Rough Night

Recently, I've had some anxiety about sleeping. Every night since I got back from the hospital I've had really crazy dreams.

Last night around 7:30 or so I went to use the restroom and noticed that I had lost my mucus plug. We put in a call to the doctor (evidentially it's
no big deal, they just ask that you call
If you're less than 36 weeks). Thank goodness we did not have to go into the hospital to be checked out!

We continued on our evening. Around 9:00, I started having the same horrible pains that I've had almost every night since last Friday. They were really really bad on my right side and nothing I could do would make the pain go away. Finally around 11 the pain subsided enough for me to go to sleep. The only way I can describe the pain is that it feels like someone is ripping my oblique (thanks Al) muscles a part. I woke up around 1 to use the restroom and minus the uncomfortableness of trying to get out of a tall bed and waddle to the bathroom, I felt okay. At 5:30 I was having a dream about flying through the streets of Chicago at a really really fast speed and woke up to worst headache I've ever had. I woke Jay up thinking something was totally wrong. The headache continued along with the same side pain I'd been experiencing but this time along my left side. Finally I gave in and took some tylenol to relieve my headache. At 7:08 it is still here but not nearly as bad. I also took my blood pressure and it was 150/109 on one arm and 116/72 on the other. I don't think my at home cuff is super reliable.

I'm not sure what all these pains mean. I'm hoping that they mean labor is coming soon and are not signs of preeclampsia or HELLP syndrome. I feel confident after my visit with the doctor yesterday that everything is fine, it's just so strange. I drank a big glass of juice and both babies responded well so I know they are doing ok in there.