Based on dates, I am now 12 weeks exactly. Lots of scans, scares, and a little bit (haha) of stress along the way. Around 9-10 weeks I woke up in the early morning to go pee, but my pee didn't feel quite like pee. I looked down in the toilet and saw bright red blood. I forget if my heart stopped first or I started moaning. I put on a pad, and about an hour later I stood up and felt another large gush. No doubt more red blood. I had thought that the worst had come, I was miscarrying and I would have to begin this tortuous process all over again.
I ended up going to the ER where baby was happily floating away in my belly, heartbeat strong and steady. The ER doc said he saw a subchorionic hemorrhage. He didn't say the size or much of anything else, but I got an acute OB appointment for the next day. That OB doc couldn't even see the SCH anymore (probably because I gushed it out a couple more times after leaving the ER). He just told me to take it easy, no lifting, pelvic rest and all that other good stuff. Which meant even longer period of time without any exercise. Recovery after birth is going to be painful, I can feel it.
Anyhow... fast forward to now (12 weeks) and everything's still going well. I have about 5 or 6 ultrasound pics I'll upload later so you can see the progression. The most recent one actually looks like a mini baby now, and not an alien!
Next goal: Gender prediction! I can't wait, and I have no idea how people can do the whole team yellow thing. That is NOT the kind of surprise I want at birth.
