Feeling better as I get up more to pee and venture out a bit farther than the bathroom. But I still get braxron hicks tightenings randomly.. at least once every hour or two. They don't hurt or vet more intense so I can live with them.
But my hair!! i want to shave it all off!! Its so annoying and matted.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
bed rest day 5 (31 weeks)
Lying around all day is actually really hard. There are so many things physically you take for granted like.. sitting up straight and being able to breathe normally.
In a lying position, your chest is always compressed and so not only are you not really getting enough oxygen, but your chest muscles start to hurt and you get random heart murmurs.
Then when you do roll up to go potty, your body is not accustomed to normal gravity, and so every organ feels like its getting sucked down to the ground, including your uterus, which is very scary. You catch your breath and take a few weak steps, and you realize how much leg muscles you've already lost. In fact, I have already lost 4 lbs of muscle mass just laying around, even though I have normal meals and snacks. My muscles have atrophied... so quickly.
I am trying to be faithful and stay on strict bed rest. But since I can't afford a nurse, I have to potty in the toilet... and try to bathe myself. I'm also supposed to drink lots and lots of water, which means more trips to the bathroom. So today, I've probably gotten up every 3-4 hours and had a sit down shower for 5 mins tops (since I can't stand for more than a min without feeling like passing out). I have noticed tightening almost every hour at different spots of my uterus... sort of like wherever the baby was pushing me at the moment it starts to contract is where I feel tightening most. I'm wary of them, but not too alarmed, especially because I am not bleeding. In fact, it has been clear all day.
Maybe I should try to get up less though. But then again, when your bladder is full, you get more contractions.
In a lying position, your chest is always compressed and so not only are you not really getting enough oxygen, but your chest muscles start to hurt and you get random heart murmurs.
Then when you do roll up to go potty, your body is not accustomed to normal gravity, and so every organ feels like its getting sucked down to the ground, including your uterus, which is very scary. You catch your breath and take a few weak steps, and you realize how much leg muscles you've already lost. In fact, I have already lost 4 lbs of muscle mass just laying around, even though I have normal meals and snacks. My muscles have atrophied... so quickly.
I am trying to be faithful and stay on strict bed rest. But since I can't afford a nurse, I have to potty in the toilet... and try to bathe myself. I'm also supposed to drink lots and lots of water, which means more trips to the bathroom. So today, I've probably gotten up every 3-4 hours and had a sit down shower for 5 mins tops (since I can't stand for more than a min without feeling like passing out). I have noticed tightening almost every hour at different spots of my uterus... sort of like wherever the baby was pushing me at the moment it starts to contract is where I feel tightening most. I'm wary of them, but not too alarmed, especially because I am not bleeding. In fact, it has been clear all day.
Maybe I should try to get up less though. But then again, when your bladder is full, you get more contractions.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
every time i post about a new pregnancy
Something goes wrong. after getting those braxton hicks and an achy crampy belly all night, I woke up the next day to have even more aches and pains in my uterus. Thought maybe the baby was just kicking me too hard on the inside, so I ignored it and took my daughter to her swim lessons. The entire time I was uncomfortable. Went to JoAnn fabric store to return something and ended up bleeding all over the store.
Called 911 since blood was running down my legs and paramedics got there in 5 mins. Was such a horrible panic since I had my daughter with me and I couldn't reach my husband on the phone.
Anyways got to the hospital and 3 hours later had ultrasound done to determine that there were no obvious threat. My placenta was at the right spot and did not rupture. Although there could be a tear somewhere.
I was observed at the hospital for 2 days to monitor the bleeding and contraction, which is now under control. When I first bled at Joanns I was contracting every 3 minutes though they were not painful. Doctor says it is caused by the irratation from the blood and he is not too concerned that they will put me in labor since he checked my pelvis and I was not dialated.
I am now at home on strict bed rest... laying down with zero activity.. only to go potty. I don't know how to get to the shower as its on the second floor.
But good news is that I am 31 weeks today and the baby is about 3 to 3 1/2 lbs. We are taking it a day or week at a time. Hoping to to reach at least 35/36 weeks, which seems so far away.
The baby is incredibly active, which is awesome. And we are lucky to have a family member who is here to help with mommy duties which I can not tend to... biggest relieve ever.
Called 911 since blood was running down my legs and paramedics got there in 5 mins. Was such a horrible panic since I had my daughter with me and I couldn't reach my husband on the phone.
Anyways got to the hospital and 3 hours later had ultrasound done to determine that there were no obvious threat. My placenta was at the right spot and did not rupture. Although there could be a tear somewhere.
I was observed at the hospital for 2 days to monitor the bleeding and contraction, which is now under control. When I first bled at Joanns I was contracting every 3 minutes though they were not painful. Doctor says it is caused by the irratation from the blood and he is not too concerned that they will put me in labor since he checked my pelvis and I was not dialated.
I am now at home on strict bed rest... laying down with zero activity.. only to go potty. I don't know how to get to the shower as its on the second floor.
But good news is that I am 31 weeks today and the baby is about 3 to 3 1/2 lbs. We are taking it a day or week at a time. Hoping to to reach at least 35/36 weeks, which seems so far away.
The baby is incredibly active, which is awesome. And we are lucky to have a family member who is here to help with mommy duties which I can not tend to... biggest relieve ever.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Finally stopped bleeding on Tuesday.. 4 days ago. It seems that the bleeding was an abnormally heavy period and the birth control was successful in managing the crazy hormones. My ultrasound on Monday came back normal. No fibroid, no placenta remnants.
I am now back to normal... and have no more excuses to not exercise and lose this 10lb of baby weight in my over stretched belly.
Also, my hemoglobin levels were at 11.7 ...and NOT 7 like I thought I had heard on the voicemail. ha.
I am now back to normal... and have no more excuses to not exercise and lose this 10lb of baby weight in my over stretched belly.
Also, my hemoglobin levels were at 11.7 ...and NOT 7 like I thought I had heard on the voicemail. ha.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Postpartum week 3-4
I started to rebleed at 3 weeks postpartum the day after sex. Started out like the beginning of a period, just light red bleeding that gradually increased within days... and just got really really heavy and stayed heavy for over 5 days!!! In the morning I would change my pad every hour. There would be a constant stream of pink water in the shower. As the day progressed, I would have to change my pad every 2-3 hours, but I was losing a lot of blood.
My OB was out on vacation, so his partner who was extremely overbooked finally agreed to fit me in between appointments... and told me that she suspected my period had come... which means that I ovulated right after giving birth... since period arrives 2 weeks after ovulation. That's pretty crazy. But why the hell is it so freaken heavy? She gave me a physical exam and told me that she felt a fibroid in my uterus. WTF is that?? A benign common TUMOR... which could explain the heavy bleeding. Life just gets better and better.
She prescribes some birth control bills for me to regulate my hormones, which is supposed to reduce the bleeding. This is my second day on the pill and it seems to be helping. I'm no longer changing my pad every hour. Seriously, I bought a 32 count box of regular pads on 12/27 and have used all but 5 in four days. That's about 7 a day.
I got my complete blood count results and apparently my red blood cell count is good, however, my hemoglobin has dropped another 2 points...from 9 to 7. Normal levels are 12 for a woman. I've lost so much blood from this entire pregnancy. The massive bleeding episodes from the blood clot while pregnant, then the hemorrhage after birth, and now this. I'm so discouraged right now and finding myself extremely depressed tonight.
My OB was out on vacation, so his partner who was extremely overbooked finally agreed to fit me in between appointments... and told me that she suspected my period had come... which means that I ovulated right after giving birth... since period arrives 2 weeks after ovulation. That's pretty crazy. But why the hell is it so freaken heavy? She gave me a physical exam and told me that she felt a fibroid in my uterus. WTF is that?? A benign common TUMOR... which could explain the heavy bleeding. Life just gets better and better.
She prescribes some birth control bills for me to regulate my hormones, which is supposed to reduce the bleeding. This is my second day on the pill and it seems to be helping. I'm no longer changing my pad every hour. Seriously, I bought a 32 count box of regular pads on 12/27 and have used all but 5 in four days. That's about 7 a day.
I got my complete blood count results and apparently my red blood cell count is good, however, my hemoglobin has dropped another 2 points...from 9 to 7. Normal levels are 12 for a woman. I've lost so much blood from this entire pregnancy. The massive bleeding episodes from the blood clot while pregnant, then the hemorrhage after birth, and now this. I'm so discouraged right now and finding myself extremely depressed tonight.
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