The contractions didn't really start until we got to the hospital. Now they've been speeding up big time. When she's lucky, Katie gets 5 minutes between them. Otherwise, they're more like 2-3 minutes apart and increasingly uncomfortable.
Because she has only 1 kidney and they want to be extra careful, Katie now has a saline lock in her hand (which they also used to draw blood...they have to draw quite a bit when you donate cord blood). That way, they can quickly and easily administer blood pressure medication or anti-seizure medication. They certainly don't need to at this point in time, but just in case they want to be ready. Katie's veins weren't cooperating (apparently she has a lot of valves) so they brought in the anesthesiologist to put in the IV line. He was successful on his first try. Katie wasn't very happy about getting the lock, but at least she was cooperative.
So grumpy
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