Baby Update

I was able to see our growing baby for my fourth time today; it's always nice going in for a scheduled appointment rather than emergency. As I mentioned, on Halloween I found out I had a blood clot behind my cervix. The doctor didn't seem too concerned and told me to come back the next week for my previously scheduled appointment, unless I started to bleed new blood again.

After a week of hardly any worry, I was excited when a (different) doctor didn't make a big deal and barely mentioned the clot. The day after my exam, I had just gotten home from dropping Troy off at preschool and Jeremy just got home from his night shift when I started to bleed again, even more than my first scare. So, we grabbed Troy from school and went back in. Another new doc this time. He let us know right away that baby looked fine, though he was fairly concerned that I had a very large, even extreme, subchorionic hemorrhage that has started to tear the baby away from the placenta. He scheduled another checkup for the next week, but told me to come back in if I was bleeding new blood and sent me home on limited bed-rest (meaning I shouldn't just lay down all day, but I shouldn't lift, pull, push, or stand much). I couldn't do much even if I wanted because the clot causes cramping when I stand.

My AMAZING husband has completely taken over. Some wives think they're lucky that they don't have to ask their husbands twice to do something. I'm lucky because I don't even have to ask for a first time. Couldn't ask for a better example for my boys. These past nine days have creeped by and I have researched this topic to death. At my check-up today, it was nice to hear the (same) doctor say he's been watching for my name in both the ER and office and he was glad he hadn't seen my name come up because of how active and strong my last bleed was.

Today's update: Baby didn't want to hold still for a picture :)  the hematoma looks much more reassuring this week, though he still considers it an extreme clot. Still on restricted bed rest and it sounds like I'll be getting weekly ultrasounds until this thing clears up (I'm excited for both, the ultrasounds and kicking this clot). We appreciate all the thoughts and prayers from family and friends and look forward to more GOOD news!

We're almost 12 weeks, most pregos are excited to be getting over their morning sickness. I WISH that's all I had to "worry" about.

(these pics are from today; the clot is the dark line right below the baby and looks smaller than last weeks pics)