Doctor's Visit - 34th Week

We were able to get an appointment with Dr. Chen this morning. I called early this morning and told the Assistant of our incident and she told us to stop by the office whenever.

When we arrived, we didn't have to wait long before we got called-in. We told the doctor about what had happened over the weekend, and after we answered a few more questions, he started the ultrasound machine.

"The Baby looks good!"

"The size of the skull is growing exactly according to term."

"The heart is healthy."

"The leg bones are in good length."

Basically, everything looks good. The bleeding was probably caused by the placenta separated prematurely, said Dr. Chen. This is also known as Abruptio Placenta. This kind of condition is responsible for roughly 1 in 4 cases of late-pregnancy bleeding. But there's absolutely nothing for us to worry about. The key factor was, the bleeding stopped.

I've asked Dr. Chen if further bleeding is still possible and the answer is 'yes.' And if it happens again, we are supposed to follow exactly what we did over the weekend... go straight to the hospital.

Dr. Chen also said that the walking from yesterday's shopping was good because the fact that it didn't triggered additional bleeding, was a very good sign.

Our next appointment is one week from today.

And before I conclude this post, I just want to say a big Thank You to those who offered so much help and care throughout this weekend's incident. :-) Thanks!