20wks and a trip 2 LD

So, on Sunday I just wasn't feeling "good", but I wasn't really sure what was wrong. Since Saturday night I couldn't stop going to the bathroom and all day on Sunday. It was like every 15-30 minutes (obnoxious). Not only that, but I felt like the baby kept balling up in my side. You would think as a L&D nurse I would know what that ment. Anyway, a little while later it went away, so I thought nothing of it. Later on that night, it all started over. This time, it wasn't just the baby balling up in one side...it was my whole stomach. I thought, surely it couldn't be contractions....I'm only 20 weeks. It was about 1:00am. I called up at work and talked to one of my coworkers, who happened to be pregnant. She too started contracting at 21 weeks. We talked for about a half hour and she finally convinced me to call the doctor. Wasn't really wanting to do that because it was 1:40 in the morning by this point and we just thought it was a UTI. Well, I broke down and called him (thank god it was my doctor). He too initially thought it was a UTI ( which can cause contractions (ctx)) and was getting ready to call in a script. Well, I happened to have another ctx while on the phone with him, he decided I needed to just go into the hospital. So, 2:15 in the morning I was on the way to Richland...as a patient. What a whole new perspective of L&D. It was the normal routine as if I was working, only I was in the bed...getting everything done to me. Turns out, I was indeed ctxing...but no UTI. The baby was very active and his heartrate was in the 150's, thank goodness something positive! After a whole bag of IV fluids and some medication that makes you feel like you want to climb the wall, the ctxs went away. After all that, my doctor showed up, did his little thing, and sent me home with 3 scripts. Good news is, my cervix was closed!! That was the best news I heard all night. Oh yeah, he also put me on bedrest for the rest of the week. Which means no work for me until Saturday. Holy crap, what am I going to do???? I guess I will just take advantage of it. I just continue to pray to God everyday and thank him today that everything was OK!!
I still can't figure out how to upload pictures. I have a great picture of my belly from when I was 18 weeks. Just tried again and I can't figure it out. If anyonw knows how, Please let me know.
Until next time...
With love,
Nicole and Dean