A Slight Scare

Well today I went to work at the Children's Specialty Clinic. I worked up until around 11:30 when I noticed that my spotting was getting darker and had a red tint to it. (For those of you who didnt know I've had light spotting for about a week now.) It scared me a little and so I called my doctor, spoke to the nurse and they decided I should come in for another ultrasound and come to see her.

At 1 o'clock I went in and had another ultrasound done. This time the tech was much nicer and reassuring so I felt much better. The girls were moving a lot and decided they didnt want their picture taken. The good news is that the Vasa Previa might be gone... which would be amazing for me!!!! The thing I have to be careful with now is they think I might have a slight bleed off of my placenta. Not nearly as dangerous as the Vasa Previa so I am thankful for that but I just need to be careful. I am sad that I can't continue to go for walks like I love to... Abby and Feebee get so wild when they are cooped up inside!

Our biggest concern right now is making sure that my cervix isn't softening... we dont want those babies to come yet! Guess I should just slow down a little... as if thats possible with a one year old.

Ok well I'm going to lay down for a nap, more later!

So.. an update

Yesterday we went to the doctor again. Had another ultrasound and thankfully got in much sooner this time. It always seems like we wait... and wait... and wait... to be seen. The ultrasound tech was not my favorite. She seemed like she was in a HUGE hurry and that I was a slight inconvenience to her otherwise perfect day.

They said the placenta had moved up (yay!) Something I was expecting really. They couldnt really tell about the vasa previa this time. I am not ready to rule out that it is 'gone'. I asked Dr Boyle whether these things just 'go away' and he said that they don't. Therefore I have just decided that I will not be overly concerned and neither will I get really excited. We have a few more weeks before the diagnosis really matters. For now we are going to continue to treat it as if we do have this issue.

I am hoping that next time the ultrasound tech will really be looking at what is going on instead of pushing through the ultrasound like I am a customer at Mcdonalds. Our next appointment is in 2 weeks so I will find out more then. I did ask Dr Boyle how they handled Vasa Previas and he told me that if we ended up having it I would definatly be hospitalized with an amniocentisis after 30 weeks and c-section in the mid 30's.

The girls are moving a lot right now! It is so wonderful feeling their little taps! Hope you enjoy the new pictures!