Excited Trepidation

What a month it's been! Good news first - we are 15 weeks and 3 days today! Thank you Lord! I had a check up on Friday and quickly saw the babies on ultrasound. Both had 140s heartbeats and were wiggling around. (It is so amazing to see them moving!)

Thankfully, we seem to have made it through a few hurdles. I had bright red bleeding 4 times during April...the 1st, 7th, 13th, and 18th. Praise God it has stopped. Although I was done with supplemental progesterone, they put me back on it for a few weeks. I was using Endometrin before, but my OB put me on Crinone 8% gel because a study indicated it helps stop bleeding. Not my favorite stuff--I'm pretty sure I've had a build up from it. Yuck! Friday was the last day I used it and I hope I won't need it again.

After many ultrasounds (I mean, many! One week they saw me 3 times!) They finally saw what was happening. I have/had a subchorionic hematoma/hemorrhage. Basically, it's a pocket of blood in the uterus, outside of the gestational sacs. Fortunately it hasn't harmed the babies. Also, at my 13-week appointment, it appeared that the cause of the hematoma was part of Baby B's placenta that broke away. From what my OB said, sometimes there is too much placental tissue, so a lobe of it will break away. As it is in the process of "dying" it bleeds out. We were still able to see a small pocket at Friday's appointment, but they can tell it is "old" blood and are not concerned about it. It may or may not come out, but I will know not to panic if it does.

We go back at 17 weeks for the anatomy scan. Not just to find out what we're having (yes, we are giving in and have decided that we want to know), but also for them to do a thorough check of each baby. Apparently with twins this will take about an hour. 

Mother's Day was wonderful! Hubby and my stepsons took me out for a late lunch and gave me very nice cards. The one from Hubby and babies made me cry...it was SO sweet and unexpected. I couldn't have asked for a better day. (Although next year's will be really special!)

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you so much for the miracle of life. We are so blessed to have two sweet babies on the way. Please continue to let them be healthy and let my body be a safe environment for them. All praise to you! In Jesus' name, Amen.

Mrs. W