Really scary
The first few weeks of my pregnancy were a complete nightmare. My OH was on the phone to NHS 24 every other night. I went to a & e one evening and they gave me the number for the early pregnancy unit.
I first went there on xmas eve and it was soo early they couldn't make anything out. I had another scan about a fortnight later and they could see something.
Everone always told me if the blood is dark then it is old blood. One afternoon 2 weeks before my 12 week scan I started bleeding, it was bright red in colour. I was in a state, crying on the bathroom floor. My sister had to phone the work the work and tell what was happening. I had an eanother early scan, one that I kept my OH outside for. I was soo happy to see the wee bean jumping up and down like a loony.
Then when I was 18 weeks pregnant I ended up at the triage unit of the maternity dept. I had a scan and the little monster was sucking his thumb and had an internal examination by a young man named Colin ( that was pretty embarrassing). My OH was amazing and held my hand the entire time.
I have 1 month to go and I am still having problems. I have a lot of protein in my urine, my fingers and ankles have been swollen, all which are signs of pre-eclampsia.
I was actually given a gallon bottle to do a 24 hour urine test. All this and I am getting married on Wednesday. To cut a long story short pregnancy, for me, has been really stressful, dramatic and uncomfortable.
Karen and James Thomas bump 36 weeks today
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