Never Expected This
Well, here I am 3 days later and still on bedrest. I began bleeding bright red blood Fri night after our 1st u/s. Sat we had another u/s and confirmed that everything looked fine - still saw both heartbeats. No bleeding during the day on Sat, but then again overnight on Sat. I attributed that to the 2nd u/s so was OK with it. Yesterday had no bleeding all day. I was thinking that maybe this was finally behind us, and then it started again last night. A little heavier and darker overnight. Was pretty heavy about 5 am. That is when I lost it, and just started crying beginning to wonder if this pregnancy was not going to make it. I waited about 2 hrs to get up again, and then it stopped. I called my RE this am. They said they are really not so concerned about it because it keeps stopping. He still thinks it is coming from my cervix and that maybe at night it has longer to pool, and that is why I have it at night. He said they would be worried about the fetus's if the bleeding was not stopping, accompanied by lots of cramping, and passing tissue. Which as a RN I have seen lots of miscarriages and know what it looks like. It does not make it anymore comforting though when you are the one bleeding. However, they were reassuring and said that this is not that uncommon and that it most cases it resolves, just causes alot of angst for the parents. They want me on bedrest for 48 hrs after the bleeding stops, so everytime I have one of these episodes it just pushes it back. I will do whatever I have to do to protect these 2. It is just difficult because we just got the exciting news that we are having twins on Fri, and we have not had time to really be excited or celebrate because all this started a few hrs later. It is hard for me to even feel really excited, because I am also so nervous. There is also the work factor because I am going to be missing even more. I have already missed alot with this cycle. These babies are absolutely my priority and work will just have to deal, but it is still hard not to worry about it. This just came as such a curve ball, but I guess this is lesson #1 in parenting!
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