May 26th - 5wks6days - Ultrasound Day!! I arrived to Boston a little early because I was so excited, nervous and just couldn't wait another moment. Kate and Nain got there shortly after I did and then it was wait.. wait.. wait in the waiting room - while we waited, Kate and I were nervous...Nain seemed perfectly fine - I wish I had his calmness!
Once the three of us were put in a room, they quickly started an abdominal ultrasound - we seen one embryonic sac but no matter the angle the tech tried to get, the sac looked empty. The tech stated she was going to go check with the attending radiologist to get his option - UMM - SCARY, I couldn't help but think something was wrong! When she cambe back, I was instructed to get undressed from the waist down so a transvaginal (probe) ultrasound could be performed, hopefully getting a better picture of my uterus and what is inside, and that the attending would be joining us.
With the probe being done, I was unable to view the screen so I tried to just look at IM and read her face.. she still looked confused and mouthed to me that all she seen was a sac and she started to say something to me and the ultrasound said the best words ever "there is the heartbeat!".
May 27th - 6wks - I started bleeding - bright red, and what I considered to be a lot. I did not have much cramping and I wasn't passing anything but it was definitely scary none the less - I never realized how much more nervous I would become carrying someone else's child vs my own, but I feel like the health of this child relies deeply on me so when I seen I was bleeding, I started to freak out - I quickly texted IM - who was in Mexico at the time vacationing - I hated to bother them.
May 28th - 6wks1day - After discussing it with IM and the on-call doctor, I decided to go to my local ER. They did a pelvic exam, blood work to check my HCG as well as an ultrasound - the ultrasound did show the sac, fetal pole and a heartbeat - phew! and my HCG levels seemed good and they discharged me saying I was not "having a miscarriage today but keep on the lookout". Since then, I have no had any more bleeding or cramps - just soreness, probably from the ultrasounds.
So - it has been an up and down rollercoaster, but so far, we're high in the sky and hopefully that is where we will staty!
Our next ultrasound on June 10th and it couldn't come any faster!
