Sick and Tired

Yesterday I had another scare at Dr. M's right before I was supposed to go for my ultrasound. I went to the bathroom to empty my bladder and some stuff fell out into the toilet. I wont go into the gross details of what it looked like, but suffice it to say that I thought this was it, the end, my baby was gone. I was unbelievably relieved when the ultrasound showed the baby completely healthy, heart beating away! It has started to separate from the yolk sac, and the sonographer said the umbilical cord will start forming this week. She said that the stuff that came out was a blood clot from the bleeding I had and probably some mucous as well. Dr. M said I should continue to take it easy but not be too concerned if I experience any more bleeding and only to call if the bleeding/cramping is worse or different than what I've experienced.

So I return in a week (Friday) for another ultrasound and blood test. It will be hard to wait a whole week to see my sweet little baby again. I'm just so scared that something will happen to Ziggy this week. Fortunately my bleeding has stopped, I have very little pain in my abdomen, and my progesterone is 38.4, so things are looking good. Unfortunately I seem to be getting sick; last night I was coughing more than usual and feeling especially tired and weak, and when I took my temperature, it was 100. After a rough night of shivering, sweating, coughing, and feeling in general sick, my temperature was 101.6 this morning. I don't know if I should take some Tylenol or just wait it out. From what I've read, it seems that a fever of 102 and above could possibly harm the baby. I guess I should probably call Dr. M's office just to be sure. Anyway, it seems like today will be a low-key day with lots of rest and fluids.