Spotting scare(s)

As if yesterday's news wasn't enough, I also started spotting (again). However, it was bright bright red blood last night and boy did that freak me out. It was after hours when it started, so I called the advice nurse line for after hours and they instructed me to go straight to the hospital, L&D. When I got there, there was a slight mix up, b/c apparently, L&D only takes moms beyond 20 weeks, and I'm only 15.5 weeks. They were wonderful though, and took me anyway. (It may have helped that when they started asking me about my MC history, I started bawling...bc it's really difficult to talk about when you think you're going through another one). Luckily, PRAISE GOD, baby is completely fine! He was just kicking away on the screen and his heartbeat still sounded strong and regular. The doc was informed of my big u/s appointment being pushed up to next week b/c of my abnormal quad results, but she reassured me that based on what she could see, baby looked completely normal and healthy. She was very reassuring about my spotting and explained that sometimes, some women just bleed. (She called it a "friable cervix" and compared it to people that easily have nose bleeds.) She also mentioned that sometimes, when a placenta is low and covers the cervix, this could be a cause for concern, but noted that my placenta, while a little low, did not appear to be covering the cervix. She said that the doctor I'll be seeing next week tuesday is a specialist at these kinds of things and that I'd find out more from him then.

I was discharged home shortly with the instructions to take it easy till the appointment, which includes not going into work today or Monday and Tuesday. Now, with my occupation, that's not always easily do-able, but I'm going to try. The health of this little one depends on it. The bleeding stopped as soon as it came last night, and no more till this morning. However, the spotting was much lighter and dark brown. Kinda like that slight scare I had a couple weeks ago. I'm feeling a little crampy down there, but I'm not sure if its the normal off and on crampy that I've been feeling throughout the pregnancy which we all attribute to my uterus growing or something else. I'm not sure what's going on with me.

I'm reminded very much of my fellow bloggy friend (who interstingly enough, also had a septate uterus and surgery to correct it after a two losses) who was also "a bleeder". She's getting ready to give birth to her healthy baby boy any second. =) Hi Meg!! Her story has always been an inspiration from me, even before I found out I had a SU and for some reason I've always been drawn to her blog. Now that I find out that our stories our soooo similar, I've been finding myself perusing her blog to see how she felt and dealt with things when she was as far along as I was. I find it very helpful and reassuring. God works wonders doesn't he?

I'm continuing to pray and put my anxiety and trust on and in the Lord. Nothing is impossible for Him and I know He answers prayers. He's already answered my prayers, and I know I will have a beautiful, healthy, normal, baby come December 2009. That's all I need to know. Believe and Receive.