Visit to Methodist Mansfield Hospital!!

This is a very nice hospital!!! Dr. Diggs is amazing!!!!

Saturday while I was eating lunch with my friend Tamika, I noticed that I started bleeding!!!  I know that is NOT normal, especially this far into a pregnancy (almost 28 weeks).  She and I left the restaurant and drove to the nearest hospital (Methodist Mansfield). Dr. Gray was out of town and called Dr. Diggs in to look after me.  He is absolutely amazing!!  After I calmed down, I felt completely safe.  There was a lof of bleeding and I ruined my favorite jeans...LOL!!!  Dr. Diggs finally did one of many sonograms to figure out what was going on.  I hadn't started dilating yet so that was a plus.  The negative was that he was thinking I had a placental abruption--where the placenta starts to separate/tear away from the uterus.  They didn't know how severe it was.  If it was severe enough I would have to undergo a C-Section right then and there....I panicked b/c Ashlynne is only 27 weeks develop.  It was too early!!!  So on the sonogram machine, that is indeed what it was.  Placental abruption, but NOT severe.  He also noticed that the placenta had moved and was slightly covering the cervix. Since C-section was a very real possibility at that point, and I was having a few irregular contractions, I was put on Magnesium sulfate to stop them, steroid shots to speed up the maturity of Ashlynne's lungs incased I delivered, and ampicillan (an antibiotic to keep her from getting infected), and an IV.  I had monitors attached to my stomach to keep up with Ashlynne.  A fetal specialist was called in and he didn't see any need to deliver if I could stop the bleeding and the contractions stop.  

Luckily, the few irregular contractions stopped as well as the bleeding so I didn't have to deliver.  I am, however going to be on bed rest.  I'm not sure how long, but I just know bed rest it is.  I get another sonogram this afternoon before I leave and then I am going to see Dr. Gray so she can tell me what she thinks.

What a scary  and relieving weekend all at the same time!  God was so good to me and my little girl!  She's a fighter!