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September 07 Placenta Previa So I guess I should finally update this a little I had another ultrasound a couple weeks ago Baby looks great But she wasn't very cooperative She had her legs crossed, her ankles crossed And both hands over her face Little punk...  But we did get some rather darling pictures of her little behind And her fat tummy The technician showed us exactly where the blood pool was Still there But her thoughts were that it was just draining off And that was why I was still spotting And also because the blood is dark and old (and gross!) So then I went to my Dr's appointment a week later and he said he thought she was totally WRONG That he thought that I had what is called Placenta Previa He didn't really explain it that well But said things like: "You should start taking Iron and eventually you might need a blood transfusion at some point" I was like... whoa, wait, what did you just say? So whatever, I came home and looked it up on the internet And this is what HE thinks I have:  So my placenta is over my cervix So in simple terms, the drain hole is covered up  That doesn't really explain why I started bleeding in the first place though..... So this is what I found out: Most people with Placenta Previa don't know they have it until the 3rd trimester When suddenly they start bleeding when their cervix dilates Because it's rubbing against their placenta And then it's this big thing They are put on bed rest in the hospital under constant surveillance Because at any moment their placenta could basically rupture They would start massively hemorrhaging And the baby would be emergency delivered by C-section to save the mom's life Even if it wasn't ready And even afterward, the mom is at a higher risk for infection Usually has to have a blood transfusion to replace the massive amount of lost blood And in some cases, for a mandatory hysterectomy to save her life (great, and see, why was i worried? lol....I could just die in childbirth... great...) I went to a baby shower the other day for a lady in my ward And a lady told me a woman in her ward had this And she was on bed rest in the hospital for 3 months And her baby was finally emergency delivered at 4 lbs (don't you love being pregnant and having everyone tell you horror stories??? lovely... feel so much better, thanks for that... and here I was worried....) Anyway, BUT, it also said that 90% of the time Women who have this in the first trimester (Me) the placenta moves up as the baby gets bigger And no worries. So what causes this? Good question Nothing. It just happens. Here are the "risk factors" though:
So that is my story I've stopped spotting though and I feel much better So I think the initial diagnosis is more right And I just have a hematoma or whatever And my "I Know It All" doctor is just full of it Nothing in the Placenta Previa info does it say that you start bleeding until your cervix starts to dilate So why would I start in the 1st trimester at 11 weeks? Stupid Anyway, we'll see I have another ultrasound in a week and a half With a "specialist" aka a "real" Doctor who only comes in once a week And he's gonna look at it and see what the deal is Instead of those technicians who don't know anything right? right.... In the meantime, I'm just supposed to take it easy And hope the baby gets big fast just in case She's doing great and this next ultrasound maybe we'll find out for sure if it's really a "She" or not (but it is a she, so why does it matter? )So thankfully most of the problems are mine and not hers And hopefully she will get to stay in there long enough.... Comments (1)
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