Baby Update

This is a rather belated update on all that is happening with Baby #4.  I went to see a midwife right before departing for Utah.  She saw me for a total of 10 minutes and left me feeling rather uneasy and on a new quest for someone to get me through the next 7 months.  I found a new doctor who I'm still not overly thrilled with but he has done leaps and bounds more than the first one.  My new doc ran all the tests and did an in-office ultrasound to determine the due date. 

It was upon doing the ultrasound that he discovered a subchorionic hemorrhage. 
He told me that the lining of the membranes had pulled away from the uterus and blood was pooling back there.  It is a fair sized hemorrhage measuring at 4x2x.5 cm.  I return next week to see if it is growing.  The doctor said he wasn't too concerned and after getting on the internet I understand his attitude a little more. 

There is really nothing I can do.  I didn't do anything to make this happen and there is nothing that can guarantee I won't lose the baby.  Bedrest is a heated debate on the topic.  Some believe it is your only hope and others say it does nothing.  I've attempted to put myself on a modified bedrest from what I've read of others' experiences - no lifting, pulling, pushing etc.  But with 3 kids and a husband very busy at work it has been nearly impossible.  There is a chance that if the hemorrhage has continued to grow, I will be placed on bedrest.  This terrifies both Marc and I as we have no idea how we would manage.  Definitely missing the support of friends and family close by when things like this crop up. But we prefer bedrest to complete placental abruption which is what happens if the bleeding does not stop.

We will keep everyone posted on what is going on and we're keeping our thoughts positive and our prayers strong.  We want this little one to join our family and to be healthy.  Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers also.