Yesterday was a day of surprises! At 10:00 AM we got a phone call from the Maternal-Fetal Specialist's office asking us to come in at noon for an sonogram and consultation! Greg quickly rearranged his morning schedule, I made the various insurance approval calls, and we headed over to Winthrop Hospital.
During the sonogram I noticed "a little something" and asked the ultasound technician if we are having a boy. She looked surprised that I could read the sonogram, but then smiled and confirmed that we are indeed having a little boy! Technically we weren't supposed to have the gender determination sonogram until our 20 week appointment in a little over 4 weeks, so it was a wonderful surprise to find out the gender of our little boy yesterday!
When we told Abbie we were having a boy she started crying (she wanted a girl), but within a few hours she was totally thrilled at the idea of having a baby brother. When we told Christian he started jumping up and down squealing with excitement (he wanted a boy), so we're all super thrilled to have another little man joining our family in March! :)
During the sonogram I noticed "a little something" and asked the ultasound technician if we are having a boy. She looked surprised that I could read the sonogram, but then smiled and confirmed that we are indeed having a little boy! Technically we weren't supposed to have the gender determination sonogram until our 20 week appointment in a little over 4 weeks, so it was a wonderful surprise to find out the gender of our little boy yesterday!
When we told Abbie we were having a boy she started crying (she wanted a girl), but within a few hours she was totally thrilled at the idea of having a baby brother. When we told Christian he started jumping up and down squealing with excitement (he wanted a boy), so we're all super thrilled to have another little man joining our family in March! :)
After the sonogram the specialist confirmed that there was a pool of blood between the amniotic sack and the wall of my uterus, just touching the edge of my placenta. Thankfully the blood is definitely coming from me, not the baby. It appears the blood is a mixture of old and new blood. At this point the doctors don't know if the bleeding is still occurring or if it has completely stopped. They also don't know if the blood is coming from a burst capillary in my uterus wall or the placenta. The pool of blood should continue to come out on it's own as the baby grows and pushes the blood out, but what the doctors are concerned about is that the blood pool could move behind the placenta. If this happens then it's very dangerous as the pool of blood could put pressure on the placenta causing it to detach from the uterine wall.
The specialist still wants me to "take it easy", and I need to go in every 1-2 weeks for sonograms to make sure our little guy is OK and the blood pool isn't moving behind the placenta. Our next sonogram will be this Monday, October 8.
Please join us in praying that 1) the blood pool with not move behind the placenta, 2) the blood pool will completely come out soon, and 3) the bleeding with completely stop.
Thank you for your love and prayers, friends!
The specialist still wants me to "take it easy", and I need to go in every 1-2 weeks for sonograms to make sure our little guy is OK and the blood pool isn't moving behind the placenta. Our next sonogram will be this Monday, October 8.
Please join us in praying that 1) the blood pool with not move behind the placenta, 2) the blood pool will completely come out soon, and 3) the bleeding with completely stop.
Thank you for your love and prayers, friends!