A high-risk pregnancy update

Well, I’m 15 weeks pregnant now – out of the first trimester and moving along.  Being labeled as “high-risk” hasn’t meant much thus far (except an urgent ultrasound after the positive test to ensure baby was in the uterus and not stuck in a fallopian tube, a common side-effect of a unicornuate uterus).  But now that I’m in the second trimester its time to start taking precautions. 

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The first thing on the agenda is progesterone injections.  Weekly trips to the doctor’s office to be stabbed with a needle – 21 trips to be exact.  I am not looking forward to this at all, but my doctor really believes this works.  Women with past premature babies that have taken progesterone the second or third time around, generally can carry them longer.  The difference in a baby born at 34 weeks and 36 weeks is huge and every day I can carry baby longer is good.

Second on the agenda for now is another ultrasound, this will be my third already and it is a much more in depth scan than normal.  What we will be focusing on is my cervix and making certain that it is not, as my doctor puts it, “misbehaving”.  The word cerclage has been bouncing around and although I don’t need one yet, I know its a good possibility and I’m prepared for it at some point.

I’m pretty relaxed about it all, really.  Had I known this prior to my first pregnancy I would have been a nervous wreck, but going through it once, blindly, and ending up with a healthy baby boy puts me at ease.  I guess I sort of feel like since I held Brady in until 36 weeks, that I can do the same this go around.  But I’m certainly not naive and I know this is going to be a bumpy ride.  It sure is worth it though, I can’t wait to add another little person to our family.