We found out around Easter that we are expecting. This is such an amazing blessing because we were once again one cycle away from using our old friend Clomid to try and jump start my rusty ovaries. Even with three blessings and one on the way, infertility never stops reminding me how hard fought each of these souls are.
Which brings us to our current situation. The doctors have discovered a large subchronic hemorrhage/hematoma (SCH) that is hugging the gestational sac and threatening this baby's life. A SCH is basically a blood clot inside the uterus, by or around the gestational sac where the baby is hanging out. If they are small, they most likely resolved themselves and absorb back into the uterus. The large ones tend to be more complicated. They can rupture and cause a miscarriage, they can grow along with baby and cause a long and scary pregnancy, and they can attach to the placenta and cause an abruption resulting in an early delivery.
We are praying for the best case scenario where it absorbs back into the uterus and our baby stays strong and healthy. As of yesterday, our baby had a strong heartbeat of 142 and was a wiggly little thing. Stay safe baby! Stay strong and keep fighting.
Currently, I'm on strict bedrest, taking as much progesterone as my body will handle and trying to drink water and not let morning sickness or 'what ifs' to get me down. Today I'm 7 weeks 3 days pregnant with a healthy baby and I'm praying that baby decides to stay here with mommy.
Our due date is Dec 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Momma Mary, please protect my child, heal this hemorrhage and allow this child to live here on Earth with us to grow, learn and be a part of our loving family. Amen.
