rivka | (no subject)

3:05, 3:11, 3:17, 3:24, 3:31, 3:36, 3:40, 3:47, 3:54, 3:59.

What does that look like to you?

I got a couple of hours of lousy sleep. When I gave up and got out of bed at 1:40, I didn't think contractions were the issue - more like indigestion, hip pain, and a pernicious inability to get comfortable. But when I came downstairs to my computer I noticed that it felt like I was having one incredibly long continuous contraction. So I started monitoring.

It's been every 5-7 minutes since 2am. The contractions are about a minute long, mostly not painful although some have definitely been. Right now I'd lay even odds for it being early labor vs. just another frustrating, meltaway prelabor experience.

Either way, I'm not going to work tomorrow. I'll probably send Michael to work, though, unless they establish more of a painful, escalating pattern over the next couple of hours.

I don't know. Now I think they might be tailing off. If I've missed a night's sleep for nothing...

Anyway. I'll keep you guys posted.

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Heh. My first thought on "what does that look like to you?" was "it looks like what I see on the clock on nights that I can't sleep -- just this endless series of not-different-enough numbers."

And then, in the next paragraph I remembered the relevant context and thought, "Oh! Right!"

Hopefully my second thought there is more apt!

The real question is, how far did you get in the books? ;-)

I'll be thinking of you today!

Halfway through The Yellow Admiral.

And, uh, no sign that I'm going to get any further in.

!!

I gather Michael stayed home? :-D

Looks like a pretty strong pattern there. Here's hoping all continues to go well.

My first thought was that it looked like all the times I got woken up last night. But your idea is more exciting! I hope that you're awfully busy right now!

If they DO tail off, I hope you stay home from work and sleep.

Good luck!