivered Ava and that will be doing the c-section with P2Z2) flew into the room and asked what I thought I was doing having contractions every 2 minutes and reminded me I was NOT on her schedule for that day. She also informed me since I was contracting so regularly she'd need to be mean and give me an injection which would make me look and feel like I had a triple shot at Starbucks (we see each other there often, so it was something she knew I could relate to.) Whatever she gave me was horrid and made me shake and chatter like crazy. It didn't do it's job so I needed another bag of fluids and another injection. We also told her she needed to be serious and let us know what we should do with Ava for the night. She said, "Make overnight arrangements because if this doesn't stop soon you're having a baby tonight!" After about 6 hours they got things under control and released us to go home. Apparently, the Zarletti-Passe babies like to send Chris and I to the hospital early and freak us out with an early reminder that they will arrive soon. Ava did the same thing to us (not nearly as bad as this baby) about 4 days later than this baby did. So, for now I am to take it easy during spring break and will return to work in a week with some restrictions. We are hoping to make it to 36 weeks and then anything can happen.