Yep... Most likely baby said the labor and delivery nurse at 3 am this morning... I had some substantial cramping in the middle of the night and being as paranoid as I am, we headed to the ER. I am afraid of being haunted by what-if's if something happened and I hadn't done everything possible to prevent a bad outcome.
We lucked out because the ER dr used to be a practicing OB and was super-nice. I explained that this was a long journey to get to this place and as a first pregnancy, I have no idea what is normal to feel and what isn't.
Cervix is closed. No dilation. No UTI. No appearance of leaky amniotic fluid. Ultrasound looked perfect and my borderline placenta previa looks as if it has resolved itself (yay--- maybe no c-section for me!) Baby was measuring 18w5d, which is right on schedule. All reassuring news and the L&D nurse who came down to the ER to check me out said that the vibrations were likely the baby and that the movement can be felt on the cervix depending upon the position of the baby.
Reassurance is nice... even if it comes at 3 am in the ER......
Parenting and anxiety
5 years ago
Glad it's all ok!
ReplyDeleteSo the cramping was the baby moving??? Or was it like Braxton Hicks? I think I may have a few Braxton Hicks, but I don't know. Sometimes everything feels tight for a little bit.
I am just catching up on this -- how scary that must have been!! I am so glad you went with your gut and headed to the ER, and I am even more glad that all appears to be okay. I think it's always best to get everything checked out if you're feeling afraid or concerned.
ReplyDelete*hugs* sooooo happy things are still wonderful!
Glad all's normal. I'd have gone to the ER as well in your position. Actually, I kind of did after my two spots of blood and then all the tightenings at 16+2 weeks. I felt better after 20 weeks when they'd let me go straight to triage in L&D if anything seemed weird. I only went once though, which I was pretty proud of. Of course, if they hadn't been following me weekly in the clinic after that point anyways, I'm sure the hospital would have been graced by my presence a lot more often!
ReplyDeleteGlad the previa's gone and your cervix and baby are behaving.
Gosh, that's reassuring. You were right to go to the ER.
ReplyDeleteAmen to the last statement. I'm so glad that everything is fine :)
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