No more shots???

Last night when Dr. Tabsh came in, I'd been having what felt like more than usual contractions again and feeling them a bit stronger. When he looked at the chart graph, I asked if he thought more shots or should we just let it go? He said, let it go. I mentioned that we'd have to get him here at what might be an off time. And we agreed that he never sleeps anyway so, no problem ;-)

Now I'm second guessing it. I've had a full night of what feels like non-stop contractions. They still are not really what I'd call "painful" just intense, sometimes more, sometimes less. Carla (the fab nurse on tonight) was just in a bit ago and I asked her how it goes. She said I'd been having 4-5 an hour. She said if it's real, they'll start getting closer (up to 5 min apart) and stronger, as you would expect with labor. Then they'll have to deliver me.

While it seemed like a good idea to not have another shot of Terbutaline, at the same time, I was kind of looking forward to having something planned and in place. My Mom & Dad are set to drive down on Friday, my Mother-in-law will plan to bring Lila to her house on Saturday night. Mike is planning on staying here then as well. We were expecting possibly an afternoon delivery on Saturday, it's all finally coming together.

If I go into more of a full-blown labor, while it will get me out of here quicker, it'll be more nerve-wracking. I'm already getting a bit nervous with the night I had. Should I ask Dr. T when he comes in this morning (Carla mentioned he might because I guess he did/or has a procedure this morning) do I ask for a Terb shot to put me back on track for Saturday or not?

What to do? What to do? I should ask Carla again if she feels like I might go from where I'm at now to less again. If so, we'll wait. If not, maybe I askDr. T for a shot. Is he going to think I'm strange asking after knowing I've been aching to get out of here? Also, who the heck asks for this kind of shot. Seems a bit masochistic, doesn't it?

The combo of the Mag and so many contractions also makes me more spacey and kind of jittery/tingly. That definitely doesn't help my rationalizing position. Maybe I should ask Mike ;-)

Of course I've got a few concerns with him letting me go:

1- I'm still super stuffy from the cold I picked up last Tuesday (after finally getting over the cough I had when coming in here) This causes me to have to blow my nose all the time and sneeze, two things that are not so great to do with an incision. If I wait, might I be a bit better by then?

2- What if something goes awry with the whole thing. It happens too fast or Dr. T's in the middle of something else when I go?

3- Stephanie (my fab nurse from yesterday) mentioned that because this big boy has had so many questionable health issues come up, they want to make sure the NICU is ready for us to evaluate him and deal with anything that might be necessary. Also, I was planning on seeing if Dr. Satou (the cardiologist I've been seeing) could be here to check his heart issue. If I go off the plan we'll have no idea who will be available.

4- I really wanted my Mom & Dad here for this one. I ended up going into labor with Lila even though I had to schedule a C-section for medical reasons the day before. We had planned them to be here when she delivered and they just couldn't make it.