PLACENTA PREVIA
It's been a while since I posted on this blog. Now I am married and God openned my womb after my miscarriage last January 2015. Currently, we are expecting our first child this summer of 2016. On my 6th month, I was diagnosed to be having placenta previa. In layman's explanation, it is a condition wherein the placenta blocks, either partially or completely, the birth canal. A low lying placenta may also be considered placenta previa.
Pregnant women who have this condition should be cautious of having high risk of having painless bleeding. Some do not bleed at all until they reach their full term of pregnancy, but some have been having repeated bouts of mild to severe bleeding, spending time in the hospital. For others, the bleeding becomes so uncontrolled that the doctors decide to take out the baby through ceasarean delivery and the baby is placed under neonatal intensive care until they achieve their full development.
As for my case, I had my first bleed during my 31st week. I experienced painless spontaneous severe bleeding, about a quarter or half a dipper in volume. It was so scary and we did not see it coming. When I was diagnosed with the condition, I was still so active. I do highway provincial driving using manual transmission on high speeds. I was keeping a six-day work schedule, handling lots of dental patients the whole day. After my first bleed, I have to let go of my two jobs. I was placed on complete bed rest, refraining from sitting or walking. I do my hygiene issues on the commode beside my bed. My due date was shortened from being 40 weeks to 36/37weeks early full term on ceasarean delivery.
BEING ON BEDREST
I would admit, just a month of staying on bed has become frustrating and depressing at times. Being not able to do your routine and responsibilities even if you are actually strong is really tough. But for the sake of my little one and my family, I choose to sacrifice. I am blessed to have a very supportive husband, who chose not to work outside and take care of me personally. He does all the household chores. He cooks and feeds me. He carries me up and bathes me quickly on his own. He cleans all my gruesome wastes. He does the laundry alongside his part-time seasonal online tutorial job. He is very hands-on. Just to get by, the situation incurred hundred thousands of bank debts that we are paying up to this date. Thank God also for family, friends and relatives who extend their help all the way from the city to the province where we are staying now.
There are women whose pregnancies are really an everest-climb. I feel for them. Just hearing stories of being on bedrest is one thing but it is another thing to be in it. I give my highest respect to mothers who have gone through all these just for the sake of their little ones.
