Bleeding....

What is placenta previa?

If you have placenta previa, it means that your placenta is lying unusually low in your uterus, next to or covering your cervix. The placenta is the pancake-shaped organ — normally located near the top of the uterus — that supplies your baby with nutrients through the umbilical cord.

Placenta previa is not usually a problem early in pregnancy. But if it persists into later pregnancy, it can cause bleeding, which may require you to deliver early and can lead to other complications. If you have placenta previa when it's time to deliver your baby, you'll need to have a c-section.

If the placenta covers the cervix completely, it's called a complete or total previa. If it's right on the border of the cervix, it's called a marginal previa. (You may also hear the term "partial previa," which refers to a placenta that covers part of the cervical opening once the cervix starts to dilate.) If the edge of the placenta is within 2 centimeters of the cervix but not bordering it, it's called a low-lying placenta. The location of your placenta will be checked during your midpregnancy ultrasound exam.

What happens if I'm diagnosed with placenta previa?

It depends on how far along you are in pregnancy. Don't panic if your second trimester ultrasound shows that you have placenta previa. As your pregnancy progresses, your placenta is likely to "migrate" farther from your cervix and no longer be a problem. (Since the placenta is implanted in the uterus, it doesn't actually move, but it can end up farther from your cervix as your uterus expands. Also, as the placenta itself grows, it's likely to grow toward the richer blood supply in the upper part of the uterus.)

Only about 10 percent of women who have placenta previa noted on ultrasound at midpregnancy still have it when they deliver their baby. A placenta that completely covers the cervix is more likely to stay that way than one that's bordering it (marginal) or nearby (low-lying).

Even if previa is discovered later in pregnancy, the placenta may still move away from the cervix (although the later it's found, the less likely this is to happen). You'll have a follow-up ultrasound early in your third trimester to check on the location of your placenta. If you have any vaginal bleeding in the meantime, an ultrasound will be done then to find out what's going on.

So by the above applies to me. Halled ass in to the doctor due to bleeding. Now I must take it easy and hope for the best during the next four weeks. They did an Ultrasound today and baby was ok. Now lets just hope it keeps going ok.

tis the season....

Wywy had his first two bloody noses at daycare yesterday. Great we have a bleeder. My work finally is getting me in to training next week. Not looking fwd. to it. I have no $ for lunch or gas. Trying to see if I can get remembursed for mileage. The only thing that keeps me going this week is going to Let's Dish on friday. And that is pre paid. May thursday and friday be fast.

Trying to Zen out

It is not working. I am so stressed. Everything keeps going wrong/getting worse/sticking around. Like $20.00 of chicken strips getting wasted since they were accidentally left out by the spouse.

Or when the horoscope of the day looks like this....

"Wear your thicker skin today, because you will be getting some abrasive criticism."

It dose not start the day off on the right foot. Besides computers locking up at work.... colds/kids not wanting to take meds. Ugh!

Shit

Today the shower knob broke. The snow broom broke. The battery charger broke. Many things broke or failed today. Need a peaceful week that I can feel better.

Better?

After pissing thru 40 hours of time off I am starting to feel a bit better. Still sucking down all the meds and coughing up crap. Weekend was hell. I was to have been up at the cabin for new years eve. But I was too sick. Keith and the fussy one went up. ?ed prior to them leaving with the cough the kido had if they should go to minuite clinic. They did not. I stayed home to rest. It did not go well. Especialy with people calling prior to 9 am. Wed. and Thurs. passed. Still very ill and woken up by Liz on Friday morning I left. So out of it I forgot a bag. I would of held out til Saturday but with a looming snow storm I would of had no chance. They were out of food. So I drove, and drove. I realy do not know how I made it. Got in to Grand Rapids and battled all the Grannies getting food prior to the storm. I was seeing red. They'd dart in front of you like you were going to take the last item in the store. After 5+ hours made it up and wanted to colapse. I attempted to go rest but Keith ran to fishing and I did not want to leave Leah (prob stuck watching him that whole time when her dh and mine played in the ice house) stuck watching him again. Then I ended up cooking dinner for 8! I took a shower after and passed out. Woke up 4 times during the night. Saturday started out with lots of snow. By the time the storm ended 8+ inches. Wyatt got sicker. So bad I was about to drive thru the storm for meds. He was running a feaver. Finay at that point Keith steped up and went to the gas station. Wyatt woke up 3 times during the night on staturday. I think I got at most 4 hours of sleep. Sunday still very ill made breakfast for all. I do not think people realized I was as sick as I was. Then we halled ass to get home prior to Min. clinic closing. We made it with 15 min to spare. He had an ear infection. Got meds and got home. Keith was bitchy the whole way. Now he is getting sick. God save me! Besides I fucked up my bank account by $200.00 Hummm time to ask Jess for some $ from when I paid for some stuff at target? So screwed..... still out of it sick. Just not hacking every min. No good can come of this.

Special K

I hate that stupid comerical where the kid tells the mom. (while buliding a snow man) "mom you are twins!" And the lady then runs in to the house bec. it is the holiday treats that caught up to her. The stupid bitch is at a low weight already and you can tell. It is the stupid coat. The jet puff marshmellow coat that we all know is warm makes Mary-Kate Olsen look like she is packing. Ugh...... Do not blaim this rant on the lack of sleep. Ever time I see that comercial it just makes my blood boil.

Better than it could of been, worse than it should of been...

So the cold still reigns over me. Thought I would get another nice night of sleep. Nope! Stayed home. Woke up at 11 pm. Had to run to the bathroom. The digestive system was crewel. Went back to bed. But that shot while being awake made me cough out all the crap that collected in my thrgt. while sleeping. After that the cough syrup took affect again. Then got back to sleep. Stupid me rolled over to adjust my self. At this point all cough syrp out of my system coughed up ever thing again. Now I sit here at 4:20 cst am. Eating some food so I can plute my system with more syrp so I can fall asleap..... I hope. Think it will consist of staying home agin today.