It all started about 3-4 weeks ago. I was just going about my morning as usual: feeding kids, brushing teeth and so on and so forth. When I realized I was starting to not feel so great. I was getting cramps really bad to the point I need to sit down. I really wasn't worried about it. I knew I had a history of hydronephrosis with my other two, and new the drill. I needed to relax, take a hot shower, drink lots of water and cranberry juice to prevent the possible infection. I did this all day the whole day, and by that night I was starting to get worried. Normally it is gone by then. So I called my midwife. She recommended taking some magnesium (which really helped) and being on bed rest the rest of the night. She said she'd call me the next day to see if she needed me to come in (at this point I was at 18 ish weeks and the hospital wouldn't have done anything with me).
The next day I was completely fine. I felt totally normal and went about my day. My midwife called me that morning, and just simple recommended that I pay close attention to my body and to start taking 250 mg of magnesium a day (magnesium is a smooth muscle relaxer).
The next day came and so did the cramping again. This time however I noticed a peak in the cramping, and realized that they weren't cramps at all but contractions. I was super paranoid and really scared. So I called my midwife and she got me in that afternoon. We did lab work and she even check me for dilation. Thankfully there wasn't anything going on as far as labor goes, but we still didn't know what was causing all the cramping. We just assumed it was my kidney's again. Turns out there was blood in my urine (which happens every time I get kidney issues). Ann (my midwife) told me we couldn't do much until we got the official lab work back. Her and a doctor concluded that I needed to be on strict bed rest until we knew what was going on. and that again I needed to up my dosage of magnesium to 500 mg.
I admit day 1 of my bed rest was heavenly. I napped when ever I wanted for as long as I wanted, I watched movies, and took hot baths, and not child came in to bother me unless they had my permission to do so. After 1 day of this though I was ready to be up and about playing with my littles but I couldn't and it sucked. My husband is amazing can I just tell you this? He was daddy and mommy for 5 DAYS!!! I didn't hear him complain once. In fact he was nothing but kind and concerned for me and the wee little babe.
My midwife called me and turns out the labs were negative which I was relieved because that would've opened a huge can of worms again. We were a bit puzzled as to why I had had the cramping thought, but just assumed that I was low in magnesium because her recommendation it seemed to be doing the trick. She just basically said to watch what I was doing and to not be crazy. That was it.
Fast forward 2 ish weeks and Ron and I sitting at my 20 week appointment. We find out there that I have a low lying placenta. Which means my placenta is lying very close to my cervix but not over it thank heavens. I am borderline Placenta Previa. This isn't supposed to happen. The midwife was concerned with my cramping because the number one issue with low lying placentas are tears in the placenta which leads to bleeding, water leaking, and more. My mom said that she sees women in the hospital all the time on strict bed rest because of low lying placentas. I am relieved we have found out what the cause of the cramping and such was, but now I am super paranoid. I have been put on minimal bed rest until I am 32 weeks along and we can do another ultrasound to see if it has moved. This means Grace is literally my max weight I can lift, and if I have any cramping then I have to be on bed rest the rest of the day. The bright side to the situation is that low lying placentas usually move out of the way, but bad side is that if it doesn't move I am doomed to a c section. BOO!!!
So now I literally pray and hope that my placenta moves out of the way, and doesn't cause any more problems. I have had a day or 2 that I have needed to rest but thank heavens its usually on weekends and Ron is there to help me with kiddos.
I think about it, and I am truly amazed at how many people are here on the earth or who have been on the earth. Pregnancy can be so easy, or it can be so complicated!!! Thank Heavens I have a midwife and doctor who listen to me, and are very prompt with figuring out the solution. I wouldn't know what to do with out them.
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