little background: My baby has a giant omphalocele (abdominal organs outside the abdomen) and may have other abnormalities/genetic defects/disorders. We have been told there is, at this point, about a 50% chance of making it to birth. There's about a 30% chance of trisomy 13 or 18, but we won't terminate, regardless.
So, I'm 13w3d, officially fully in the 2nd trimester. For a couple of weeks, I've had on and off contractiness, feeling like really long braxton hicks. For the last week, they've been getting more painful, like cramps plus very, very contract-y. My uterus is very hard during them. I went to the er last saturday at the advice of my midwife, but they concentrated more on my bp, which was inexplicably high for a couple of hours, but went down on its own. I was also spilling protein (2+) in my urine, but I don't know that's significant to this.
They told me not to lift anything. I've been trying really hard to follow that. I've been taking it very easy, with the exception of a couple of last-minute shopping trips, and Christmas with the family (though I sat for nearly all of that).
I spotted a tiny bit last night, but nothing since.
I have an appointment with the perinatologist to talk about the protein and bp, and for the cvs, on Tuesday. I've thought about not getting the cvs, since I'm contracting so much as it is. I'm taking my bp a couple of times a day, and it hasn't gone back up into the worrying range.
Do I do anything? Or just wait and see? And if I do start bleeding, do I have to go in to the er, or can we wait until Tuesday's appointment? I know there's not much to be done for a miscarriage, and my going to the hospital would freak Cora out, so if I don't have to, I'd rather not.
If I miscarry at home, do I save the POC for the genetic testing?
So, I'm 13w3d, officially fully in the 2nd trimester. For a couple of weeks, I've had on and off contractiness, feeling like really long braxton hicks. For the last week, they've been getting more painful, like cramps plus very, very contract-y. My uterus is very hard during them. I went to the er last saturday at the advice of my midwife, but they concentrated more on my bp, which was inexplicably high for a couple of hours, but went down on its own. I was also spilling protein (2+) in my urine, but I don't know that's significant to this.
They told me not to lift anything. I've been trying really hard to follow that. I've been taking it very easy, with the exception of a couple of last-minute shopping trips, and Christmas with the family (though I sat for nearly all of that).
I spotted a tiny bit last night, but nothing since.
I have an appointment with the perinatologist to talk about the protein and bp, and for the cvs, on Tuesday. I've thought about not getting the cvs, since I'm contracting so much as it is. I'm taking my bp a couple of times a day, and it hasn't gone back up into the worrying range.
Do I do anything? Or just wait and see? And if I do start bleeding, do I have to go in to the er, or can we wait until Tuesday's appointment? I know there's not much to be done for a miscarriage, and my going to the hospital would freak Cora out, so if I don't have to, I'd rather not.
If I miscarry at home, do I save the POC for the genetic testing?
