Easing off bedrest...

Wonderful news today! The ultrasound showed that the hematoma is much smaller and that our baby girl's placenta is healing well. While the placenta is still low in my uterus, it has moved upward and according to our OB, Dr. Acker, at this point strict bedrest is not something that will change the outcome of my pregnancy. So Dr. Acker is slowly easing me off bedrest which means more walking around and more time being vertical. I am supposed to gradually add activity to my routine, and compared to strict bedrest even minor activity will seem like major action!

One of the highlights of my appointment was when Dr. Acker drew his "worry meter" sketch.

He said that this is a scale to judge how worried we are about what's happening in my pregnancy at a range of 0 to 180. He also said that no one in their right mind would be worried at a zero level - you'd have to be brain dead. Then he said that he'd go first. He said that based on his 30 odd years of experience his worry about my pregnancy right now is at about 5. Then he asked me what my worry level is. I said that it's been around 90, but it's going down now that things are looking better. Dr. Acker chuckled and said that hopefully it will go down to about a 30 or less. Working with him, I think that's possible... He's really just great...

I have another follow-up appointment scheduled for next Thursday. If everything goes well, I'll be able to return to work (from home) on the 17th.