a little pre-term...

On Friday afternoon I started having some mild contractions. I assumed that they were Braxton-Hicks, which I have been experiencing off and on for a few weeks. Usually once I lay down and rest for a few minutes I am fine. After getting home from school I laid down for a couple of hours, but much to my disappointment my contractions actually started getting worse and were even starting to be uncomfortable. At about 8:00 we decided we better go ahead down to the hospital to make sure that things were going o.k. and to see what we needed to do to get the contractions to stop. Once we were there they hooked me up to the monitors and ran a couple of tests. The baby's heartrate was great, and the baby was very active, which was great as well. It was determined however, that I have a bladder infection. Between the bladder infection and the stress of my day they are sure that is what caused the contractions to stick around so long. We got to come home from the hospital at about 12:30 a.m. I had been having contractions for about 12 hours, but they had finally stopped about an hour before we left the hospital. Phew! I was a little nervous we were going to be having an early baby. It sounds like if I take it easy the next couple of days and take the medication for the infection than things should be o.k. If everyone could please say a quick little prayer that this baby stays in as long as possible we would much appreciate it.