14 weeks

We have made it to the 14 week mark of this pregnancy. I am not battling the nausea as much as the previous weeks although I have been tired still. I had a little spotting and then starting having cramps last week along with some other pains in the lower abdominal area that were concerning. Over the weekend I was in alot more pain so I decided to call the dr. about it and saw her yesterday. She decided to do an ultrasound to check things out. She found a complication that we weren't prepared for. I have complete placenta previa which means that the baby's placenta is completely covering my cervix. This happens in about 1 in every 200 pregnancies. She said there is a possibility that it could "move" out of the way by the time we are ready to deliver but with it being completely covered the odds aren't as good. If it doesn't move then I will have to have a c-section to deliver the baby. I have been put on restrictions and am not able to pick up Aydin which isn't going to be easy; also on pelvic rest until they see if the placenta moves...so sorry to my poor hubby! On a happy note, the baby was moving around alot and waving in the ultrasound and looked great which is good news. We are going to do our best to be careful and hopefully avoid bed rest or being in the hospital which would be awful. I have to start the progesterone shots in 2 weeks also which I am not looking forward too. It looks like this pregnancy is turning out to be a little more complicated than it was with Aydin.

The baby is measuring about 3 1/2 inches now (about the size of a lemon) and weighs about 1.5 ounces. The baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck their thumb. The baby is kicking and punching away and more active now so possibly soon I will be able to feel all these movements. I hope for an easy week and no other surprises along the way. We could definitely use prayers for movement of the uterus so that the baby's placenta will then move away from my cervix and be much easier for us.