Live blogging: It might be bad…

Posted on Nov 18 in Life in Evansville, parenting, personal storiesby TalinaPrint

11/18/2010 8:09am: Oh, no… blood.

I woke to notice I was bleeding. Not spotting but lightly bleeding.

… and cramping at 7 weeks pregnant. After 2 positive pregnancy tests.

Been advised to rest, lay, not lift things and to go to the ER if I begin to gush blood.

I feel like I am on my period with the cramps, fatigue, bloating and bleeding. This could be normal or it could be the beginning of the end to this pregnancy. Think positive thoughts for us.

11/18/2010 4:06pm: Looks like an ER visit is in the future. Still bleeding and cramping.

11/19/2010- Update

We got home late from the ER last night. I was there for about 3 hours. After a lengthy ultrasound process I checked out fine but there was no baby. By the time we were there baby had already passed, probably right at the first signs of blood yesterday morning.

They wanted to keep me to monitor bleeding and to make sure no tissue failed to pass and caused infection. They said they would put me on medication to speed the process and that as a last resort they would do an D&C.

Being so natural minded we only wanted to go home and let my body do what it had already started doing. I just wanted to be in the comfort of my own home to do as I felt necessary.

My main focus was to confirm whether or not I was experiencing a miscarriage and determine at what stage it was at. I knew if I was miscarrying I’d need to get a RhoGam shot as a result of my and N’s blood types. That was the purpose of the ER visit.

Doctors have their own concerns and protocol so I endured a blood draw, urine sample, an internal exam as well as as external and an internal ultrasound. I requested to skip the aided miscarriage part and to go home and allow my body to complete the natural process.

As long as I don’t hemorrhage or show signs of infection I’ll be fine here at home.

Last night I enjoyed a hot bath to help with cramping and to get some quite time. I’ve had lots of chocolate too,, for some reason it is comforting right now. I am taking iron supplements to help with the blood loss and recovery. All in all I am doing okay. I am just happy to be home with my girl.

Thanks so much for your thoughts and kind words.