When I first found out I was pregnant for the fourth time I was excited, but due to my two previous miscarriages I wasn't expecting a good outcome. I did not have my hopes up. I did what I usually do, I took the test, got excited for a few minutes, then I remembered that my chances of having another miscarriage were high for me and I would come back down to earth. My husband too probably felt the same way, exciting news with a likely bad outcome. With that said three months had passed and I was still pregnant. Due to my high-risk of miscarriages my doctor had me get a fairly early ultrasound at two months to see if there was a heart beat. Sure enough there was. The last two miscarriages the baby did not have a heart beat either time. It was a nice surprise to see a heart beat this time and it really made me feel hopeful, but not that hopeful. I felt like I had to really make it past the three month mark before I felt secure. My first pregnancy was the healthiest pregnancy ever, no issues, not one the whole time and I have a wonderful daughter that set the tone that my future deliveries would be issue free as well.
Finally the third month passed and I felt pregnant and comfortable announcing the news to my family and friends. I had a doctor appointment shortly after my ultra sound sometime after my third month announcement that I was informed I wasn't out of the woods yet. Apparently I had a condition that a very small percentage of women get where there is a hemorrhage that has the potential to do one of three things. 1.) develop into a large hemorrhage that will eventually separate the placenta from the uterus and cause a miscarriage (there is a 25% risk of this) 2.) The hemorrhage will leave the body and the pregnant women will see blood, usually be scared that they are having a miscarriage and find out the baby's fine, however the hemorrhage was draining (so-to-speak). 3.) Lastly the hemorrhage can dissipate and reabsorb it's self into the body and just go away, causing no bleeding and no issues. (The third, I believe, happened to me.) After I thought I was in the clear because I had passed the three month mark, I find out that I in fact have to continue to wait and see how the hemorrhage is going to behave. I had to wait about two months until my 20 week ultrasound to know what the prognosis was.
I just recently had my 20 week ultrasound and found that in fact the hemorrhage had just gone away and its not an issue. Unfortunately the wait continues, because I was told that the next thing I have to worry about is a low placenta. A low placenta is when the placenta implants lower near or on top of your cervix instead of higher in the uterus where placenta's typically implant. This is potentially an issue if the placenta stays low and doesn't move up out of the way. Why? The baby can't get out of the cervix if the placenta is covering it, and it can't safely get out with out potentially causing the placenta to rupture if it's to close to the cervix as, the cervix dilates. If the placenta is covering the cervix it's called Placenta Previa which can really be a problem for both the baby and the mom, which often requires an early delivery, and a mandatory c-section. The baby, often with Placenta Previa is delivered a month earlier than it's due date, which increases chances of lack of proper development for the baby. This isn't ideal, not at all. I do not have Placenta Previa, my Placenta isn't on top of, but rather too close to the cervix. The good news is that in most cases 95%, the placenta moves out of the way as the Uterus expands (the belly gets bigger) and then there is no issue at all. So here I am again, in another waiting game to see once again if I dogged a bullet, or if I have to have a mandatory C-section. I will get a 32 week ultrasound to see if the placenta has moved. I hope! I pray! If not, well then I'll get a C-section and so it is.
Although there has been issues with my pregnancy. I am six months along and growing with a baby that has been identified in four ultrasounds I've had as very healthy and active, with no decetable issue. My quad screening and all other test results came back normal, so I choose to focus on the positive that I have in my life right now, such as my healthy daughter who has been so sweet to her mom during this pregnancy and is excited to be a big sister! I love you banana:)
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