Bedrest and Hospital Stays :)

I am now almost 27 weeks and have been feeling great. I am still working full time in Labor and Delivery at Utah Valley which has definitely had some perks. This morning I woke up to go to work and had some bleeding. This has happened a few other times in my pregnancy but they were suspecting the cause was a placenta previa, where the placenta is close to or covering the cervix since mine was low lying at my 20 week ultrasound.

I talked to my doctor when I got to work and he decided that I wouldn't be working today and that I would need to be admitted. I got a few labs drawn, had baby's heart tones closely monitored, and had an ultrasound to see if the placenta had moved. I also got a steroid shot to help progress the babies lungs in case I deliver early. The placenta has thankfully moved away from the cervix, but unfortunately that means I have been having a small placental abruption. This is where part of the placenta pulls off of the uterine wall. So I spent all day in the hospital and was lucky they let me go home tonight.

If it happens again it looks like I will be in the hospital for a while. Houston was able to get off work which was nice to have someone with me all day. I am on bed rest for now and off work for at least 4-5 day. I am not too excited about this because I have to use the paid time off I have been saving up for my maternity leave. I just have to realize the big picture here and I know Corbin is more important than any amount of money or time off work.