I got pregnant and the old me died. I don't know what I was thinking, but I thought that because getting pregnant proved to be such a challenge that if I ever did get pregnant it would be a breeze. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA....oh Meg!
I got pregnant and I stopped leaving the apartment
I stopped exercising-I quit yoga, walking etc.
I stopped being a wife to my husband-I stopped being his partner,
I stopped cleaning the house,
I stopped wearing make-up,
I stopped brushing my teeth twice a day, I am lucky if I remember to brush them once a day
I stopped being an organized neat freak
I stopped cooking food and rely solely on the kindness of my in-laws and husband to feed me
I stopped smiling and laughing
I stopped being frugal and want to eat out like four meals a day
I stopped/severely delayed my homework assignments
I stopped crossing my legs
I stopped crossing my arms
I stopped gaining weight
I stopped enjoying the taste of food
I stopped sleeping comfortable
I stopped sleeping through the night
I stopped going to bed at a decent hour
I stopped fitting into my clothes, bras, underwear, shoes
I stopped communicating with my dad
I guess all of these changes are just preparing me for motherhood
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
The opposite of relaxed
A few weeks back at my first ultrasound the technician told me that if I see blood not to panic. she then went on to explain that outside the amniotic sac I have two subchorionic hemorrages. which is basically just pockets of blood. They usually develop at conception, when the egg sac of sorts burrowed into the wall of my uterus, it caused some bleeding. A couple of things can happen to this blood: either it will be re-absorbed by the body or I will bleed it out eventually. (FYI-this is rare and does not happen to all women)
Sounds pretty simple, and I have been watching for the blood. Well last night when I got home from the in-laws and was getting ready for bed I saw the remnants of some reddish-orange fluid. It kind of reminded me of the discharge one gets when their period is starting but isn't bloody yet. So yes, this is probably just the "pockets of blood" bleeding out. I would not be so concerned if I did not feel like I was being stabbed with knives from the inside of my stomach and had period like cramps. Because another thing that can happen to women with SCH, is a placenta previa. The placenta detaches from the uterus, and because it doesn't have anything to ground it/hold onto it...it exits the body....thus ending your pregnancy. When this happens in the third trimester it warrants a 911 call and a quick trip to Labor and Delivery because you are essentially bleeding out. But in the third trimester they can give you drugs to stop the bleeding and they will keep you until they feel they need to deliver you.
I reviewed the paperwork that I received from the doctor about first trimester symptoms and I felt I met acceptable criteria to call the doctor on call. I was really upset...how was I supposed to concentrate on studying for my final tomorrow? So at like 11pm-ish I called the doctor on call who got back to me promptly. I explained what was going on and he said that in the first trimester there is not anything they can do for "impending miscarriages". We'll just have to take a wait and see approach he said. I asked what that meant...like what are we waiting and seeing? He said that if I pass tissue then I am miscarrying, I should just take it easy and see what happens. The only doctors ordered I received from him was no sex. And that was it, I asked if I should follow up with my doctor in the morning and he said "no, just continue with your regularly scheduled appointments". I am not scheduled to see my doctor for another month.
I was really hoping he would tell me to go to ER, I would have really liked an ultrasound for piece of mind, to know if the babies heart is still beating...but no such luck.
I have spent the last two weeks on self-prescribed bedrest because I have felt like crap. I did not get out of bed all of Saturday. Sunday I was tired of laying in bed and lonely so I ventured out for the day. Went to church, the in-laws, did family portraits, sat, sat, sat. The one day I ventured out of bed...I spot!
The only good news is that I have a regularly scheduled ultrasound on Wednesday, so I do not have to wait too terribly long to hear/see if my baby still has a beating heart.
Sounds pretty simple, and I have been watching for the blood. Well last night when I got home from the in-laws and was getting ready for bed I saw the remnants of some reddish-orange fluid. It kind of reminded me of the discharge one gets when their period is starting but isn't bloody yet. So yes, this is probably just the "pockets of blood" bleeding out. I would not be so concerned if I did not feel like I was being stabbed with knives from the inside of my stomach and had period like cramps. Because another thing that can happen to women with SCH, is a placenta previa. The placenta detaches from the uterus, and because it doesn't have anything to ground it/hold onto it...it exits the body....thus ending your pregnancy. When this happens in the third trimester it warrants a 911 call and a quick trip to Labor and Delivery because you are essentially bleeding out. But in the third trimester they can give you drugs to stop the bleeding and they will keep you until they feel they need to deliver you.
I reviewed the paperwork that I received from the doctor about first trimester symptoms and I felt I met acceptable criteria to call the doctor on call. I was really upset...how was I supposed to concentrate on studying for my final tomorrow? So at like 11pm-ish I called the doctor on call who got back to me promptly. I explained what was going on and he said that in the first trimester there is not anything they can do for "impending miscarriages". We'll just have to take a wait and see approach he said. I asked what that meant...like what are we waiting and seeing? He said that if I pass tissue then I am miscarrying, I should just take it easy and see what happens. The only doctors ordered I received from him was no sex. And that was it, I asked if I should follow up with my doctor in the morning and he said "no, just continue with your regularly scheduled appointments". I am not scheduled to see my doctor for another month.
I was really hoping he would tell me to go to ER, I would have really liked an ultrasound for piece of mind, to know if the babies heart is still beating...but no such luck.
I have spent the last two weeks on self-prescribed bedrest because I have felt like crap. I did not get out of bed all of Saturday. Sunday I was tired of laying in bed and lonely so I ventured out for the day. Went to church, the in-laws, did family portraits, sat, sat, sat. The one day I ventured out of bed...I spot!
The only good news is that I have a regularly scheduled ultrasound on Wednesday, so I do not have to wait too terribly long to hear/see if my baby still has a beating heart.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Meg is bummed to be on Antibiotics
So I went to my OB today for a normal appointment and my due date is set in stone, December 11, 2009. She pulled out my lab results from last week and wanted to review them with me. I thought this odd because as far as I was concerned all of the tests I did last week were drug tests- oxycodone, hiv, urine drugs of abuse etc. But apparently there were extra tests I did not see, for instance I am syphilis negative (no surprise there) negative for cystic fibrosis (that's good) but I have a bladder infection. Was not expecting to hear that, and instead of normal staph bacteria being the culprit it was strep B. My doctor says that this saves me from having a Strep B test in my third trimester but the news is BAD!
Strep B is present in the vagina, rectum, or GI tract of about 30% of women. It is NOT an STD that can be passed to husbands but it can make babies very sick. Now that I have been found to be positive my pregnancy and birth plan has changed in the following ways.
(Strep B is not the same as the cause of Strep Throat, Strep throat is caused by Strep A).
*When I go into labor/my water breaks instead of relaxing at home until the labor progresses I am to report to the hospital asap for iv antibiotics to be started, they are to be given every 4 hours until the baby is born.
*When the baby is born they are to be repeatedly tested and watched for signs of Strep B infection. (If left un-treated sepsis, meningitis or other such infections can affect the baby)
* To ensure that the baby does not develop an infection the baby and myself must stay an extra day...So on top of all the time spent in labor we must stay 2-3 days following birth for observation.
*The day after the baby is released from the hospital we are to follow up with their pediatrician and for a period of time I have to watch to ensure the baby is not becoming ill.
*This is NOT for my first child ONLY, because I am positive once there is a chance of it returning so the same shenanigans apply for all subsequent deliveries I may have.
The only question I failed to ask today was...can I begin breastfeeding with antibiotics in my system?
I am kind of bummed to get bad news today, and kind of bummed to be put on another medcation for the time being...Pepcid, Zofran, Zoloft, Amoxicillin and pre-natals....(poor baby!)
Strep B is present in the vagina, rectum, or GI tract of about 30% of women. It is NOT an STD that can be passed to husbands but it can make babies very sick. Now that I have been found to be positive my pregnancy and birth plan has changed in the following ways.
(Strep B is not the same as the cause of Strep Throat, Strep throat is caused by Strep A).
*When I go into labor/my water breaks instead of relaxing at home until the labor progresses I am to report to the hospital asap for iv antibiotics to be started, they are to be given every 4 hours until the baby is born.
*When the baby is born they are to be repeatedly tested and watched for signs of Strep B infection. (If left un-treated sepsis, meningitis or other such infections can affect the baby)
* To ensure that the baby does not develop an infection the baby and myself must stay an extra day...So on top of all the time spent in labor we must stay 2-3 days following birth for observation.
*The day after the baby is released from the hospital we are to follow up with their pediatrician and for a period of time I have to watch to ensure the baby is not becoming ill.
*This is NOT for my first child ONLY, because I am positive once there is a chance of it returning so the same shenanigans apply for all subsequent deliveries I may have.
The only question I failed to ask today was...can I begin breastfeeding with antibiotics in my system?
I am kind of bummed to get bad news today, and kind of bummed to be put on another medcation for the time being...Pepcid, Zofran, Zoloft, Amoxicillin and pre-natals....(poor baby!)
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