Well, my uterus will just not behave.
We've had complications pretty much from jump with this pregnancy. I've been on limited activity pretty much the entire time due to first trimester bleeding with an unidentified source.
After six weeks of no bleeding, the midwife told us Friday that I could be considered safe to return to normal activity. Our response to this: a huge sigh of relief. We were out of the woods. We could go on just having a normal pregnancy.
Fast forward to last night. Imagine my surprise when I am presented with more blood. So back to the doctor I went this morning. My regular OB is still out on maternity leave, so I saw one of the midwives. And I cried in front of her. Because Andiclaus couldn't come to my appointment with me.
It took her a minute and a half to find Fefe's heartbeat. But she found it. And I cried again.
Either way, back to limited activity with me. Maybe its placenta previa, maybe it's and old bleed from implantation, maybe my body is a freak show.
Anyway, I'm going to go lay down with my feet up because apparently twelve weeks of that was not enough.
Sorry to hear about your pregnancy troubles. I hope everything is smooth sailing from now on.
Posted by: Frema at October 20, 2005 10:34 AM
oh god bethi!! I hope you are not absolutely freaking out right now!!! I know that everything will be alright and I am so sorry that the "during" part sucks...I hope you look forward to that cushy fun THIRD trimester!! you are gonna love it!!
andi
Posted by: andi at October 20, 2005 12:41 PM
Hope you and Fefe are doing better. Try to take it easy.
Posted by: Fraulein N at October 20, 2005 01:02 PM
Look on the bright side, When I come to visit We will be able to just sit back and talk and play some cribbage and not have to move a whole lot! Wait that is what we do when you are not on bedrest?? But now we have an excuse!
Posted by: Sarah at October 20, 2005 03:17 PM
Oh Beth, that stinks. On the plus side, can you do lots of knitting? Can you get netflix and watch lots of movies?
I hope this is just a fluke of leftover implantation bleeding and that fefe continues on his or her strong and happy growth. MINUS the puking, por favor.
Hope you are feeling better (and up and dancing) soon!
Posted by: halloweenlover at October 20, 2005 09:27 PM
Oh Bethi, I'm sorry this is so stressful. I am new to your Blog, but when are you due?
The stress of pregnancy and the bleeding notwithstanding, did you get a good listen to the babe's heartbeat? I remember I used to live for that.
Argh- have all of my fingers and toes crossed that you feel better soon. You would think that with all of this miraculous work you are doing (you know, creating a life) that someone could cut you a break??
Posted by: Momtothelady (aka, Chatty Cricket) at October 21, 2005 10:44 PM
PS- I was reading your post about sniffing lavender and barfing up all things ginger...have you tried "Sea Bands" for the morning sickness? Those are those seasick bands you put on your wrists, and they worked wonders for me for about a week and then I had to go on the anti-nausea meds. Also good to try- bottled water with a fair amount of lemon juice mixed in.
I think you are about 15 weeks now right? Hang in- this can't last much longer!!
Posted by: Momtothelady (aka, Chatty Cricket) at October 21, 2005 10:49 PM
I think you are having a girl! Only a girl Fefe would be this dramatic about her entry into the world. Unless your having a boy Fefe that wants to emulate his fathers fine thespian like performances! HMMM...either way...let me know if you need me to come out and talk some sense into Fefe. "Knock off the messing with your mother...you are going to have a lifetime of that! Don't make me come in there!"
Posted by: Naomi at October 23, 2005 12:04 PM
Okay, having been on bedrest myself (with THREE OTHER KIDS ALREADY ALL BIRTHED AND RUNNING AROUND AND SHIT) I understand the worry, the legs that JUST WANT TO GO FOR A tiny WALK ( JUST A STRETCH, CAN YOU GIVE THE WOMAN A STRETCH?!), and the boredom.
Lordie, the unrelenting worrying, only broken up by the bordeom when it would finally push through.
I did not have a laptop or internet access. (Seriously, IMAGINE IT.) And the only thing on TV was commerical-free coverage of buildings being blown up by asshole terrorists.
So, that was not fun.
I have no words of wisdom at all.
It's hard and scary and sucks when everyone around you is pregnant and FUCKING FINE AND DANDY, but even though it's only a cyber connection, please know that you are not alone.
And in the end, it's all worth it.
Every bit.
Posted by: Susie Sunshine at October 25, 2005 05:25 PM
Sorry to hear things aren't going so well!!!! I hope you start feeling better!!! I think about you!!! Take care! :)
Posted by: Tonya at October 29, 2005 04:18 PM
Sorry to hear about the bedrest. That has to be hard (and boring I imagine). Hope you either have a good book or motivation to do school work. I'm praying that everything goes well for you from here on out.
Posted by: Jessie at October 20, 2005 09:37 AM