Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Premonition?

I've been meaning to post this for a long time, and kept forgetting about it. I don't know if any of you remember this, but this was from a November post, right about thanksgiving time.

"Now for the crazy dream. If you haven't noticed on the baby countdown over there, we've only got 2 1/2 months left. I guess that that has kind of been on my mind lately, because this morning I had a dream, that it was time to have the baby. I was also talking to Jeni in the nursery on Sunday, about braxton hicks contractions, and real contractions. So in the dream, Joel and I went to the hospital, and the contractions were really mild. I told the nurse that I didn't need the epidural yet, and then all of a sudden, the contractions got really bad. I called the nurse over, and asked for the epidural, but she said that it was too late, that they baby was ready to come out, and there wouldn't be time to set up the epidural. I was so angry, upset, and afraid. Then the dream ended. Between you and me, I'm a real weiney when it comes to pain. I surely did appreciate the epidural when I had Kailey, and fully intend to have one again with this baby. I know that there are women who choose to not have the epidural, but I'm all for it. When I had Kailey, it was a nice, calm, relaxed experience. I'll admit, I am a little curious about how I would handle it, and what it would be like with no epidural, but that curiousity does not supercede my hatrid and fear of pain, so I will be having the epidural, if I can help it."

I thought it was funny that I had this dream, and then it happened very similar to that. Premonition? I don't know, weird non the less.

5 comments:

  1. Wow! I remember that. Crazy? For sure.

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  2. I remember that too. And who would of guessed how easy it ended up being! You're stronger than you think!

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  3. Ditto! It's funny how you can have your birth plan all planned out and then these little balls of wonder can change everything you've planned in the blink of an eye. Luckily, your real life experience seemed to go better than your dream sequence- and it didn't seem as unbearable as you might have thought (speaking from experience here). That WAS an uncanny dream though!

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  4. girl, i've always thought that you were superstrong. I remember getting the phone call from you an hour after you left my apartment and thinking 'how does she sound so amazing after giving birth?' I admire your strength...not just with birthing babies sans epidurals, but in so many aspects of your life.

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  5. It's really weird when dreams come true:)

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