It's Pat: An Update
Hello, blog readers!
For those of you who read my last update on Pat over the weekend, here's an update.
I just got home from my doctor's appt. I have good news. The reports came back and there is no 'abruption' like we thought. It was probably the nurse's interpretation of what was happening Fri night at the hospital because I was bleeding so much. I only have Placenta Previa which means my placenta is covering my uterus to some degree. This is common enough and usually it will gravitate back to where it belongs before delivery (and if not, I'd need a c-section but we'll cross that bridge later). I have another ultrasound in 3 weeks and the doctor is confident that we'll see some movement of the placenta by then already.
In the meantime, I am not on bed rest, which is a praise. I am supposed to be very, very careful and limit my activity-- but she understands that I have small children too. She said to limit my lifting, bending, bending over, squatting, excessive movements, over-doing it, and so forth. No going to the gym (oh, darn). Mostly, I need to rest more and move less.
I'm mostly 'letting my house go' a little more, asking for help a little more, and doing less. I even trained Keegan to bring in all the trashcans from the curb today. A little child labor never hurt anyone, right? If I were to overdo it, it could cause further issues which have the potential to be serious-- but for now I'm OK.
So, that's my update! Hopefully my next posts will be back to my normal, random, and regular topics!! Thanks for all the emails and encouragement!
For those of you who read my last update on Pat over the weekend, here's an update.
I just got home from my doctor's appt. I have good news. The reports came back and there is no 'abruption' like we thought. It was probably the nurse's interpretation of what was happening Fri night at the hospital because I was bleeding so much. I only have Placenta Previa which means my placenta is covering my uterus to some degree. This is common enough and usually it will gravitate back to where it belongs before delivery (and if not, I'd need a c-section but we'll cross that bridge later). I have another ultrasound in 3 weeks and the doctor is confident that we'll see some movement of the placenta by then already.
In the meantime, I am not on bed rest, which is a praise. I am supposed to be very, very careful and limit my activity-- but she understands that I have small children too. She said to limit my lifting, bending, bending over, squatting, excessive movements, over-doing it, and so forth. No going to the gym (oh, darn). Mostly, I need to rest more and move less.
I'm mostly 'letting my house go' a little more, asking for help a little more, and doing less. I even trained Keegan to bring in all the trashcans from the curb today. A little child labor never hurt anyone, right? If I were to overdo it, it could cause further issues which have the potential to be serious-- but for now I'm OK.So, that's my update! Hopefully my next posts will be back to my normal, random, and regular topics!! Thanks for all the emails and encouragement!
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