We found out we were expecting a baby December 11th, 2014! We were terrified and excited. Even with deciding we were ready, seeing those two lines and the word "pregnant" is a life-changer.
This has not been the easiest pregnancy in the world, starting off with a sub-chorionic hematoma (a bleed by the utrerus) that we actually thought may be a miscarriage. But the next week we saw a little blob with a heartbeat!
I had some nausea, the worst was through weeks 9 through about 12, and only threw up once. I was super tired and picky with my food but always hungry!
Our anatomy ultrasound was done between 21-22 weeks, and we found out we were having a boy!!! We were thrilled and started discussing names (which we haven't shared, deciding to keep it to ourselves. We do share silly names like "Nope" with our families though!)
At that ultrasound they thought I had marginal placenta previa, which means the placenta is too close to the cervix for comfort. They scheduled another ultrasound in a week to check and because baby boy wasn't cooperating for all of his pictures.
A week later we confirmed he most definitely had boy parts! And we found instead of marginal previa, I had complete placenta previa--totally covering my cervix. This raises the risk of bleeding, preterm labor, and requires a c-section since you can't push a baby out through a placenta.
Complete placenta previa placed us in the high-risk category, so I was fit in a week later for a visit with a high-risk ob at my hospital. I spent the week fretting about not being able to labor--not the end of the world, but still a part of pregnancy that I probably would not be able to experience.
The high risk ob visit, however, made previa the least of my concerns.
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