Okay.. So I posted Thursday that I had started losing my plug.. Friday morning I woke up and used washroom and passed lots of bright red blood. This landed me in the hospital for a NST and monitoring of baby and bleeding. Monitor was picking up contractions regularly Q 2-4 mins but not as strong as they would have liked to see. I was 1cm 50% effaced. And would stop and start. Inducing was a discussion... But not in my birth plan and bleeding slowed so doctor agreed to send me home. Birth plan is natural water birth with midwife at the birth center. Anyways. Went home Friday and slept as best I could . Sat morning contractions started picking up again.. And we're consistent and regular all morning. Passing lots and lots of plug/show. Later on Sat I Went to birth center.. I was 2-3cm 50% and baby was really engaged in pelvis and membranes stretched over his head. Sent home to labour until I was more progressed, but we thought forsure I would be having this baby that night. Contractions were getting really intense that I had to focus and breathe through each one. Was in and out of bath/shower... Birth ball... Walking... No progression. Took some Gravol and tylenol and had a good 10 hour sleep. Sunday when I woke up contractions started picking up again... More mucous plug/show. Contractions were getting intense and I was sure it was time. Got to birth center in the evening and was upset to find that I was 3cm 50% and baby's head wasn't as well applied as it had been. UGH!. So exhausted at this point... Midwife expected to see us back at midnight..I Returned home and contractions continued to be 2-3mins apart lasting a minute- 1 1/3... This was it!..around 8am Monday morning I was nauseous.. Puking...Shivering..in between contractions. Contractions were so intense and needed lots of focus.. Called midwife and she said to come in... I later found out that when I had come in my midwife had said to my supports prior to checking me that I really look like I was in transition and that this was it!.. . Well, that was not the case. She checked me to find I was 4-5cm and 50% effaced.. Still could feel waters around baby's head. She let me stay this time so she could monitor my labour for a bit... I got comfortable and into the tub and of course... Labour started slowing and then stalled. I was sent home yet again..she explained prodromal labour to me, and said that this is what I was experiencing and that it could last hours to weeks. She gave me the option to either 1) take Gravol and tylenol and head home. 2) hosp transfer to get induced. Or 3) hosp for morphine to help me sleep and then head home. Though I was and am SO ready for this to be over... I am Wanting to stick with my birth plan, so I chose option 1. I was totally broken inside and broke down crying. I felt so dissapointment and discouraged. What was going wrong?!... Why won't my body make this happen? What I'm a doing wrong?... We talked a bit about these feelings and She gave me Gravol and tylenol and told me to get some sleep and to take things 4 hours at a time... And keep her posted. Last night I slept for 2-3 hour chunks and would be woken by intense sporadic contractions. Taking baths when this happened and then back to bed. Currently Tuesday afternoon and still no baby... Still weird prolonged prodormal labour with sporadic yet very intense contractions and lots of bloody show. I am well rested today.. But I'm feeling very discouraged with being sent home so many times.. How can I have such intense contractions that don't progress? I want to stick to my birth plan but I so badly want this over and done with and to be holding my baby 
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