Friday, July 12, 2013

The Hardest Night



A few days prior to our first ultrasound I started spotting late one evening. I had very painful cramps and then I started bleeding. 

And crying.

We were terrified. We called the clinic’s emergency number and phoned a medical friend. I stayed on the couch, drank a lot of liquids, and tried to relax. Yeah right.

They told us that if I started bleeding heavily to go to the ER immediately to make sure that I did not have an ectopic pregnancy. A small chance apparently, but one that could cause me to bleed to death. If I continued to have bleeding or cramping I should go in to the ER to have an ultrasound. If not, I just needed to take it easy and wait the few days until our appointment at the clinic.

I took it easy and the bleeding stopped. But we were scared. It was a long night and an even longer few days.

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