16-2-2011 - Bleeding

My mood while writing this blog: nervous

Saturday evening I was visiting at my parents' house, I went to use the restroom and when I wiped, there was bright red blood. I freaked! I've never bled with any of my pregnancies like this. I called my doctor and they had me speak to the on-call doctor who asked me some questions like, have I had intercourse in the last 24 hrs, is it heavy enough to soak a pad in an hour, any cramping. Well, I had intercourse almost exactly 24hrs before and it wasn't heavy enough to even leave blood on my underwear and, I wasn't cramping. Still, I was scared. I am 8 weeks pregnant and this is my crucial time where I usually miscarry. The bleeding stopped after a couple hours but then next day (Sunday) I went to the restroom and I had some blood again. This time it was more pink than red but I was scared again. I called the doctor and received the same basic instructions and was told to contact my doctor on Monday. My doctor was on call and in the hospital all day Monday but I received a phone call first thing Tuesday morning asking for me to come in for an ultrasound to make sure everything was okay with my baby bean. They scheduled me in for Wednesday at 3:40 and I was a nervous wreck... I waited for almost an hour (they had to squeeze me in between patients) finally when the doctor came in, she performed the ultrasound and there was my baby bean, measuring 8 weeks and 2 days. Exactly the right size! And, with a nice heartbeat. Oh, waiting that hour was totally worth it! I am so happy to know that everything is okay. I go back in 2 weeks for another check up and on March 10th, I go back for another ultrasound. I will be a couple days shy of 12 weeks by then and if everything goes smoothly, we can finally announce our news! I can't wait! I hate keeping it a secret! It's so hard for me not to tell people! So, I'm hoping and praying for a smooth few weeks ahead. I just sent in my prescription for Procheive (the progesterone gel) and will get it Friday and I've been taking my low dose aspirin daily. So, my hopes are high and I'm getting more excited and anxious as time goes by!