We are back home again. It was a toss-up with whether or not they would admit Michelle to the hospital again or not. They decided to send her home and see what happens.
Just when I think things are going great, something happens that just makes the stomach turn and the heart start pounding. On top of it all, it started out with wild animals this morning. Sorry, but sometimes you just have to laugh at the absurdity of it all..
My morning started with being in the shower thinking about how much I needed my morning coffee (yes, I have one coffee a day before hooking up the tea to my veins). All of a sudden I heard feet running and there was Haylee pounding on the door yelling that there was a bunch of coyotes out by the chickens. I was hurrying to get out of the shower and get out there when I heard Michelle yelling at the dogs, trying to get our dogs outside to scare of the coyotes. Our dogs being the smart sort that immediately spring into action whenever trouble arises quickly laid down in the living room scared, trying to figure out what they had done wrong and why Michelle was yelling at them. I got dressed real quick and was trying to get Haylee to explain to me where the coyotes were and how many. Two and lots more was all I heard. Was there three? Maybe... Four... She didn't know. I looked at the window and saw none, so was even more confused. So there I was running around trying to figure out how I was going to scare off a pack of hungry coyotes and still look cool in the process (where's Sarah Palin when you really need her?) when Michelle started yelling from the bathroom. Those words I hate hearing "we have to go the doctor"... Ok, screw the chickens what's going on... bleeding again, this time worse... Oh no. Heart pounding like crazy by now.. And she had a back ache which probably was contractions.... Crap! (I actually used another word)... Coyotes apparently left (must have been scared off by the geese which apparently had given up on the dogs and were making enough noise to scare off anything) so it was time to get moving to get Haylee to school (thankfully her uncle was home and took her), Tristan to Great Grandma and Michelle to the doctor.... What a start to the day! All I wanted was my morning coffee..
Okay, funny story stops there... We're not exactly sure what is going on. It could be nothing. It could be that there is a small leak in the amniotic sack. It could be that the placenta is starting to come loose. I'm not sure how much detail is too much detail so I apologize if this too much. Michelle has been having some watery bleeding for the last 2 weeks. The doctors at first were a bit concerned that there was not enough amniotic fluid, but in the last check up it was back to normal. Anyway Michelle has been getting worried/convinced that there is a leak and we were worried about tomorrow's scheduled check up. The baby's activity has also backed off in the last couple days.
This morning though there was a lot of blood and the back ache was new (no major contractaction problems since we left the hospital). The ultrasound this morning did not look right. I'm not an expert here but have seen enough ultrasounds now to know that the fluid levels looked different. The doctor was concerned about that, and he was also concerned that the water looked cloudy (can't say I'm THAT advanced on ultrasound reading yet). He said that it could mean blood is getting in. Its okay for the baby for there to be blood in the amniotic fluid, but the concern is more about where its coming from. He didn't know for sure if its even a problem. They could do a amniocentesis to find out if there's blood or infection but nobody (the doctor included) wants to take the risk of that.
He was also concerned about a spot on the placenta and pointed that out to us. He said it could be a placenta lake he was seeing and that it wasn't to be worried about. Or (there is always an "or") it could be the placenta coming loose and a pool of blood which would explain where the blood is coming from. Okay, so the images of placenta lake that popped into my sick head didn't look very serene, but I'll just go with the lake theory for now...
So anyway, they hooked her up to the contraction and baby heart monitor for what seemed like a day and half. If there were any contractions, they'd admit her. If not, they might anyway. Michelle had one but no more which was good. The test seemed to wake up the sleeping kid as well and we swear she was throwing a temper tantrum in there (she hates the monitors). That was relieving to Michelle because of her recent inactivity. And the heart monitor was saying that the little one is really healthy (at least her heart is). They said they were seeing heart patterns that they wouldn't expect to see for several more weeks so it looked like she was advanced for her age. Which is a good thing...
Anyway, they sent us home and if anything changes we need to go back. Which reminds me, I should probably get out there and count chickens...
Just when I think things are going great, something happens that just makes the stomach turn and the heart start pounding. On top of it all, it started out with wild animals this morning. Sorry, but sometimes you just have to laugh at the absurdity of it all..
My morning started with being in the shower thinking about how much I needed my morning coffee (yes, I have one coffee a day before hooking up the tea to my veins). All of a sudden I heard feet running and there was Haylee pounding on the door yelling that there was a bunch of coyotes out by the chickens. I was hurrying to get out of the shower and get out there when I heard Michelle yelling at the dogs, trying to get our dogs outside to scare of the coyotes. Our dogs being the smart sort that immediately spring into action whenever trouble arises quickly laid down in the living room scared, trying to figure out what they had done wrong and why Michelle was yelling at them. I got dressed real quick and was trying to get Haylee to explain to me where the coyotes were and how many. Two and lots more was all I heard. Was there three? Maybe... Four... She didn't know. I looked at the window and saw none, so was even more confused. So there I was running around trying to figure out how I was going to scare off a pack of hungry coyotes and still look cool in the process (where's Sarah Palin when you really need her?) when Michelle started yelling from the bathroom. Those words I hate hearing "we have to go the doctor"... Ok, screw the chickens what's going on... bleeding again, this time worse... Oh no. Heart pounding like crazy by now.. And she had a back ache which probably was contractions.... Crap! (I actually used another word)... Coyotes apparently left (must have been scared off by the geese which apparently had given up on the dogs and were making enough noise to scare off anything) so it was time to get moving to get Haylee to school (thankfully her uncle was home and took her), Tristan to Great Grandma and Michelle to the doctor.... What a start to the day! All I wanted was my morning coffee..
Okay, funny story stops there... We're not exactly sure what is going on. It could be nothing. It could be that there is a small leak in the amniotic sack. It could be that the placenta is starting to come loose. I'm not sure how much detail is too much detail so I apologize if this too much. Michelle has been having some watery bleeding for the last 2 weeks. The doctors at first were a bit concerned that there was not enough amniotic fluid, but in the last check up it was back to normal. Anyway Michelle has been getting worried/convinced that there is a leak and we were worried about tomorrow's scheduled check up. The baby's activity has also backed off in the last couple days.
This morning though there was a lot of blood and the back ache was new (no major contractaction problems since we left the hospital). The ultrasound this morning did not look right. I'm not an expert here but have seen enough ultrasounds now to know that the fluid levels looked different. The doctor was concerned about that, and he was also concerned that the water looked cloudy (can't say I'm THAT advanced on ultrasound reading yet). He said that it could mean blood is getting in. Its okay for the baby for there to be blood in the amniotic fluid, but the concern is more about where its coming from. He didn't know for sure if its even a problem. They could do a amniocentesis to find out if there's blood or infection but nobody (the doctor included) wants to take the risk of that.
He was also concerned about a spot on the placenta and pointed that out to us. He said it could be a placenta lake he was seeing and that it wasn't to be worried about. Or (there is always an "or") it could be the placenta coming loose and a pool of blood which would explain where the blood is coming from. Okay, so the images of placenta lake that popped into my sick head didn't look very serene, but I'll just go with the lake theory for now...
So anyway, they hooked her up to the contraction and baby heart monitor for what seemed like a day and half. If there were any contractions, they'd admit her. If not, they might anyway. Michelle had one but no more which was good. The test seemed to wake up the sleeping kid as well and we swear she was throwing a temper tantrum in there (she hates the monitors). That was relieving to Michelle because of her recent inactivity. And the heart monitor was saying that the little one is really healthy (at least her heart is). They said they were seeing heart patterns that they wouldn't expect to see for several more weeks so it looked like she was advanced for her age. Which is a good thing...
Anyway, they sent us home and if anything changes we need to go back. Which reminds me, I should probably get out there and count chickens...
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