It's been a while since I've posted, not that we've been terribly busy doing fantastic things mind you, we've just been busy with everyday, run-of-the-mill stuff, which, when you think about it, is awesome. That being said, lately we've been processing something rather heavy - a subchorionic hemorrhage.
I'll spare you the gory details, but in a nutshell within the past six weeks I had to make a handful of emergency visits to my OB/GYN because of irregular bleeding. I underwent a battery of ultrasounds and other assorted probes only to be told to take it a little easy and just wait and see. Which, of course, I did. It was tense and stressful (let's not forget about the antibodies) and I wasn't on official bed rest, so I couldn't even kick back and watch my stories. Fast forward a few weeks and another OB/GYN visit and we've gotten the all clear. The clot is no longer visible and the bleeding has subsided, so we are very thankful.
Soooo...this hemorrhage on top of the antibodies on top of the fact that I'll be over 35 when #3 comes around, which in medical jargon translates to me being older than Methuselah and opens up yet another batch of potential problems, has made for a pregnancy unlike the previous two.
I'll spare you the gory details, but in a nutshell within the past six weeks I had to make a handful of emergency visits to my OB/GYN because of irregular bleeding. I underwent a battery of ultrasounds and other assorted probes only to be told to take it a little easy and just wait and see. Which, of course, I did. It was tense and stressful (let's not forget about the antibodies) and I wasn't on official bed rest, so I couldn't even kick back and watch my stories. Fast forward a few weeks and another OB/GYN visit and we've gotten the all clear. The clot is no longer visible and the bleeding has subsided, so we are very thankful.
Soooo...this hemorrhage on top of the antibodies on top of the fact that I'll be over 35 when #3 comes around, which in medical jargon translates to me being older than Methuselah and opens up yet another batch of potential problems, has made for a pregnancy unlike the previous two.
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I had just one hemorrhage during my pregnancy with Emma and it scared the crap out of me. I can't even imagine how you've been feeling. I was also considered "older then dirt" this time around being 35 when I delivered Amelia. I think AMA is the new you :)
ReplyDeleteIt's scary because there's no way to "fix" it. I don't like it when we just have to "take it easy" and "wait." It's frustrating at times because when you are pregnant, there are some many things that you have no control over...and I kind of like to micro-manage things.
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