5 weeks pregnant - first trip to the ER
Hello everyone! So today I am actually 5w6d days pregnant and almost missed my 5 week updated, because it has been quite the eventful week. I almost didn't post anything because I didn't want to jinx myself...but here is what happened.
On Thursday (5w2d pregnant), I started to have the tiniest bit of spotting...like literally one drop of light pink when I wiped...I know that some spotting is normal, so tried to calm myself down. That didn't work and I continued to be a crazy wreck that whole night. The next day, I started to have some dark brown discharge...again not a lot, but some. From everything that I have read, dark brown means old blood, so again tried not to let myself worry. The next day, same thing but a little bit more of the dark brown. At this point, I had read about 10 hours of articles about miscarriages and read so many different women talking about how their miscarriages started with brown discharge progressing to bright red blood and then severe cramping and then going to the doctor to confirm they had indeed miscarriage. So, I figured once I started having bright red blood, thats when I can really freak out. Well...on Sunday (5w4d pregnant), I went to work in the morning. At work, I went to the bathroom and started to have bleeding...but this time it was BRIGHT and although mostly when i wiped, a small amount also went onto my panty liner. Seeing as how I was at work and no one knows I am pregnant, I called my husband from the bathroom. He insisted I go to the ER right away. Obviously I was freaking out, but I had already convinced myself I had miscarried, so what was the point in leaving work, have everyone at work find out I was pregnant and miscarried, all to just go to the ER and confirm what I already knew? After some convincing, and me starting to feel very weak/nauseas/dizzy (probably cuz I just saw a bleeding when I knew I wasn't supposed to be bleeding), my husband drove to my work and picked me up, just to drive back to his work at UCI Medical Center.
We immediately went into the registration area, where there was a full waiting room, but luckily he knew all the doctors and nurses, so they took me right in. Within 10 minutes of arriving, I had my vitals done, I had seen the doctor (who was actually co-interns with Sarath, which worked out nicely), gotten an IV and blood work sent off. I was then quickly wheeled into ultrasound. I know that ultrasound techs aren't aloud to say anything about what they say, but this was the most nerve wracking part. I was trying to study the US techs face to see if it was good or bad. I kept mouthing to Sarath what he saw, but all he could say was that he saw "something". Something. Something good? Something bad? I needed to know immediately. Thankfully by the time we got wheeled back into the room from ultrasound, my nurse came in right away with a big smile and said the doctor would be right in, but not to worry. I was thinking maybe that was a good sign. She wouldn't say that if something terrible was happening right? Anyways, literally about 2 minutes later, our doctor came in, told me that my ultrasound was normal for 5w4d, that they saw an appropriate gestational sack with a yolk sac and fetal pole. My labs were also normal with no anemia and a bHCG level of >33K. So, all that was great and I got sent home (after less than 2 hours total, which is pretty amazing...thanks UCI ER!). I know I should feel better, but ugh I am still so scared.
My cute little intra-uterine yolk sac:
The last two days, I have been resting a lot. Thankfully the bleeding has stopped (it actually stopped by the time I got to the ER). Sarath ended up calling my mom and telling her that I was pregnant and that I was in the ER and everything, so that was kind of a sad way to tell her she might be a grandmother for the first time, but I am so relieved she knows! All I wanted to do during that was talk to my mom, so I am so thankful to be able to tell her everything now. My mom and step dad are coming down in 2 days for my residency graduation, which is when I was going to surprise them, so we are just going to pretend that they don't know and do a big reveal anyways haha
So thats what happened this week. We have our first OBGYN appointment tomorrow for follow-up labs and ultrasound to make sure that babes is still doing ok. I am so nervous for this appointment, because now I feel like any second they could tell me what I went through actually was a miscarriage, even though things looked ok initially. Im trying to be somewhat optimistic, but am honestly too scared to be excited now.
Other than that huge scare, my other symptoms this week include crazyyyyy nausea and fatigue. I keep sleeping like 10 hours each night but can't get out of bed. I only worked for 4 hours today (which was a meeting that I sat on a couch the whole time), but felt as tired afterwards as if I worked a full shift on the wards. My nausea has also been out of control, especially in the morning or when laying down in the middle of the night. My boobs have also gotten BIG. I thought it was in my head, but even Sarath has commented on how my boobs look so much bigger lol.
Thats it for now! Cant believe I'm 6 weeks tomorrow! Everyone cross your fingers for my appointment.
On Thursday (5w2d pregnant), I started to have the tiniest bit of spotting...like literally one drop of light pink when I wiped...I know that some spotting is normal, so tried to calm myself down. That didn't work and I continued to be a crazy wreck that whole night. The next day, I started to have some dark brown discharge...again not a lot, but some. From everything that I have read, dark brown means old blood, so again tried not to let myself worry. The next day, same thing but a little bit more of the dark brown. At this point, I had read about 10 hours of articles about miscarriages and read so many different women talking about how their miscarriages started with brown discharge progressing to bright red blood and then severe cramping and then going to the doctor to confirm they had indeed miscarriage. So, I figured once I started having bright red blood, thats when I can really freak out. Well...on Sunday (5w4d pregnant), I went to work in the morning. At work, I went to the bathroom and started to have bleeding...but this time it was BRIGHT and although mostly when i wiped, a small amount also went onto my panty liner. Seeing as how I was at work and no one knows I am pregnant, I called my husband from the bathroom. He insisted I go to the ER right away. Obviously I was freaking out, but I had already convinced myself I had miscarried, so what was the point in leaving work, have everyone at work find out I was pregnant and miscarried, all to just go to the ER and confirm what I already knew? After some convincing, and me starting to feel very weak/nauseas/dizzy (probably cuz I just saw a bleeding when I knew I wasn't supposed to be bleeding), my husband drove to my work and picked me up, just to drive back to his work at UCI Medical Center.
We immediately went into the registration area, where there was a full waiting room, but luckily he knew all the doctors and nurses, so they took me right in. Within 10 minutes of arriving, I had my vitals done, I had seen the doctor (who was actually co-interns with Sarath, which worked out nicely), gotten an IV and blood work sent off. I was then quickly wheeled into ultrasound. I know that ultrasound techs aren't aloud to say anything about what they say, but this was the most nerve wracking part. I was trying to study the US techs face to see if it was good or bad. I kept mouthing to Sarath what he saw, but all he could say was that he saw "something". Something. Something good? Something bad? I needed to know immediately. Thankfully by the time we got wheeled back into the room from ultrasound, my nurse came in right away with a big smile and said the doctor would be right in, but not to worry. I was thinking maybe that was a good sign. She wouldn't say that if something terrible was happening right? Anyways, literally about 2 minutes later, our doctor came in, told me that my ultrasound was normal for 5w4d, that they saw an appropriate gestational sack with a yolk sac and fetal pole. My labs were also normal with no anemia and a bHCG level of >33K. So, all that was great and I got sent home (after less than 2 hours total, which is pretty amazing...thanks UCI ER!). I know I should feel better, but ugh I am still so scared.
My cute little intra-uterine yolk sac:
So thats what happened this week. We have our first OBGYN appointment tomorrow for follow-up labs and ultrasound to make sure that babes is still doing ok. I am so nervous for this appointment, because now I feel like any second they could tell me what I went through actually was a miscarriage, even though things looked ok initially. Im trying to be somewhat optimistic, but am honestly too scared to be excited now.
Other than that huge scare, my other symptoms this week include crazyyyyy nausea and fatigue. I keep sleeping like 10 hours each night but can't get out of bed. I only worked for 4 hours today (which was a meeting that I sat on a couch the whole time), but felt as tired afterwards as if I worked a full shift on the wards. My nausea has also been out of control, especially in the morning or when laying down in the middle of the night. My boobs have also gotten BIG. I thought it was in my head, but even Sarath has commented on how my boobs look so much bigger lol.
Thats it for now! Cant believe I'm 6 weeks tomorrow! Everyone cross your fingers for my appointment.
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