Notes for the Baby Book - Baby 3 - 16 weeks

I began spotting Saturday night at about 11:00 pm. It was light enough that I still had hope it was something random. I hardly slept a wink, praying all night for the baby. Sunday morning, we called our doctor. He told me to take it easy and rest. He told me that if it was bad news, there is nothing we can do. The bleeding tapered off in the afternoon, giving me hope. However, in the evening it started up again. Monday morning was even worse.

We went to the doctor's office at 9:20 am. He searched and searched and searched, but no heartbeat. We were sent for an ultrasound right away. We left the girls with my sister-in-law and headed over to St. E's. We didn't even finish filling out our paper work before they called us back. I think it was probably because my constant tears were bothersome to the other moms waiting. I was grateful to get away from their stares.

When the technician started the ultrasound, it was absolutely surreal. I could see the baby, but it wasn't moving. There were no red and blue colors indicating blood flow. It was just lying there. The baby was measuring about 13 weeks (I was 16 weeks along) which means the baby probably died 1 - 2 weeks ago. She took some measurements and said some kind words, then went to get Dr. K for his consult. He came in and told us our options. They let us out the back door of the office.

We called our doctor and my nurse sister for their opinions and decided to take the outpatient meds option and to go through the process at home. We made another appointment with my OB doctor and he administered the meds and told us what to expect for the next couple of days.

We left the office about 2 hours ago and I am already feeling the cramping. It will be a long and trying night. Please pray for us as we wait for our baby.