Placenta Previa

First, I want to start off with everything is going to be fine with the pregnancy.So please do not worry when reading. =) On Wednesday I woke up with cramping in my stomach, as the morning went on and I went to the restroom there was a small amount of blood. I was told at my last ultrasound that if there was any dark blood then that would be old blood an normal. If it was bright pink or red then that was new blood and safest to call the doctor. When I saw it I stayed calm and didn't know if I should call or wait to see if stopped. So I went on to work and then noticed a bit more blood and called the doctor. I went left work and went to the doctor.

In the office the nurse came in with the Doppler to try and hear a heartbeat. She warned me that we may or may not hear the beat, if we don't do not worry, because I am early in pregnancy and can be hard to hear the beat. But sure enough we heard it!! Seeing the heartbeat and hearing the heartbeat to me were two different experiences.Of course they are both great, but hearing that beat is really an amazing and emotional moment. I was so sad Rusty was not there to hear it. He will have his chance soon. Once we heard the heartbeat I thought I was done and I could go back to work feeling much better. But we still had to find out where and why the blood was there.

So I had an exam then he scheduled me an ultrasound the next morning (which by the way I feel all my time is spent going to appointments anymore) That morning I went to the ultrasound. This baby is crazy. It now looks much like a baby, it has it's two arms, and two leg, and its body shape, and it MOVES like crazy. The lady who did the ultrasound could not stop talking about how much it was moving, it was kicking its legs, standing up, turning around, we even got a picture of the face straight on (that picture was a bit scary) I asked if it was okay and normal to move that much, she stated all is okay heartbeat is normal, no stress on baby. But that she never sees them move around so much. Which scares me because when it gets bigger I will get to feel it constantly.

the face looking at camera

You can see the feet and hand

We of course want a healthy baby weather it be a boy or a girl, but I really want a girl. Since this ultrasound I keep referring to it as "him" I guess because of all his movement I think of a highly active crazy little boy. But I guess there are little girls like that as well? But after that the doctor came in to go over the ultrasound and said that there is a bit of blood in my cervix area. And that as of right now I have Placenta Previa which is a condition where the placenta lies low in the uterus and partially or completely covers the cervix. So if the placenta stays where it is then there would be no choice of a vaginal birth, I would HAVE to have a cesarean which I really do not want to do.It also means no more running for me, no pelvic exams, constant check ups, no intercourse. It was a bit scary to hear, since the placenta lies lower there is a risk of tearing where there would be a large amount of blood loss for me and the baby, which is why they want you to limit travel, so that you can be close to health care at all times.I then asked the doctor of the ultrasound about miscarriages, which he answered "There's always a risk of a miscarriage" which I already knew. I was asking with pregnancy previa did the chances of having one increase? Which he didn't get so I left it at that. I think this doctor was in a  bad mood this day. As I left I was very scared and emotional, so if course I call Rusty trying not to cry or scare him while he is at work, but I couldn't hold it in. I started to ball and try to inform him at the same time.

I felt at ease once MY doctor called with the his medical input Where the last doctor told me that more than likely the placenta will stay low and I will have a C-section, my doctor stated that its probable that as I grow the placenta will move high so that placenta previa would no longer be an issue, which we are all hoping for, because not running, and taking an easy is not fun. But baby's safety is number one right now so doctor's orders is what I must follow. I had to stop looking up previa because all you do is scare yourself into the worst case scenario. As of now I am scheduled for my next appointment in 4 weeks, all is okay and I will keep you all updated!