Frustrated

I should start by saying that I debated a good while about whether or not I even wanted to put up a post about this. Finally I decided to go ahead being my ultimate goal in the end is to have an accurate record of the details, good and bad, about this pregnancy.

When I was pregnant for Chiggie I had some symptoms of preterm labor. I never dilated or effaced, but I spend some time in the hospital on IV meds and was put on pill form for around 12 weeks. With Tea I had one similar incident. I had contractions was admitted and spent 24 hours on IV meds. Once released it never happened again. My water broke with her at 36 weeks 6 days and she was born healthy. The next two pregnancies bore no symptoms at all.

Fast forward to this pregnancy. For a couple of weeks I have felt crampy. It's strange to say because I am so early on. I have several painless contractions (BH) a day and sometimes more. Yesterday they were very frequent. I did the usual, drank plenty of water, kept off of my feet, went to bed early, etc. I remember having some cramping in the night, but felt decent this morning. As the day wore on the cramping/tightening came back. I again pushed the water and tried to lay down for a bit. I was fine until I started spotting. This upset me. Alone it would have suprised me a bit, but combined with the cramping I was worried.

It was my OB's lunch hour so I waited it out until I could call the office. I called the King at work so that he could come home and help with the girls. I was pretty sure I'd be going in anyway. Much to my surprise, when I got a hold of the office they didn't want me to come in. They said that since I was only 17 weeks there was nothing that they could do anyway. 20 weeks is the age of viability, which I already knew, but still. Wouldn't they want to make sure there wasn't an underlying cause? What about peace of mind? Maybe just letting me hear the heartbeat would've helped me out in the stress department.

I don't even know what to think at this point. I'm irritated beyond belief. I'm anxious, but I also believe the baby is just fine. I have an appointment a week from tomorrow. That seems like forever right now though. Until then I'll just take it easy . I'll try to stay positive and think good thoughts. If anything changes I plan on just going straight to the ER, even though that sounds like a nightmare. I'd appreciate any prayers you have.