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Cathlete
Good morning!
After 2 weeks without any more bleeding, I awoke this morning at 5am to use the washroom, and found blood on the toilet paper. It's very dark brown, indicating that it's "old" blood, and therefore presumably not indicating a new emergency. And it's not very heavy, nor is it accompanied by cramping. So, I'm telling myself that this is just some of the "very large pool of blood" that is finally making it's way out of my body. The doctor said my body would expel some of it, and reabsorb the rest. Still, it's very difficult not to feel alarm. My imagination tends to run ahead, and I start to worry that it's going to turn bright red, or that the pressure in my abdomen indicating I needed to have a BM was actually the beginning of contractions, etc. I'm so relieved that I can already feel baby movements, because I got out of bed at 6:30 and made myself a coffee. I deliberately drank the coffee in order to wake the baby up and feel her move. It has done the trick, and she's now happily tickling my abdomen. What a relief.
IMO, at 12 weeks, every pregnant woman should be given an official medical doppler to have at home so she can check in on her little one whenever she feels concern. Wouldn't that help us all breathe a little easier?
Is Kristi gone on her vacation? I haven't seen her post at all this week?
Have a good day, everyone!
Sandra
After 2 weeks without any more bleeding, I awoke this morning at 5am to use the washroom, and found blood on the toilet paper. It's very dark brown, indicating that it's "old" blood, and therefore presumably not indicating a new emergency. And it's not very heavy, nor is it accompanied by cramping. So, I'm telling myself that this is just some of the "very large pool of blood" that is finally making it's way out of my body. The doctor said my body would expel some of it, and reabsorb the rest. Still, it's very difficult not to feel alarm. My imagination tends to run ahead, and I start to worry that it's going to turn bright red, or that the pressure in my abdomen indicating I needed to have a BM was actually the beginning of contractions, etc. I'm so relieved that I can already feel baby movements, because I got out of bed at 6:30 and made myself a coffee. I deliberately drank the coffee in order to wake the baby up and feel her move. It has done the trick, and she's now happily tickling my abdomen. What a relief.
IMO, at 12 weeks, every pregnant woman should be given an official medical doppler to have at home so she can check in on her little one whenever she feels concern. Wouldn't that help us all breathe a little easier?
Is Kristi gone on her vacation? I haven't seen her post at all this week?
Have a good day, everyone!
Sandra
No, I won't call the doctor. I know what I will be told - go home and put my feet up until my next appointment on Wednesday. If this were the start of a miscarriage they wouldn't be able to do anything about it. It will happen if it happens, regardless of how many doctors weigh in with their opinion.