Friday while watching the Opening Ceremonies I was telling Michael that I could actually feel my uterus stretching. It was a weird feeling, but I could tell that was what was going on. 20 min later I went to the bathroom to discover I was spotting again. I have been spotting free for almost a month, so I freaked out and called the after hours line for my doctor. I spoke with one of the nurses who calmed me down (this is just one of the reasons I love my doctor's office), reminding me that I had preexisting spotting and that I shouldn't worry unless it gets really bad or I start cramping.
At 6 weeks I was bleeding a lot and they did two ultrasounds in 3 days to make sure the bird was still doing well, and he was. Thank goodness. At 8 weeks they did another ultrasound and found a pocket of blood between my uterine wall and the placenta and told me that I would probably bleed for a while longer. Well the bleeding stopped just 7 light days later, so I knew the pocket of blood was still in there just waiting to come out and scare the pants off me. So I am fairly confident that as my uterus grew that pocket of blood finally released.
The spotting only lasted about 14 hours and was only really bad at first. Just enough to remind me that motherhood is all about being scared for the life and well being of your child - even if that child is only 13 weeks old and still months and months ways from being born.
But seriously Little Bird, stop scaring your Momma!
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