yup, i was actually terrified. for my baby that is.
my friends babies are out oredi. mine has 6 weeks to go huhu.
yesterday, saturday was a half day at work. however i still went back at 3.30 as i had to finish my discharges first. kak syikin discharged a lot of pts and i had to cover a few of my colleague's pts as she had to go for her call.
hubby picked me up and we went to giant. i was dehydrated, full-bladdered, and hadnt prayed yet. in the toilet at giant i noted that there was some pv staining in my undies. was worried but didnt want to think much about it. good thing for panty liners.
at night i went to send hubby to in-laws at rantau panjang. he had a programme. noted there was still some pv staining. after diner, i drove back home alone worried but i couldnt go to the hosp without my antenatal book which was at the apartment. i'd be skinned alive if i did that. good thing too coz geetha was oncall that night. so i planned to go the next day and asked my colleague to cover me.
i woke up several times in the night but slept back again and finally woke up at 6.30am. there was still some staining and it looked rather fresh which made me worry even more. messaged the h.o leader and he advised me to take emergency leave. then i noticed that it was only 6am and had plenty of time. since i didnt have to rush for work i took the time to do laundry and ate breakfast leisurely.
then at 7am+ i went to PAC (patient asessment centre) where all antenatal pts are screened. dashant and smitha were oncall. the nurses on duty were also nice. i did a ctg. penat gak tunggu 20 mins without being able to move. alhamdulillah it was reactive. next was to do a scan. i had to wait for the 8am m.o to come coz the one before that was kak gee. she's just horrible. didnt want get extra traumatized. so i went up to the labour room to see whether any m.o or specialist was there who could help me confirm that my placenta was not praevia. i doubted that abruptio could be a cause since i had no risk factor and my abdomen was soft. baby was moving and kicking about but i was still worried. when i went up, bumped into dr m (specialist yg garang gak) n i didnt go the labour room. thot i'd go buy something from the cafe while waiting for dr fadzilah the specialist oncall today. she's nice. on the way, i met dr anita, registrar ong n i told her of my worries. she then did a perspeculum examination and said there was some cervical ectropion otherwise os is closed. she took a hvs. alhamdulillah. was always afraid of the perspeculum the most. then she scanned me and confirmed that placenta was posterior upper segment.
alhamdulillah it was just a minor problem. cervical ectropions are common in pregnancy and need not be treated. waited for a while to get the mc as the nurse who kept it was busy. so i filled up my own forms and asked my colleague to take my fbc and baseline rp/ua.
with that anxiety alleviated, i went to the ward and stayed back for a while before heading home. hubby wasnt around so i ate lunch while watching "the blind side". the movie was touching. shed a few tears. purely hormones i tell ya.
i had a very malas day. have loads of house chores to do but am procrastinating.
k, thats all i wanna share.
p.s i love u baby. hopefully no more scares until 4 more weeks when u become term n all ready for this world.
changes that im experiencing currently:
enlarging abdomen
(effect:difficult to do simple things like getting up from the floor or when lying down or wearing my socks)
protruding belly button (looks awful)
limited bladder expansion (jadi asek nak terkencing je)
limited clothes choices as i cant fit into most of my pants n undies. good thing my shirts and blouses are always xtra large in the first place. they suit me nicely now and sometimes hide my belly that ppl dont notice it until i waddle about like a penguin.
