Little Emergency Room Visit

I have been having what feel like contractions, Braxton Hicks, since Tues. night. They started about 5pm and lasted until I went to bed, averaging one every 10 mins or so. I woke up Wed. morning and they were gone. Then last night they started again about 5 and were consistently 10 mins apart. I started getting a little nervous because I heard more than 4-6 an hour were not good. We decided to go to the ER. I felt like an idiot going because they were probably nothing. The staff and nurses assured me, it was better safe than sorry and it was good I came in. They ordered all sorts of tests, blood, urine and an u/s. After all was said and done, turns out I was dehydrated...figures. I did not surprise me. Everything looked great with our little girl and she is measuring right on schedule. They even confirmed that she was a girl for us. HaHa. I have to say the worst part of the evening was having a catheter. The doctor wanted a clean specimen of urine. I was so scared of this. Because Richard has only had bad experiences with catheters, I figured mine would be horrible too. Really not that bad, it felt like I had a bladder infection.