Sunday, November 25, 2012

The Wait and See Game Begins

I'm nervous as I walk into the ER alone since Seth and Evelyn went to find a place to park the car. I told the woman at the window that I was 14 weeks with some bleeding and I was surprised to be admitted immediately. I get to a room and a nurse comes in to ask questions and take vitals. Of course, we visit the -why haven't you had prenatal care yet question- and then she leaves for a bit. Seth and Evelyn make it to the room by now and shortly after, the nurse returns saying she would be drawing blood for labs. Everything is happening swiftly and I'm in a little bit of a daze. At least panic hasn't had a chance to really set in.

The ER doctor came and asked the appropriate questions: first day of last period, how many weeks I thought I was, who was my OB, when/how much was the bleeding, etc. She left saying that since she was not an OB that she would call someone from the maternity floor to come do a sonogram and then we'll go from there. Our first sonogram! My heart was excited to finally see if my baby had a heartbeat (a worry I had had all along) and it was also sad that it was under these circumstances.

The sonographer came in and tried to do a belly sonogram, but was unable to see anything. Vaginal it was then. Small problem...I was in a regular ER bed and had no where to prop my feet. She stuffed some towels and blankets in a pillowcase, balled it up and placed it under my hips. I just had to bend my knees and try to keep my booty off the bed. Uncomfortable. I wasn't able to see the screen because of the angle I was laying, but Seth and Evelyn got to see it. I did crane my head when she said she had the heartbeat fluttering on the screen. We had a heartbeat! She scanned and measured for a while, not saying much because she said she wasn't really allowed to give us information. Seth said the baby was a mover and a shaker. My legs started to madly shake from holding myself up so long, so she apologized and tried to move along. When she was done, she said she was taking her info and sharing it with an OB doctor upstairs who would then discuss his opinion with the ER doctor. ER doctor came in and said that they didn't see any active bleeding and the baby seemed to be doing fine. She went on to say that sometimes bleeding happens and they don't know the reason why. It was a wait and see game. Wait for extreme gushes. Wait for cramping. I was discharged. We got to the car in the garage, mostly silently because of the we don't know what's causing this reasoning, only to find the car doesn't start.

When it rains, it pours, right?

What's the first thing you think of when your car doesn't start. Check the gas level, hope it's the battery. The little ray of sunshine in our storm is that we pay for roadside assistance under our car insurance. Thankfully its not too hot outside and Evelyn and I wait on a bench in she shade while Seth waits by the car. 30 minutes later, Pop a Lock arrives and gives us a jump. Car starts right up. We go straight home.

Before going in though, Seth turns off the car and tries to turn it back on. No luck. Looks like we'll need another jump or a tow to the mechanic.

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