I give up on trying to update this blog regularly....I thought I could do it, but with little Eddie hitting his "terrible 2's" early and my being pregnant with baby #2 (meaning I'm EXTREMELY exhausted), I just don't have as much time as I'd like. I promise to keep blogging, but I don't know how regular the updates are going to be! But for now, here's the update for the past 3 weeks.
E5 recovered pretty quickly from his hospital stay. He was back to his usual sassy self with 2 days. I have continued to have bleeding off and on and it scares me to death every time! My latest bleeds were at 11w1d and 12w2d. I did go in for an u/s at Dr. DeRosa's office when I was 11w3d and it was discovered that I have complete placental previa. This just means that the baby's placenta is sitting right smack-dab over my cervix. Since I'm so early, the doctors aren't very concerned. We are hoping that as my uterus grows, the placenta will move up and off of my cervix. If/when it does this, I can expect periods of bleeding/spotting. Great, huh? If the placenta doesn't move off of my cervix, I will have to have a c-section at the end of the pregnancy. I REALLY don't want a c-section, although I know it's not the end of the world if I have to have one, so I'm hoping and praying that the placenta moves over the coming weeks.
I had my NT scan for baby #2 yesterday at 12w4d. The thickness of the neck measured 1.3 mm., which is GREAT. The dr. doesn't get concerned unless it measures greater than 3 mm., so it looks like our chances of having a baby with Down's Syndrome is greatly reduced. I also had to give 5 drops of blood from my right ring finger to do more testing for other trisomy disorders. I should have those results back in about a week.
E5 has two new teeth, which brings our tooth count up to 14!! I'm just waiting for his top incisors and his 2-year molars to come in and we will be done with teething! Hopefully, he'll have all of his teeth before baby #2 arrives!
I also scheduled my "big u/s" for baby #2, which is May 8, 2009. This is when we find out the gender. I honestly think the baby is a boy, so for me, it's just going to be a confirmation u/s! Speaking of boys, we're having one heck of a time deciding on boy names. I really like the name Zachary, but Eddie doesn't care for it. I think I should get to pick baby #2's name, since he got to pick E5's name. Actually, I didn't have a say in the matter at all, so it's only fair that I get to pick this time, right?
That's my update for now. One of my best friends, Alison, is having a c-section today. She doesn't know the sex of the baby, so I'm on pins and needles waiting to hear if she had a boy or a girl. My money is on a girl! I'll try to update soon....
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
The longest and scariest 24 hours of my life!
So, after I posted yesterday morning, I thought things were going pretty well with E5 (a.k.a. Tiny). Well, they quickly took a turn for the worse around lunch time. He STILL wasn't eating and all he wanted was milk. I gave him 4 oz. of milk and 6 oz. of pedialyte. He took both of those (happily), but he still wouldn't eat. I waited 2 hours and then when I went to change his diaper, it was completely dry. I thought, "This isn't right." So I thought back to his last wet diaper and it was on Sunday morning!! I then knew that we had a problem on our hands. I called Dr. Laycob and told him what was going on and he said, "Oh hun, you need to drop everything and get to the E.R. for fluids NOW, and I mean RIGHT NOW!"
So, I dropped everything (literally), scooped up Tiny, and raced out the door. I called E4 and my parents on the way to let them know what was going on. E4 was stuck in Kansas City, MO doing a deposition and my parents were stuck in Alabama, so I was going to have to do this by myself.
We got to the E.R. at 1:15 and we only had to wait an hour before a dr. came in. I told him the whole story about Tiny's sickness over the last 4 days and he said that he needed to draw some blood and give Tiny some IV fluids. No big deal, right? WRONG!! We got the IV started (with minimal crying from Tiny) and he even managed to fall asleep for about 20 minutes. I sat on the bed next to him the whole time and rubbed his back and stroked his hair. My heart felt like it had broken into a million pieces and I felt like a failure as a mom.
The dr. came back in around 3:30 and told us that Tiny was going to be admitted overnight. His electrolytes were "off" and his bicarbonate levels, which should have been at 22.7 or higher, were at 13. I was then told he had metabolic acidosis. (Google it for more information, as there is A LOT of information about it). Basically, he was really dehydrated, which was causing him to have dizziness and nausea, which in turn, were not letting him eat. We waited around another hour and a half and we were finally taken up to the pediatric floor at 5:30.
By this point, I was STARVING and my bladder was really full! I called my wonderful sister-in-law, Julie, and asked her to go by our house and pick up a change of clothes, toothbrush, etc. She even said she would stop by McDonald's for me and bring me some dinner! She was SUCH an angel!!!!
Poor Tiny just layed in bed on his stomach with his eyes half open for the rest of the night. Julie came by and delivered my things and food, and then I had to eat it in front of Tiny. He kept signing "more" and "milk" and it just broke my heart to tell him that I couldn't give him anything to eat or drink yet.
By now, I had just received a call from E4 that he was flying back in to St. Louis tonight and he wanted to see Tiny, but he wouldn't be in until 11:30 or later. I told him that was fine and that we would see him then. I went ahead and changed into my PJ's and made the couch into a bed and tried to get some sleep (even though it was only 7:00). I knew it was going to be a long and restless night, so I tried to get as much sleep as possible.
The nurses came in about every 1 1/2 hours - 2 hours to check Tiny's vitals and check his diarrhea. By 11:30 he had his last diarrhea diaper (YAY!!!) and he was starting to urinate!! I felt a HUGE wave of relief when I changed the wet diaper and I knew we were really on the road to recovery.
E4 made it back and got to our room at 11:40. Tiny was awake from having his vitals checked, so we all visited for about 20 minutes. After he left, it took Tiny a good 45 minutes to really settle down for the night. I also managed to fall asleep a little after 1:00 a.m. and only barely remember waking up for the two nurse checks at 1:30 and 3:00.
I woke up for good at 4:30 this morning and decided to get up and work on my needlepoint. Tiny wasn't sleeping very well at this point and was starting to get cranky. I took it as a good sign that he was starting to feel well enough to want something to eat and drink, especially since he continued signing "milk."
A nurse came in at 7:00 and told me that Dr. Laycob was coming by and wanted to see if he could tolerate any liquids, so we gave him some Pedialyte. Poor Tiny chugged it as fast and as hard as he could!!!! As soon as he finished, he threw the sippy cup and signed "more." I felt bad that I couldn't give him more, because we were only allowed to give him 2 oz. every hour.
E4 arrived at 8:00 and brought some McDonald's for me. (All I need is to have McDonald's for lunch today and I will have had the Mickey D's trifecta!) Poor Tiny was begging for my biscuit and I couldn't give him any! Dr. Laycob showed up at 8:40 and gave us the green light to go home!! We had all the paperwork filled out by 9:00 and were home by 9:30.
It's been a little rough since we got home....Tiny wants milk and he's not allowed to have any for 48 hours. He reluctantly drinks the Pedialyte, but he still won't eat. We both managed to take a little nap when we got home, but he is real cranky and irritable. We have a follow-up appointment/15-month well check with Dr. Laycob tomorrow, so hopefully, he'll let us start back on the milk a little sooner.
So, that's been my past 24 hours. A lot of you sent prayers, well-wishes, and good thoughts our way and I can't thank you enough!! They really mean the world to me! I promise to update again soon!
On a side note, I used the doppler when I got home this morning and Tiny 2's heartbeat is still nice and strong! I was a little worried, as I forgot to ask Julie to pack my medicines for me, but apparently he/she is doing great!
So, I dropped everything (literally), scooped up Tiny, and raced out the door. I called E4 and my parents on the way to let them know what was going on. E4 was stuck in Kansas City, MO doing a deposition and my parents were stuck in Alabama, so I was going to have to do this by myself.
We got to the E.R. at 1:15 and we only had to wait an hour before a dr. came in. I told him the whole story about Tiny's sickness over the last 4 days and he said that he needed to draw some blood and give Tiny some IV fluids. No big deal, right? WRONG!! We got the IV started (with minimal crying from Tiny) and he even managed to fall asleep for about 20 minutes. I sat on the bed next to him the whole time and rubbed his back and stroked his hair. My heart felt like it had broken into a million pieces and I felt like a failure as a mom.
The dr. came back in around 3:30 and told us that Tiny was going to be admitted overnight. His electrolytes were "off" and his bicarbonate levels, which should have been at 22.7 or higher, were at 13. I was then told he had metabolic acidosis. (Google it for more information, as there is A LOT of information about it). Basically, he was really dehydrated, which was causing him to have dizziness and nausea, which in turn, were not letting him eat. We waited around another hour and a half and we were finally taken up to the pediatric floor at 5:30.
By this point, I was STARVING and my bladder was really full! I called my wonderful sister-in-law, Julie, and asked her to go by our house and pick up a change of clothes, toothbrush, etc. She even said she would stop by McDonald's for me and bring me some dinner! She was SUCH an angel!!!!
Poor Tiny just layed in bed on his stomach with his eyes half open for the rest of the night. Julie came by and delivered my things and food, and then I had to eat it in front of Tiny. He kept signing "more" and "milk" and it just broke my heart to tell him that I couldn't give him anything to eat or drink yet.
By now, I had just received a call from E4 that he was flying back in to St. Louis tonight and he wanted to see Tiny, but he wouldn't be in until 11:30 or later. I told him that was fine and that we would see him then. I went ahead and changed into my PJ's and made the couch into a bed and tried to get some sleep (even though it was only 7:00). I knew it was going to be a long and restless night, so I tried to get as much sleep as possible.
The nurses came in about every 1 1/2 hours - 2 hours to check Tiny's vitals and check his diarrhea. By 11:30 he had his last diarrhea diaper (YAY!!!) and he was starting to urinate!! I felt a HUGE wave of relief when I changed the wet diaper and I knew we were really on the road to recovery.
E4 made it back and got to our room at 11:40. Tiny was awake from having his vitals checked, so we all visited for about 20 minutes. After he left, it took Tiny a good 45 minutes to really settle down for the night. I also managed to fall asleep a little after 1:00 a.m. and only barely remember waking up for the two nurse checks at 1:30 and 3:00.
I woke up for good at 4:30 this morning and decided to get up and work on my needlepoint. Tiny wasn't sleeping very well at this point and was starting to get cranky. I took it as a good sign that he was starting to feel well enough to want something to eat and drink, especially since he continued signing "milk."
A nurse came in at 7:00 and told me that Dr. Laycob was coming by and wanted to see if he could tolerate any liquids, so we gave him some Pedialyte. Poor Tiny chugged it as fast and as hard as he could!!!! As soon as he finished, he threw the sippy cup and signed "more." I felt bad that I couldn't give him more, because we were only allowed to give him 2 oz. every hour.
E4 arrived at 8:00 and brought some McDonald's for me. (All I need is to have McDonald's for lunch today and I will have had the Mickey D's trifecta!) Poor Tiny was begging for my biscuit and I couldn't give him any! Dr. Laycob showed up at 8:40 and gave us the green light to go home!! We had all the paperwork filled out by 9:00 and were home by 9:30.
It's been a little rough since we got home....Tiny wants milk and he's not allowed to have any for 48 hours. He reluctantly drinks the Pedialyte, but he still won't eat. We both managed to take a little nap when we got home, but he is real cranky and irritable. We have a follow-up appointment/15-month well check with Dr. Laycob tomorrow, so hopefully, he'll let us start back on the milk a little sooner.
So, that's been my past 24 hours. A lot of you sent prayers, well-wishes, and good thoughts our way and I can't thank you enough!! They really mean the world to me! I promise to update again soon!
On a side note, I used the doppler when I got home this morning and Tiny 2's heartbeat is still nice and strong! I was a little worried, as I forgot to ask Julie to pack my medicines for me, but apparently he/she is doing great!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
15 months old....and a long overdue update!
E5 is 15 months old today!! Woo-hooooo!! I can't believe our miracle baby has been with us for 15 months. The time really has flown by! We're supposed to see Dr. Laycob on Thursday for his 15-month check-up, but that may or may not happen. Let me back up and fill you all in on the past month....
After the last u/s I posted about, I was heading down to Alabama. I went down down there and I started bleeding on Sunday night. I told my dad about it, but I decided not to tell my mom. I decided not to tell her because I didn't want her to worry, overanalyze the bleeding, and then make me worry. It was just a little bit, but it was enough blood to scare me. I had a wonderful week in Alabama. On Monday, I got to go to Miss Rosemarie's Tea Room with my mom, Rebecca, and Missy for lunch. It's my favorite lunch spot and my brother, Tim, watched E5 for me. The weather was a little cool, but on Wednesday, the temp. got up to 72. We had a great time outside and E5 even got to help feed the ducks! On Thursday, I went in for an u/s at my dad's office. My mom had to go with me (and E5) because I wasn't sure where the office was located. I got right in and the u/s tech found the reason for my bleeding....A subchorionic hematoma (SCH). It's a small pocket of blood between the uterus and the placenta. Most of the time, it goes away and doesn't cause any problems, so we have been very optimistic. I did tell my mom about the SCH and she seemed to panic, but I told her not to worry because the baby looked fine (and only measured 3 days behind)....I was 6w6d at the u/s and I only measured 6w3d (Hb of 142). The rest of the week went smoothly and I left on Saturday morning.
When I got back to St. Louis, I was exhausted because E5 was a pill on the plane. He wouldn't sit still and I had to wrestle him the entire flight back. When I got back, I took a nap around noon. I woke up at 2:00 and there was a lot of blood. I panicked and called the after hours dr. He told me there was nothing I could do and to come in for an u/s on Monday, so I did. I went in when I was 7w3d and we saw the baby (Hb of 146) and the SCH was still there. I felt a little bit of relief, but I just wanted the bleeding to stop. I promised the u/s tech, Mary, that I would stop worrying and she told me I was wrong and that I was going to worry for the rest of the pregnancy.....GREAT! :(
The rest of the week went by pretty smoothly because I had set up an appointment with my old high risk Ob, Dr. Webb for Tuesday, and I would be 8w4d....but.....I had to have an u/s at the Perinatal Center before he would see me, so that was scheduled for 8 weeks....Only 5 days away! I went in to the u/s on Friday and the baby looked GREAT!! He/she measured 7w6d and had a hb of 178!!!! It appeared that the SCH was gone, so I was REALLY happy!! When I went in to see Dr. Webb on the following Tuesday (8w4d), he told me that I still might bleed some more and I told him that I was scared to death, so, he did another u/s right there in the office! The baby looked nice and healthy and he/she even jumped a little!!!! I was really starting to feel relief at this point!
Again, everything was going along smoothly, but then I found out that my mom accidentally found out that I was having some bleeding (overheard my dad talking about it). She was FURIOUS!! She was really angry with me and my dad and didn't talk to us for a week, but we managed to patch things up....although it took a major medical emergency to fix everything. Now, we're getting to the interesting part of my update.
On Wednesday afternoon, March 4th, E5 and I were playing outside because it was 75 degrees. We were walking around our street when he tripped on his shoes and fell. He doesn't like to touch his hands on the asphalt, so he landed on his face. When I picked him up, there was blood everywhere! I ran inside and looked in his mouth and I saw that his lip was stuck between his two front teeth! I tried and tried to get it out, but I couldn't so we went to the ER. Fortunately, we were seen very quickly and the dr. was able to fix his lip. There is no permanent damage and he should recover just fine....PHWEW!!!
Fast forward 3 days to Saturday...At this point, I am 9w1d and I am SO excited to be past my miscarriage date from 2005 (I lost my first pregnancy at 9 weeks). I figured things were ok because I was able to find the hb at home with a doppler when I was 7w6d and I have been able to find it every day since then! ;) Anyway, I took E5 to Babies R Us and on the way there, he started sticking his fingers in his throat and gagging....severely! I kept telling him to stop, but he wouldn't. Well, he eventually projectile vomited all of himself and the back seat of my car. I pulled over and tried to clean it up as best as I could and decided that I needed to go back home. On the way back home (15 minutes) he threw up 5 times, and I mean he THREW UP!
When we got to the house, his entire front was covered in curdled vomit. I grabbed some latex gloves and a blanket to get him out. I was gagging at the smell of the mess, but I was able to get him inside and get him bathed. I then put him in his PJ's and put him in the bed. I then took the next 45 minutes taking apart the car seat and scubbing it out. I can't even begin to tell you what a pain in the butt this was, but at least I got it cleaned up.
I went back upstairs to check on E5 and he had vomited additional times.....great! So, I put him back in the bath, called E4 (who was working down at his office) and told him that he needed to come home NOW)! This whole process when on until 10:00 Saturday night. We changed E5's clothes 15 times on Saturday and I did 12 loads of laundry over a 24 hour period just we could have clean sheets for our poor little guy.
On Sunday morning, he threw up once in the morning, but that was it. He was very lethargic and just wanted to be held. We managed to get him to drink 1 liter of Pedialyte over the course of the day to help ward off dehydration, but he didn't want to eat. He managed to choke down 6 saltine crackers, but that was it. By midday, E5's temp. was up to 104.5, so we then added Motrin to the mix. His fever came down to 102, but it kept creeping back up. We continued to give him Motrin every 5 hours (as directed by Dr. Laycob). Needless to say, I didn't sleep much on Sunday night.
On Monday (yesterday), E5's temp. spiked back up to 104.7. I flipped out and called the ped. We got in at 9:20 and were told that he either has Norwalk Virus (cruise ship virus) or Rotovirus. There is nothing you can do for either one, but we were told it was extremely important to keep him hydrated. The poor guy was so worn out that he just wanted to be held for 15-20 minutes and then sleep in his crib for a few hours. We did this off and on all day. At noon, his temp jumped back up to 103.7. Dr. Laycob told me to put him in a cool bath, give him another dose of motrin and force him to drink Pedialyte, so, I bathed him, gave him the medicine and then forced the Pedialyte down his throat with a syringe. The temp. managed to drop to 101.5 within 30 minutes, so at this point, we were still able to avoid the ER.
I monitored E5 every 30 minutes for the rest of the day. Fortunately, his temp. continued to go down, but he was still refusing to eat or drink anything. I managed to get him to take about 3 oz. of Pedialyte over the course of the day and he went down for the night at 6:45.
I didn't hear a peep out of E5 until 3:00 this morning. I went in there, changed an awful diarrhea diaper and then had to wake him up at 7:40 this morning. As soon as I woke him up, he immediately signed "milk" so I knew we were making some progress. Fortunately, the fever has stayed away, but he still won't eat. I guess it's good that he's had some milk, but I'm hoping to at least get some crackers in him at some point today.
It's been a long 72 hours (especially since E4 left for Kansas City yesterday and won't be back until tomorrow morning). Please send any extra prayers our way, as E5 has already lost 3 pounds. I am worried sick about my baby and I just want him to get better. Please also pray that this nasty virus stays away from E4 and me....I don't think either one of us can afford to get sick right now!
As for baby #2, everything seems to be ok, and I haven't had any more bleeding since last Saturday. Hopefully, the bleeding episodes are over for now. I'll keep you all updated....
After the last u/s I posted about, I was heading down to Alabama. I went down down there and I started bleeding on Sunday night. I told my dad about it, but I decided not to tell my mom. I decided not to tell her because I didn't want her to worry, overanalyze the bleeding, and then make me worry. It was just a little bit, but it was enough blood to scare me. I had a wonderful week in Alabama. On Monday, I got to go to Miss Rosemarie's Tea Room with my mom, Rebecca, and Missy for lunch. It's my favorite lunch spot and my brother, Tim, watched E5 for me. The weather was a little cool, but on Wednesday, the temp. got up to 72. We had a great time outside and E5 even got to help feed the ducks! On Thursday, I went in for an u/s at my dad's office. My mom had to go with me (and E5) because I wasn't sure where the office was located. I got right in and the u/s tech found the reason for my bleeding....A subchorionic hematoma (SCH). It's a small pocket of blood between the uterus and the placenta. Most of the time, it goes away and doesn't cause any problems, so we have been very optimistic. I did tell my mom about the SCH and she seemed to panic, but I told her not to worry because the baby looked fine (and only measured 3 days behind)....I was 6w6d at the u/s and I only measured 6w3d (Hb of 142). The rest of the week went smoothly and I left on Saturday morning.
When I got back to St. Louis, I was exhausted because E5 was a pill on the plane. He wouldn't sit still and I had to wrestle him the entire flight back. When I got back, I took a nap around noon. I woke up at 2:00 and there was a lot of blood. I panicked and called the after hours dr. He told me there was nothing I could do and to come in for an u/s on Monday, so I did. I went in when I was 7w3d and we saw the baby (Hb of 146) and the SCH was still there. I felt a little bit of relief, but I just wanted the bleeding to stop. I promised the u/s tech, Mary, that I would stop worrying and she told me I was wrong and that I was going to worry for the rest of the pregnancy.....GREAT! :(
The rest of the week went by pretty smoothly because I had set up an appointment with my old high risk Ob, Dr. Webb for Tuesday, and I would be 8w4d....but.....I had to have an u/s at the Perinatal Center before he would see me, so that was scheduled for 8 weeks....Only 5 days away! I went in to the u/s on Friday and the baby looked GREAT!! He/she measured 7w6d and had a hb of 178!!!! It appeared that the SCH was gone, so I was REALLY happy!! When I went in to see Dr. Webb on the following Tuesday (8w4d), he told me that I still might bleed some more and I told him that I was scared to death, so, he did another u/s right there in the office! The baby looked nice and healthy and he/she even jumped a little!!!! I was really starting to feel relief at this point!
Again, everything was going along smoothly, but then I found out that my mom accidentally found out that I was having some bleeding (overheard my dad talking about it). She was FURIOUS!! She was really angry with me and my dad and didn't talk to us for a week, but we managed to patch things up....although it took a major medical emergency to fix everything. Now, we're getting to the interesting part of my update.
On Wednesday afternoon, March 4th, E5 and I were playing outside because it was 75 degrees. We were walking around our street when he tripped on his shoes and fell. He doesn't like to touch his hands on the asphalt, so he landed on his face. When I picked him up, there was blood everywhere! I ran inside and looked in his mouth and I saw that his lip was stuck between his two front teeth! I tried and tried to get it out, but I couldn't so we went to the ER. Fortunately, we were seen very quickly and the dr. was able to fix his lip. There is no permanent damage and he should recover just fine....PHWEW!!!
Fast forward 3 days to Saturday...At this point, I am 9w1d and I am SO excited to be past my miscarriage date from 2005 (I lost my first pregnancy at 9 weeks). I figured things were ok because I was able to find the hb at home with a doppler when I was 7w6d and I have been able to find it every day since then! ;) Anyway, I took E5 to Babies R Us and on the way there, he started sticking his fingers in his throat and gagging....severely! I kept telling him to stop, but he wouldn't. Well, he eventually projectile vomited all of himself and the back seat of my car. I pulled over and tried to clean it up as best as I could and decided that I needed to go back home. On the way back home (15 minutes) he threw up 5 times, and I mean he THREW UP!
When we got to the house, his entire front was covered in curdled vomit. I grabbed some latex gloves and a blanket to get him out. I was gagging at the smell of the mess, but I was able to get him inside and get him bathed. I then put him in his PJ's and put him in the bed. I then took the next 45 minutes taking apart the car seat and scubbing it out. I can't even begin to tell you what a pain in the butt this was, but at least I got it cleaned up.
I went back upstairs to check on E5 and he had vomited additional times.....great! So, I put him back in the bath, called E4 (who was working down at his office) and told him that he needed to come home NOW)! This whole process when on until 10:00 Saturday night. We changed E5's clothes 15 times on Saturday and I did 12 loads of laundry over a 24 hour period just we could have clean sheets for our poor little guy.
On Sunday morning, he threw up once in the morning, but that was it. He was very lethargic and just wanted to be held. We managed to get him to drink 1 liter of Pedialyte over the course of the day to help ward off dehydration, but he didn't want to eat. He managed to choke down 6 saltine crackers, but that was it. By midday, E5's temp. was up to 104.5, so we then added Motrin to the mix. His fever came down to 102, but it kept creeping back up. We continued to give him Motrin every 5 hours (as directed by Dr. Laycob). Needless to say, I didn't sleep much on Sunday night.
On Monday (yesterday), E5's temp. spiked back up to 104.7. I flipped out and called the ped. We got in at 9:20 and were told that he either has Norwalk Virus (cruise ship virus) or Rotovirus. There is nothing you can do for either one, but we were told it was extremely important to keep him hydrated. The poor guy was so worn out that he just wanted to be held for 15-20 minutes and then sleep in his crib for a few hours. We did this off and on all day. At noon, his temp jumped back up to 103.7. Dr. Laycob told me to put him in a cool bath, give him another dose of motrin and force him to drink Pedialyte, so, I bathed him, gave him the medicine and then forced the Pedialyte down his throat with a syringe. The temp. managed to drop to 101.5 within 30 minutes, so at this point, we were still able to avoid the ER.
I monitored E5 every 30 minutes for the rest of the day. Fortunately, his temp. continued to go down, but he was still refusing to eat or drink anything. I managed to get him to take about 3 oz. of Pedialyte over the course of the day and he went down for the night at 6:45.
I didn't hear a peep out of E5 until 3:00 this morning. I went in there, changed an awful diarrhea diaper and then had to wake him up at 7:40 this morning. As soon as I woke him up, he immediately signed "milk" so I knew we were making some progress. Fortunately, the fever has stayed away, but he still won't eat. I guess it's good that he's had some milk, but I'm hoping to at least get some crackers in him at some point today.
It's been a long 72 hours (especially since E4 left for Kansas City yesterday and won't be back until tomorrow morning). Please send any extra prayers our way, as E5 has already lost 3 pounds. I am worried sick about my baby and I just want him to get better. Please also pray that this nasty virus stays away from E4 and me....I don't think either one of us can afford to get sick right now!
As for baby #2, everything seems to be ok, and I haven't had any more bleeding since last Saturday. Hopefully, the bleeding episodes are over for now. I'll keep you all updated....
Sunday, February 15, 2009
A little relief
I called my dr's office and Friday and went in for my 3rd u/s (in 5 days). Everything looked GREAT! We saw Tiny 2's heartbeat and it measured 105 bpm, which is exactly where it should be for 6w0d. I am SO relieved! I have been living on pins and needles ever since Wednesday night. My dr. thinks the bleeding might be from playing my horn, so I am packing it up for the next 8 months. I'm sad to put it away, but I had to put it away for E5, so I know I can pick it back up in a few months and everything will be fine (eventually). Besides, putting down my horn is fine with me....especially if it means a healthy baby at the end of all of this!
I'm headed down to Alabama this week to visit my family, so I don't know how much I'll be posting while I'm gone. I will have one more u/s, so I will try to update on that as soon as I can.
I'm headed down to Alabama this week to visit my family, so I don't know how much I'll be posting while I'm gone. I will have one more u/s, so I will try to update on that as soon as I can.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Oh no....
So, after seeing the heartbeat yesterday, I was really excited. I was especially excited because I have always bled by 5w5d (yesterday) and things were looking great until last night. I came home from orchestra rehearsal and found out I was bleeding. There wasn't a lot of blood, but it was definitely red. My heart is just crushed right now. I just wanted a healthy pregnancy with a healthy baby, and now I'm just scared out of my mind. I just had an u/s yesterday, so there's no point in getting another one today. I guess I'll call my dr's office and let Shelley know what's going on so it can be marked down in my chart. Ugh.....I HATE this! Why me?!?!?!? :(
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
A beautiful sight
l had an unexpected u/s this morning (5w5d). I have been a raw nerve since my u/s on Monday, so I called Shelley and asked if I could come in for an u/s at some point this week because I'm leaving on Sunday to go out of town for a week. She called me back and told me to come in at 9:50 this morning. The office was really busy, so I felt bad for being there, but I'm SO glad that I went.
Mary, the u/s tech, immediately found the baby and then I noticed that she held the u/s wand very still, so I started to get nervous. She then turned the screen towards me and showed me the fetal pole and the HEARTBEAT!!!! The baby looks like a little white dot, but the dot was flickering!! I started crying and thanking God immediately! I am SO relieved to see the heartbeat, but I know that we are not out of the woods yet. I still have a long way to go, but for now, things are looking good! Praise the Lord!!!!
Mary, the u/s tech, immediately found the baby and then I noticed that she held the u/s wand very still, so I started to get nervous. She then turned the screen towards me and showed me the fetal pole and the HEARTBEAT!!!! The baby looks like a little white dot, but the dot was flickering!! I started crying and thanking God immediately! I am SO relieved to see the heartbeat, but I know that we are not out of the woods yet. I still have a long way to go, but for now, things are looking good! Praise the Lord!!!!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
We have a yolk sac!
I had my first u/s yesterday (5w3d) and we saw the gestational sac with a yolk sac. We didn't see a fetal pole, but the u/s tech, Mary, said she didn't expect to see one that early. The gestational sac measured exactly 5w3d, so she said everything was looking good. My next u/s is scheduled for two weeks and by that time, we should see a heartbeat. I was really hoping to at least see a fetal pole, but my chances were only 50/50.....Hopefully the next u/s we'll see more! The good news is that I'm still pregnant (with one baby) and everything looks good for now. Please keep prayers and good thoughts coming our way....I'm still a nervous wreck!
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