False Labor

On Friday I had contractions all afternoon, which gradually got stronger. Once they'd been at 5 minutes apart for a couple hours, we went to the hospital. We were so excited, thinking that maybe my labor had started. We went in at 7 pm and the nurse hooked me up to the monitor, which tracks the baby's heartbeat and my contractions. After consistently having contractions ranging from 2-4 minutes apart for 4 hours, the doctor checked me. I was still at 3 cm, so they sent us home. The doctor said the contractions were either early labor or false labor, depending upon how they progressed. They continued through the night and into the morning, but gradually subsided on Saturday afternoon. Turns out I was having false labor. To be honest, I was pretty disappointed. I was so excited to meet our little one! After another day of few contractions, I've started to come to terms with the fact that we may just have to wait! Baby Swaim is just not quite ready yet. But, as I've been reminded by friends who already have kids, it's nice to enjoy this time of relaxation and rest. So that's our plan until whenever Baby decides to come! We'll let you know!