Emergency Room experience

Well, I woke up Friday morning with a horrible left side abdominal pain, but thought it was either dehydration or gas pains so I just drank a ton of water and took some tums. I went to work for a couple hours and then came home and rested. It was bearable and I thought it would get better so I didn't do anything else but rest.

Well, Saturday we had a birthday party to go to for Arielle's "boyfriend" Tyler, so I toughed it out and went. Here is a picture of Arielle and Tyler dancing:

We came home and took a nap and when I woke up and rolled over the pain was so sharp I was in tears.

I dropped Arielle off with my parents and off I went to the ER! I waited for an hour and a half in the waiting room before going back, which I thought was a bit ridiculous since I am pregnant and having abdominal pains! When I got to the room, I could not even move an inch in my chair without a sharp pain forming, leaving me in tears. The nurse came in shortly after and took all my information and then they started my bloodwork. Check out my battle wound : (

that vein collapsed shortly after the bloodwork was done, so they tried for an IV in that hand and THAT vein collapsed. So, they ended up getting the IV in the right hand, then NEVER used it... Frustrating, Let me tell you!

I was switched to another room and taken to get an ultrasound right after that. They did over the belly and vaginal ultrasound and I was on pins and needles waiting to find out if the baby was OK or not... About an HOUR after that, the doctor finally came back in to tell me that the baby is great, measuring 9w1d and heart rate was 180 beats per minute. That was such a relief! Now, on to the fun part: I have a small UTI and a "very small subchorionic bleed".

What is a subchorionic bleed? I had the same question, so this is what my friends at Google had to say- LOL
"Also called subchorionic hematoma, subchorionic bleeding is the accumulation of blood within the folds of the chorion (the outer fetal membrane, next to the placenta) or within the layers of the placenta itself. These bleeds, or clots, can cause the placenta to separate from the uterine wall if they get too large, if they develop in a bad spot, or if they aren’t eventually reabsorbed." Thankfully, I have not had any spotting or bleeding!

So, of course I am worrying now, but there is absolutely nothing I can do. I was sent home with a prescription for my UTI and told to follow up with my doctor. I go back to the doctor tomorrow afternoon and I will update afterwards.

So, for now it's just a waiting game of resting, drinking LOTs of water, and working.

They say the bleed will more than likely dissolve on its own, so that is what I am hoping for. Weird thing is, the pain started lessening right after the ultrasound, so it's like they "moved" stuff around- LOL. The doctor also said that some of the pain could also be muscular and stretching early in the pregnancy.. I don't know- it's never hurt that bad before, but I am thankful that the pain is almost gone now.

One thing I can definitely say is that every pregnancy is MUCH different! I had NO complications with Arielle, just the usual aches and pains and I have already had issues with this one... I hope this is the end of the complications and I can enjoy my last 31 weeks!