Post by Lmnop on May 8, 2012 23:48:12 GMT -5
So I had my long-awaited follow up appointment with the perinatalogist yesterday. Congratulations, it's a boy! Congratulations, your hematoma is small! Congratulations, you're off bedrest! Congratulations, you can go back to work!
Keeping in mind I've been on bedrest and pelvic rest for a month, it's no surprise DH was excited. And we were really excited to find out "it" is a "he". Well, fast forward
to evening and I start bleeding again. Not enough to warrant a $250 trip to the ER, but enough to steal all the sense of relief and gladness out of the day. I didn't want to tell anyone (awkward!) , and doctor's office was already closed. So I planned to cqll at work today once they opened.
But it was my first day back in a month and there were deadlines to meet for which they were sorely behind...my scheduled 6 hour day turned into a 10.5 hour day. I never got a chance to call the doctor and when I left work it was too late to call. My poor 2 year old was screaming for mommy. Welcome back from bedrest. Right.
It's no use complaining about it but I'm a little upset they didn't get more done before I came back. It's not fair to me to be hit with so much stress and pressure when that can negatively affect my pregnancy outcome. And this is a redone they had plenty of time to meet, not a surprise one. I didn't mind staying late but I'm spotting, I'm supposed to be taking it easy anyway, and it was so hard on my little girl who has been home with me all day every day for the last month. And I'm upset I didn't get to call the doctor because I wasn't even sure if I should go in to work at all today without talking to him first.
Sorry for venting. This is a safe place.
But I am excited to find out it's a boy. Really, really weirded out too. I'm used to processes and baby dolls and ruffles.
Keeping in mind I've been on bedrest and pelvic rest for a month, it's no surprise DH was excited. And we were really excited to find out "it" is a "he". Well, fast forward
to evening and I start bleeding again. Not enough to warrant a $250 trip to the ER, but enough to steal all the sense of relief and gladness out of the day. I didn't want to tell anyone (awkward!) , and doctor's office was already closed. So I planned to cqll at work today once they opened.
But it was my first day back in a month and there were deadlines to meet for which they were sorely behind...my scheduled 6 hour day turned into a 10.5 hour day. I never got a chance to call the doctor and when I left work it was too late to call. My poor 2 year old was screaming for mommy. Welcome back from bedrest. Right.
It's no use complaining about it but I'm a little upset they didn't get more done before I came back. It's not fair to me to be hit with so much stress and pressure when that can negatively affect my pregnancy outcome. And this is a redone they had plenty of time to meet, not a surprise one. I didn't mind staying late but I'm spotting, I'm supposed to be taking it easy anyway, and it was so hard on my little girl who has been home with me all day every day for the last month. And I'm upset I didn't get to call the doctor because I wasn't even sure if I should go in to work at all today without talking to him first.
Sorry for venting. This is a safe place.
But I am excited to find out it's a boy. Really, really weirded out too. I'm used to processes and baby dolls and ruffles.
I talked to the doctor yesterday and he wasb reassuring. He said so long as it stays brown and I'm not cramping, it's probably just the clot bleeding out. If it turns pinkish, cut back on activity. Little Boy Blie is fine.
And boo to work... what pooheads for putting all that work on you your first day back. Take it easy! If you need your doctor to give you papers to order shorter work days, to make SURE they have to stick to it, then ask for it. Take it easy honey.
