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Crazy Pregnancy Dream...
- Nov 6, 2009 at 12:55 PM
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So, a few days ago, I had some GI bug which cause some not-so-pleasant digestive issues. The nurse at my OB's office told me it was especially important to stay hydrated and that not doing so could cause abdominal cramping that could lead to preterm labor... Of course, when I went to bed that night (this was the night of my fever), I had that fear on my mind! Well, it lead to quite the drawn-out, detailed pregnancy dream...
I had a dream that I went into labor early with Charlie. I was 30 weeks along. (Note: At the time of the dream, I had just turned 29 weeks in reality). He was delivered normally (no C-section) and it was an easy delivery since he was so small. The doctor told me he was 3-lbs 2-oz. I also remember totally working about what Michelle and Belinda were going to do since Charlie came much earlier than expected (those are my friends whose boys I babysit). I also remember freaking out over the fact that NOTHING at our house was prepared. I was especially concerned about the fact that both pack-and-plays are used for naps and that I have not washed the sheets on those for a newborn to use them. I also was trying to think through where I put the bassinet attachment to both beds, and I was doing a mental-scan of the basement trying to visualize where I put them so I could tell Ryan where to look. I even was thinking about the baby clothes, glad that I had stored them away by size so that all I needed to do was pull that drawer-full of clothes from Henry's closet and we'd be OK as far as that went.
The next thing I knew, I was in the NICU with Charlie... only, it was not the hospital NICU where my kids were born, but another local hospital's NICU. (This part was not completely surprising, as I have been to the that NICU a couple times to see my nephew who was born there, so I am familiar with the layout for both hospitals.) I was sitting there with Charlie trying to formulate a to-do list for Ryan, with all the things I needed him to get done at home before I brought Charlie home. I also remember thinking that it was a good thing that Ryan would have two weeks off of work, so that he could stay home with Lucy and Henry while I went back and forth to the NICU to be with Charlie. I figured that Ryan would be able to come see Charlie whenever his mom was not working, since she could stay with the kids then. Charlie was super tiny and hooked up to all the monitors and he needed oxygen because his lungs were not mature enough for him to breathe on his own.
The whole thing was just WAY TOO DETAILED and WAY TOO REAL for my taste!! I woke up feeling very panicked and anxious. But, I knew it was just a dream, of course! My fever had broken by then (this was at 3am) and I was feeling a lot better than I did when I went to bed. I just brushed the whole thing off, figuring that it was just a crazy dream. I mean, I had one other super-vivid dream in which a friend (a Facebook friend who is married with children) had been ignoring some medical symptoms and ended up passing away in her sleep... and I had this whole vivid dream about being at her wake and holding one of her kids while her husband told me about the heart condition or whatever that had killed her. It was super sad. Needless to say, she is still alive and well today. :) It was just a dream!!!
I was caught a little off-guard today, though. At 29 weeks, 5 days pregnant, I had to go in for an ultrasound. I was supposed to do it at 28 weeks, but the doctor forgot to tell me that, so last week she told me to make an appointment. Thus, I was a week late for it, but whatever. After doing all the measurements and checking on Charlie, the ultrasound tech told me everything looked good. We even saw him opening and closing his mouth today from a pretty cool profile shot. I was about to head out and realized I did not get his current specs. I asked her if she knew his approximate weight... She looked through the scans and told me he is about 3-lbs. 1-oz. at this time!! I am 2 DAYS AWAY from being 30 weeks pregnant, and he is 3-lbs. 1-oz! And in my dream, he was born at 30 weeks weighing 3-lbs. 2-oz.!! That TOTALLY gave me the chills!!!! The dream came flooding back to me in an instant! This one BETTER just be a dream!! :) I will be sure to avoid spicy food and anything else that may cause preterm labor for the next week to make sure that does NOT happen!
How WEIRD is that??
I had a dream that I went into labor early with Charlie. I was 30 weeks along. (Note: At the time of the dream, I had just turned 29 weeks in reality). He was delivered normally (no C-section) and it was an easy delivery since he was so small. The doctor told me he was 3-lbs 2-oz. I also remember totally working about what Michelle and Belinda were going to do since Charlie came much earlier than expected (those are my friends whose boys I babysit). I also remember freaking out over the fact that NOTHING at our house was prepared. I was especially concerned about the fact that both pack-and-plays are used for naps and that I have not washed the sheets on those for a newborn to use them. I also was trying to think through where I put the bassinet attachment to both beds, and I was doing a mental-scan of the basement trying to visualize where I put them so I could tell Ryan where to look. I even was thinking about the baby clothes, glad that I had stored them away by size so that all I needed to do was pull that drawer-full of clothes from Henry's closet and we'd be OK as far as that went.
The next thing I knew, I was in the NICU with Charlie... only, it was not the hospital NICU where my kids were born, but another local hospital's NICU. (This part was not completely surprising, as I have been to the that NICU a couple times to see my nephew who was born there, so I am familiar with the layout for both hospitals.) I was sitting there with Charlie trying to formulate a to-do list for Ryan, with all the things I needed him to get done at home before I brought Charlie home. I also remember thinking that it was a good thing that Ryan would have two weeks off of work, so that he could stay home with Lucy and Henry while I went back and forth to the NICU to be with Charlie. I figured that Ryan would be able to come see Charlie whenever his mom was not working, since she could stay with the kids then. Charlie was super tiny and hooked up to all the monitors and he needed oxygen because his lungs were not mature enough for him to breathe on his own.
The whole thing was just WAY TOO DETAILED and WAY TOO REAL for my taste!! I woke up feeling very panicked and anxious. But, I knew it was just a dream, of course! My fever had broken by then (this was at 3am) and I was feeling a lot better than I did when I went to bed. I just brushed the whole thing off, figuring that it was just a crazy dream. I mean, I had one other super-vivid dream in which a friend (a Facebook friend who is married with children) had been ignoring some medical symptoms and ended up passing away in her sleep... and I had this whole vivid dream about being at her wake and holding one of her kids while her husband told me about the heart condition or whatever that had killed her. It was super sad. Needless to say, she is still alive and well today. :) It was just a dream!!!
I was caught a little off-guard today, though. At 29 weeks, 5 days pregnant, I had to go in for an ultrasound. I was supposed to do it at 28 weeks, but the doctor forgot to tell me that, so last week she told me to make an appointment. Thus, I was a week late for it, but whatever. After doing all the measurements and checking on Charlie, the ultrasound tech told me everything looked good. We even saw him opening and closing his mouth today from a pretty cool profile shot. I was about to head out and realized I did not get his current specs. I asked her if she knew his approximate weight... She looked through the scans and told me he is about 3-lbs. 1-oz. at this time!! I am 2 DAYS AWAY from being 30 weeks pregnant, and he is 3-lbs. 1-oz! And in my dream, he was born at 30 weeks weighing 3-lbs. 2-oz.!! That TOTALLY gave me the chills!!!! The dream came flooding back to me in an instant! This one BETTER just be a dream!! :) I will be sure to avoid spicy food and anything else that may cause preterm labor for the next week to make sure that does NOT happen!
How WEIRD is that??
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