On Thursday night I went to the restroom around 10:00pm right before going to bed. I was feeling good that night and had not thrown up. Around 12:15am our dog, Lucky, woke me up because he was running around the house like a wild puppy. When he does that he usually has hives from a bee sting. Well, sure enough he had hives all over his body. I took him into the kitchen and gave him benadryl. On my way back to bed I decided I should go to the restroom again before falling asleep. Ryan was at work and I had called him when Lucky woke me up because I had two miss calls from him. I told him to hold on while I went to the restroom. I got back on the phone and was freaking out, I discovered what every pregnant women is afraid of.....bleeding. Ryan kept telling me to calm down, told me that everything would be okay, and asked me what exactly was going on. He also kept asking if we needed to go to the ER. I wasn't sure what to do and couldn't give him an answer because I was so upset. I was not just spotting, I had bleeding like a menstrual cycle. I called my mom and woke her up and asked her to come over for an opinion. We decided to go to the ER because it more blood than we both thought was "normal" and I wouldn't be able to sleep without knowing everything was okay. My mom called Ryan and we meet him at the ER. We got registered and was taken back right away. The doctor was very understanding of our concerns and was very sympathetic. He checked my cervix and said everything looks okay. There were no blood clots and the bleeding had stopped. We did an ultra sound to make sure the babies were okay. Both babies looked good and were very active for 2:45am. Let's just say I hope they get better sleeping habits than what they have now! They both had good heart beats of 150bmp and 148bmp. One of the babies was waving to us during the ultra sound, which at that point I couldn't help but to smile. The doctor said one of the sacs pulled away from my uterus causing the bleeding and that a main vein was torn because of the amount of bleeding. The ultra sound does not show the tear, which is good because that means it is not very large and should heal up quickly. The doctor informed us that many things can cause the sacs to pull away. In our situation he though the amount of vomiting during my pregnancy could have pulled the sac away or one of the babies could have made a very hard sudden movement. I was put on bed rest for the weekend and was told to take it easy. We go back in on Wednesday for a follow up with Dr. Langer. I am excited to have another ultra sound to confirm the babies are still doing good!
We want to thank our amazing family and friends for bringing us meals and checking up on our little family! Thank you mom for staying with me Friday night while Ryan was at work. We appreciate you waiting on me hand and foot and helping out around the house. We are so blessed to have the family and friends we do! We are overwhelmed by the unconditional love, support and prayers we have received during our journey.
