I thought I had been scared in the past

Last night was one of the scariest nights of the pregnancy. Early yesterday evening I started to have vaginal bleeding. No details needed. Somehow details of blood are even too much information for me to share. Let me quickly let everyone know that both I and baby are confirmed to be fine. Now I will continue with my story.

I immediately began to cry and hyperventilate. Hubs attempted to relax me, but it really was not working. At one point I actually said, "I have a motherly instinct and I KNOW something is wrong." Well, we figured it would probably be best to call Dr.H's office. I left a message and Dr.H himself called me back. Seriously, when I answered the phone, he might as well have been God on the other end. He listened to me explain what was happening, and said that he did not believe I was having a miscarriage, but that I should be seen in the morning for an exam. I actually was already scheduled to go into the office at 9:00AM, so that worked out pretty well. I was given instructions that if bleeding became heavier than a menstrual cycle and/or developed cramping, I should go to the emergency room.

I slept horrible! Sleep, if that is what we should even call it last night, was limited. Occasionally I would "accidentally" nudge Hubs and he would say, "How are you doing?" to which I would respond, crying, "I am scared!". He never lost faith. He says he knew in his heart that everything would be ok, but definitely wanted the relief that would come with a visit to the doctor.

Thankfully, this mornings appointment validated Hubs feelings. Everything is fine with our little one. Cervix is thick and intact. They even did an ultrasound so I/they could see the heartbeat. Heartbeat was strong and little baby even had the hiccups. Mumsy says I had the hiccups all the time in the womb, so I wonder if our baby will be the same! Bleeding is not coming from the baby and is nothing to be worried about. It has already started to get lighter.

So here is baby at 10 weeks:

I think that our little baby resembles a teddy bear in this picture. It is much easier for me to point our the features that they showed me in the office in person, rather than explain them. You can see the head/face. One of the teddy bear features are the little ears that at this time are more at the top of the head, but move to the correct spots as the baby develops. You can see the hands. They said you could see legs, but I never could really make those out. It is amazing just how much baby has changed since the Week 6 ultrasound. It was very reassuring to be able to see the heartbeat and to even know baby had the hiccups. Probably had the hiccups from the glucose test drink I had just drank when I first got to the office.

Check back tomorrow to hear about the glucose screening test. We are so thankful everything is going well and SO thankful for Dr.H and his staff members!