For the past couple of days I’ve been struggling with a painful belly. The pain has been so constant that I haven’t had much sleep. To add to the problem, the anxiety of not knowing what is going on has left me tears. I’ve cried to my husband, at my son’s school and at the doctor’s office.
I was sure I was having contractions-- but I’m carrying twins and I’m only at 29 weeks—much too early to have these babies. So of course I got nervous and scared. I pictured a horrifying delivery, tiny babies hooked up to machines and all sorts of medical problems. Ultimately I called my doctor.
After a long wait in the doctor’s office, a sonogram and many hormonal tears I was told that indeed I was having contractions. Turns out it’s normal! Are you kidding me? Why don’t they tell you this stuff in the beginning? Apparently women who are pregnant with twins are more likely to experience contractions. Of course in some cases it does mean something serious so it’s always worth a call to your doctor. But had I known contractions are a possibility I may not have been such an emotional wreck.
I have discovered that pregnancy is much easier to handle if you know what may or may not happen. However, it’s not always easy to get all of the information. I have yet to come across a pregnancy book with all of the gory details. Stay tuned for the next Lush Mommy entry for a little insight to the ugly side of pregnancy.
