Amniotic Fluid Scare--December 7, 2009

So, the morning started normally, I got up and went to the restroom...while I was there I felt a gush of fluid....I decided to ignore it. The kids and Chad were going swimming for the morning and I was excited to have the house to myself for a bit. We had breakfast and I settled into my chair for a morning of good solid work...when it gushed again. Grr...I decided NOT to call the Birthplace...they would surely tell me to come in and would ruin the kids' fun of going swimming. So, instead I called down the local clinic and asked if they would do a nitrizine paper to see if was, indeed, amniotic fluid. They said to come on down. So, we loaded up the troops, went to the clinic, I met with the Dr. (a wonderful man who attends our church), and he did the test straight-away...twice...and BOTH times it turned blue immediately. Blue means amniotic fluid. He did say that the good news was that it wasn't gushing out...that he'd call the hospital and talk to them and they'd call me and let me know what to do. In the meantime, go home.

Chad came into the room with the kids and he was told the same...on the way to the car he said that he thought we'd best just pack up and head to the hospital...they would definitely want to see us. So, when we got the house I hopped in the shower (had another gush in there), he gathered the kid's stuff together, and we hopped into the car. The Dr. from the hospital still hadn't called me back, so I called the clinic and talked to the Dr....explained the other gush and he agreed that I go to the hospital.

We got there and the nitrizine was still blue...so they did a ferning...which ended up being NEGATIVE...it wasn't amniotic fluid!!! On the one hand I was thrilled with the results...on the other I was annoyed to my core with all of this! I did NOT need any more drama going on and certainly not on a day when my kids were supposed to get to go swimming and I was going to get a morning "off"!

So, we headed back home and my dear husband still took the kids to the pool and I still got to spend some time working...however, from that point on I got VERY serious about the fact that we needed to keep the house tidy and I needed to get some things majorily organized...if this kid really did plan to come early, I was going to be ready for it!