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So, yesterday was quite a day for me. I had a wedding to go to in Steilacoom. That was all I had planned. Right before the wedding started, I started to cramp. These continued with pretty strong (or strong to me) contractions. Throughout the ceremony and reception they continued. My sister got me some bread and water to hopefully help and it didn't. So, I called St. Elizabeth hospital to see what they would suggest. The nurse I talked to said, to just head to the nearest hospital to get evaluated. So, we looked up the nearest one and headed out. We got to St. Clare's in Lakewood and were told to head to the ER. After I was checked in and my vitals taken, I was sent back to a room. The DR came in super panicked and told me there was no OB dept in that hospital. Which of course we didn't know. He decided to check my cervix (um, this guy should be banned from doing that!!!!) and I hadn't dilated. He told me we needed to go to St. Joe's to be evaluated. So, I figured we'd just hop in the car and go... nope! Because I was going to be evaluated for pre-term labor I needed to be transported by ambulance. Great... about an hour later I'm in an ambulance going on a 10 minute drive. At St. Joe's they checked my urine, got me hooked up to monitors and did my vitals again. Everything checked out normal, and Ryken sounded great. The DR checked my cervix and it was closed, thick and high which is all good. We stayed for another 30 minutes while they continued to monitor Ryken and my contractions. I got released and was told to do nothing the rest of the weekend. So far today I've had 2 painful contractions, and thankfully they've been pretty far between the 2. My mom has been watching me like a hawk, and my sister and brother in law came over to help me too. I have a Dr appointment tomorrow morning, so I will discuss with her what happened and see what she wants me to do. Hopefully it was just a fluke thing and I don't have to be on bed rest... I know I will do whatever it takes to keep him in as long as possible though.