Just as Sane as I Am

Hospital Stay Due to having a C-section, I got to stay in the hospital from Tuesday until Friday. Honestly, it was mostly a good experience.  Hospital food has a reputation for being God awful, but we learned this wasn’t the case when my husband ended up staying in a different hospital for a week 2 1/2 years ago when he found himself coughing up blood for no known reason. The food in that hospital was actually amazing, and they gave you so much that half the time we would split his meals between us.  Food was pretty much the first thing on my mind when I was rolled into my hospital room. You know, after they made me do the hilarious fish flop from the operating bed into my normal hospital bed. That’s a ton of fun when you still can’t feel your legs. Although it was probably more successful than when I had to get on the operating table just after the spinal block. I was told I could order dinner but warned not to eat too fast so I wouldn’t get nauseous. Yeah, t...

The last two weeks of our lives has been incredibly hectic, so I’m breaking it down. This one might have some intimate, gory details, so if you’re not into that, maybe skip it. I think you can figure out what happens from the title. Tuesday the 24th, 2 AM. I went to the bathroom, and when I finished, an extra burst of liquid came out of me. It was short-lived, but it felt weird and different, and I thought maybe my water had broken. I went back to bed, cautious of that. As soon as I sat down, more liquid came gushing out of me. I know, lovely. I called the doctor since I had no other labor signs, which can be a little dangerous. I said I thought my water had broken since I still honestly wasn’t sure. He wasn’t at all concerned, told me to try to wait until 7 or 7:30 to go to the hospital. Said if it had really broken, labor would start on its own. Told me to try to get some more rest. Yeah. That’s going to happen when you might have a slight medical situation on your hands. ...