AW: Yet another first ultrasound - plus a not so fun adventure

wishiwaspreggo · July 2014

So I had my ultrasound yesterday and everything looked perfect so that's good news! Baby is measuring 0.4 cm and has a heartbeat of 123. That's the good news. Then the not so good news (but ultimately a happy ending, thank God).

They took my blood pressure before my ultrasound. Naturally as a first time mom I'm thinking "What if it's a blighted ovum? What if they can't find the heartbeat? What if the baby is measuring small? What if the pregnancy isn't viable?" These thoughts ran as a constant stream from the moment I went to bed on Sunday night up until the ultrasound itself - yup, I'm an anxious lady.

My BP was 138/90. Uh... that's not normal for me. I wrote it off as nerves but the doctor called me later and said she was pretty concerned about it and asked me to check it again. I was going to CVS and decided to just use one of those machines to see what it said. 150/95. WHAT?! I tried it again. 145/85. ACK!!! When did I develop a blood pressure problem?? I freaked out and went to my walk-in clinic at my doctor's office in town. I told them the situation. They were like "Yeah, that sounds really bad. You might need to be seen by a specialist if your BP isn't normal."

I finally talked to the nurse. She took my BP and it was 126/74. That was a relief. I asked why the machines were so off. She said it's because my arms are so big (I'm a large lady) that it was probably too tight and it gave me a false reading. Obviously I was nervous at my ultrasound. Still, I'm going to get a BP cuff just to watch it. I'm obese so I'm terrified of developing some kind of problem. You read nothing but horror stories about fat ladies who get pregnant.

But the fun doesn't end there, ladies! At about 8:30 last night I started bleeding - bright fucking red. It wasn't terribly heavy and I didn't have any cramping with it but still. BRIGHT RED. Panicked, I called my RE's emergency line. She was pretty non-chalant about it. "Well, your cervix is really sensitive right now since you're pregnant so it might have been the ultrasound wand. Why don't you take some fluids and lay down and see if it stops and call me in the morning?" Since she didn't seem too concerned I followed her instructions. Thankfully - THANKFULLY - the bleeding has stopped.

What a fucking day. Started off awesome, got scary, got better, then got horrifying, and then finally relief.

I'm leaving for a long vacation tonight. I need this. Please, think non-bleeding thoughts for me because that gave me a fucking heart attack. C too. That was absolutely NOT fun.

Anyway, you all will probably not hear from me until later in the month at my next ultrasound since I'll be visiting Vegas, San Francisco, and Los Angeles for 10 days. Wishing you all uneventful ultrasounds and strong, healthy babies!!

MrsLaurenandDan · July 2014

Whoa! That sounds so stressful. I hope everything calms down and you can enjoy your trips.

pennypretty · July 2014

(hugs) Glad everything turned out okay!

Enjoy your vacation!

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chaysefaith · July 2014

I've been wondering about you! I've missed you around here!

Yaye for a great ultrasound! FX that the bleeding stops and it's nothing!

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CoozieInMyPurse · July 2014

Yay for the good news and boo to the scary stuff... Have a great time on vacation and don't forget to RELAX!

starsailorr26 · July 2014

Whoa that was quite the day. I'm glad the bleeding has stopped and I hope it stays away. Enjoy your vacation.

wendyld · July 2014

I'm so sorry it was such a scary ordeal, but I'm glad to hear the ultrasound looked good!

GBell81 · July 2014

The blood pressure thing happens to me too! I have big arms and every time the whip out the little cuff I roll my eyes...

4RingCircus · July 2014

Yay for hearing the HB! Thank goodness the BP issue was figured out & not a real issue. I will send you T&Ps that the spotting is gone for good.

nannabee21 · July 2014

So glad your ultrasound went well! FX it was just nerves and your Bp won't continue to be high. So glad the bleeding stopped!

nomnommama · July 2014

Wow, that is a whole lot of different emotions to feel in such a short time. Big hugs. Yay about heartbeat and good u/s. Breathe, enjoy your vacation. We will be thinking good thoughts for you.

cafecreme · July 2014

Glad everything turned out OK. Go have fun on your vacay!

fi46re129 · July 2014

Wow what a crazy day. Glad the bleeding has stopped. Sending happy thoughts for a stress free vacation.

okayestmom12 · July 2014

What a crazy ass day! Enjoy your vacation to the fullest!

cinnamonlatte · July 2014

Your doctor's office should have a bigger blood pressure cuff that will take a more accurate reading. Hopefully they will use this in the future to save you some stress. Glad the bleeding has stopped hopefully your cervix was just irriateted from the wand.

shlittertoots · July 2014

I'm sorry you had such a stressful day but yay for seeing LO! Have a great time on vacation

FrecklesInside · July 2014

I have this problem and ask them to take my BP manually EVERY time because we've had a couple of scares because of their machines fucking up. Ask for it manually - they have to oblige.

YAY for the beautiful HB and u/s!!!