Because I had a C Section, we found it much easier if we were all in the same room and not going up and down the stairs too many times. We set up the inflatable bed and the pack and play in our living room. With the kitchen and couch/TV nearby, we have everything we need to make these first few days with baby manageable.
5am I woke up with a sudden urge to pee. Before I could get out of bed, I felt a warm trickle gush out of me. I should have been doing those Kegels more diligently. I called the labour and delivery hotline and told them either my water broke or I just peed in my pants. They advised me to put on a pad and see if it gets soaked within an hour. I went back to sleep and wake up five hours later. My pad is still fairly dry, except every time I go to the bathroom, I see tinges of blood coming out. I called the hotline again. They told me to come in for an exam. We packed our overnight bags for the hospital just in case. 12pm We arrived at the hospital and it's confirmed that my water broke. Fluid was now coming out of me at a regular flow. They're admitting us to the hospital. The triage nurse came to collect information for my hospital admission. I felt the tears coming as I answered the questions. I'd be seeing my baby possibly today, two days into w