When the water breaks...

A few days ago I had read that when you think labor is nearing line your bed with water proof padding to prevent ruining your mattress if your water breaks while you are in bed. I being the well prepared person that I am quickly break open a new bag of my babies waterproof liners and quickly insert them under my mattress pad thinking I have just done quite an ingenious thing that I will surely thank myself for later. The first night I fell asleep with my beautiful waterproof plan and awoke in the middle of the night covered in sweat just from the area I had "waterproofed." Apparently, waterproof padding doesn't breath well. I sucked it up and continued to claim that I would be glad I had suffered for the cause if my water broke while in bed.

This afternoon I was passing through my bedroom and began to feel a contraction coming on. These have been very inconsistent and I am beginning to wonder will my baby ever come. I remind myself that he can't stay in there forever and whether it is today, tomorrow or two weeks from now he is coming. I lean back and feel something wet. I think to myself it can't be that my water broke, I would surely have felt that. Soon my had finds something hard and I pick it up and find the water bottle I had half haphazardly thrown on my bed as I scurried out the door this morning to reach my chiropractor appointment on time. However, the water bottle I threw on the bed had the lid securely fastened, at least that is how I remember it. I stand up and find that had that really been my water breaking my waterproof plan would have failed me because my mattress through all my bedding and waterproof padding was soaked. I guess it is back to the drawing board for me. Now I am back to square one where I fervently pray that my water will break in the hospital so that the experts can deal with the impending mess.

Here's to hoping my water will break in a convenient location, of it's own accord.