6 Weeks 4 Days - And an Emergency Trip to the RE

Does the drama ever end?

So last night I had continued to spot, which was rare for me because I've been spotting just a touch here and there during the day (just on my pantyliner, never when I wipe) and never during the night when I sleep. Until last night. It kept increasing and becoming more and more rust color (aka obviously fresh blood coming in). I tried to keep it together in the morning until I went to the bathroom and to my horror was wiping deep read huge (like a teaspoon full in total) blood clots. Hello I'm no amateur at this .... I know blood clots = bad...very very bad.

So freaking out I decide I'm calling in sick and waited anxiously for 8:30a to roll around so that I can call the RE. Finally I'm on the phone and I explain the whole situation. And the following conversation ensues:

Nurse: "Bleeding is very very common with twins".

Me: "there were clots, is it common with clots?" I don't think so lady, I'm no newbie in the miscarrying dept.

Nurse: "Well yes even clots...sometimes". Ah yes doubting yourself are you?

Me: "They were big. And a lot."

Nurse: "Okay well maybe you should come in"

YOU THINK?

So I haul butt to the RE and wait for my ultrasound with dr. backup. I explain the whole situation again (while the tears are coming) to him and the nurse. He asks if I've been cramping at all and I say no, not at all. He tells me how it's common to bleed with twins because there's not a lot of room in there to begin with. For the love of god after passing the clots this morning there should be much more room now! And in goes the wand.

He goes through the areas very slowly and I pray that I at least have one left. Please just let me have at least one if I can't have both. And we see the first heart beat. Now measuring exactly 6.4 weeks with a heart beat of around 130 - 140 he says. I'm stunned...but there is is still the other twin.

But I say, I had twins.

And he says, and you still do.

And miraculously he finds the second one (the shy one) in the back with also a heart beat and the same measurements.

WHAT?!!! What about the clots though I ask???? They were huge!

He slowly goes over the complete area and finds a third area. Not a sac with a yolk. But some area that he thinks might be a ... blood clot? Or I ask if it's possible it was a 3rd that might have not made it to even the beginning stages. He was the one that said that I probably would ovulate about 3 eggs. He said possibly, and measured the area and said they would watch it to make sure it does not increase. But he said for now it's not hindering the growth of the two pregnancies.

We discussed how ironically my bleeding increased when I cut my progesterone down and he has me back up on the 400 vaginally a day. And that I should take it easy. He asked if I could take a week off but that's not really possible with my job so he wrote me a note to take half days. This should be interesting since no one at work, least of all my boss knows I'm pregnant. And with my rap sheet why would I want to tell them? Please 6 weeks along? You've got to be kidding...this could end up a million different ways at this point.

I was sent on my way and my next ultra sound is now in a week next Tuesday. And I've been watching House Hunters and the Baby Story all day long to pass the time in between getting some ice cream. I figured the babies should be rewarded in some way for having heart beats at least! Ironically enough the bleeding has subsided and knock on wood there have been no additional clots passed and I'm back down to just a touch of dried dark brown blood occasionally. Let's hope this is the end of this escapade.

And that's how my Tuesday has been. Does the drama ever stop I ask? Does it ever stop?