Dear Baby Ethan,
We are so excited to meet you. I'm a bit sad that it will be sooner than we had expected. Your due date is October 3, 2015. At our 20 week ultrasound we were diagnosed with complete placenta previa. As of now, the placenta is still fully covering your exit! We had expected to have c-section anyway given that I had a c-section with your sister Rose.
Past Bleeds
On June 20, 2015, I had my first spotting episode. There was a clot of bright red blood. I was in the hospital 3 days and then they let me go home because I had no other issues.
Last week I had a very scary bleeding episode. I felt a small trickle on my leg while I was sleeping. I got out of bed and felt a huge gush of liquid. I thought perhaps my water had broken. Instead, when I found my glasses and the light I saw blood everywhere. I ran around a minute or so trying to decide what to do. I went to the bathroom just as your dad stumbled in and a huge blood clot feel out. At that point I was still bleeding a bit. I ran into the kitchen and asked your dad to call an ambulance. We could not leave your sister alone. So, the ambulance came. By that time the bleeding had stopped or at least slowed. I stayed in the hospital for about 1.5 days. Because the bleeding had stopped so completely, they said I could go with no restrictions. It was quite scary. But, they said because I had a long cervical length of 4 cm, that I only had a 20% chance of bleeding issues. I was fine the rest of the week and had a great time hanging out with your grandparents, Aunt Daisy, Uncle Kevin, and new baby cousin Anna Beth.
Yesterday (7-20-2015) at about 3:30 am I felt another trickle and went to the bathroom to check it out. There was a gush of blood into the toilet. I told your dad that I needed to go to the hospital. I did not think the bleeding had continued, so I thought I could drive myself. I called my OBGYN on the way, and confirmed they thought I should be checked out. When I saw Dr. Dalke with the high risk group yesterday he strongly suggested that I think about staying until you are born!
The Plan
I spoke to your dad and our family. I learned that it is possible to lose all of one's blood volume in 10 minutes with a bad bleed. If I were to go home, they said I would need to be monitored 24/7 which is not possible if I work from home, drive places, do quite a few things! Also, it is scary how fast and serious the bleeds can come on. They have always stopped quickly, but the next one might not. With a heavy heart we all agreed I should likely stay here. We will see if the doctors directives change. But, for now that is the plan.
The Stats
The current count is that I have spent 6 nights in the hospital. Because of the placenta previa they will not let you go past 36 weeks. Thus, you will likely be born around September 4th. As of now, I may be in the hospital another 6 weeks or so, which is 45 nights, or 1 month, 14 days.
At last measurement (Monday July 6th) when I was 27 weeks and a few days you weighed approximately 2.6 pounds and were in the 51% percentile, so they were not concerned about your growth. We should have another scan in a few weeks, perhaps around August 3. It's funny that your weight is about 1.5 pounds over the average listed here - http://www.babycenter.com/average-fetal-length-weight-chart.
I have gained a bit more weight this time, and am up to 150 or so. I am not surprised given that I cannot lift, work out, or do much!
Going forward
We currently have your baptism scheduled for October 11th. I am praying that you stay in as long as possible so that we can avoid the NICU.
I am very grateful that my job and boss have been so flexible. I am able to work from the hospital quite easily. My work phone is forwarded to my cell phone, and I can get all documents on our legal drive as long as I have an internet connection.
I am praying that you stay in that long. I want you to have the best shot at having no issues.
Visits Lately
Your daddy and sister Rose have been so sweet and visited me every day I have been in the hospital. Today was even your daddy's 32nd birthday! A bit of a sad birthday for him. We got Rose a baby doll to start practicing for when you arrive.
We are so excited to meet you. I'm a bit sad that it will be sooner than we had expected. Your due date is October 3, 2015. At our 20 week ultrasound we were diagnosed with complete placenta previa. As of now, the placenta is still fully covering your exit! We had expected to have c-section anyway given that I had a c-section with your sister Rose.
Past Bleeds
On June 20, 2015, I had my first spotting episode. There was a clot of bright red blood. I was in the hospital 3 days and then they let me go home because I had no other issues.
Last week I had a very scary bleeding episode. I felt a small trickle on my leg while I was sleeping. I got out of bed and felt a huge gush of liquid. I thought perhaps my water had broken. Instead, when I found my glasses and the light I saw blood everywhere. I ran around a minute or so trying to decide what to do. I went to the bathroom just as your dad stumbled in and a huge blood clot feel out. At that point I was still bleeding a bit. I ran into the kitchen and asked your dad to call an ambulance. We could not leave your sister alone. So, the ambulance came. By that time the bleeding had stopped or at least slowed. I stayed in the hospital for about 1.5 days. Because the bleeding had stopped so completely, they said I could go with no restrictions. It was quite scary. But, they said because I had a long cervical length of 4 cm, that I only had a 20% chance of bleeding issues. I was fine the rest of the week and had a great time hanging out with your grandparents, Aunt Daisy, Uncle Kevin, and new baby cousin Anna Beth.
Yesterday (7-20-2015) at about 3:30 am I felt another trickle and went to the bathroom to check it out. There was a gush of blood into the toilet. I told your dad that I needed to go to the hospital. I did not think the bleeding had continued, so I thought I could drive myself. I called my OBGYN on the way, and confirmed they thought I should be checked out. When I saw Dr. Dalke with the high risk group yesterday he strongly suggested that I think about staying until you are born!
The Plan
I spoke to your dad and our family. I learned that it is possible to lose all of one's blood volume in 10 minutes with a bad bleed. If I were to go home, they said I would need to be monitored 24/7 which is not possible if I work from home, drive places, do quite a few things! Also, it is scary how fast and serious the bleeds can come on. They have always stopped quickly, but the next one might not. With a heavy heart we all agreed I should likely stay here. We will see if the doctors directives change. But, for now that is the plan.
The Stats
The current count is that I have spent 6 nights in the hospital. Because of the placenta previa they will not let you go past 36 weeks. Thus, you will likely be born around September 4th. As of now, I may be in the hospital another 6 weeks or so, which is 45 nights, or 1 month, 14 days.
At last measurement (Monday July 6th) when I was 27 weeks and a few days you weighed approximately 2.6 pounds and were in the 51% percentile, so they were not concerned about your growth. We should have another scan in a few weeks, perhaps around August 3. It's funny that your weight is about 1.5 pounds over the average listed here - http://www.babycenter.com/average-fetal-length-weight-chart.
I have gained a bit more weight this time, and am up to 150 or so. I am not surprised given that I cannot lift, work out, or do much!
Going forward
We currently have your baptism scheduled for October 11th. I am praying that you stay in as long as possible so that we can avoid the NICU.
I am very grateful that my job and boss have been so flexible. I am able to work from the hospital quite easily. My work phone is forwarded to my cell phone, and I can get all documents on our legal drive as long as I have an internet connection.
I am praying that you stay in that long. I want you to have the best shot at having no issues.
Visits Lately
Your daddy and sister Rose have been so sweet and visited me every day I have been in the hospital. Today was even your daddy's 32nd birthday! A bit of a sad birthday for him. We got Rose a baby doll to start practicing for when you arrive.
Love you baby Ethan!
- Mommy
Dear Jesus, please be with my baby Ethan. Help him to stay inside and safe until early September. Please help him to grow well and keep us both safe. Help him to be a Godly man who is always close to you and good to others. Lovingly yours - Angela
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