It could be. I hemmoraghed with my daughter (30% abruption) at 31-32 weeks and my blood pressure and heart rate dropped sharply on the delivery table. I have very low blood pressure to begin with, so this caused all sorts of frantic activity to get my daughter out in time. I passed out after she was removed and did not awaken until the following morning. All in all, it took me several months to recover.
I also had a small battle with uterine cancer after she was born. Thankfully, they were able to get it. I'm praying it doesn't come back while I'm carrying this one. Since abortion is not an option for me, I'm praying very hard, indeed.
During my miscarriage last year, I was hospitalized twice for excessive bleeding. After the first week, when my body let my baby go, I stopped for two days. Then came another four weeks of bleeding, with the flow increasing. I was filling diapers every hour on the last day and passed out on the bathroom floor in a pool of blood. My son found me and brought me the phone; neighbors rushed me to the hospital. They thought I had experienced another abruption. It turns out that my body was still trying to provide a safe lining for my child, who was lost to us a month earlier.
This is my 5th pregnancy. I'm praying that this one, like those of my son and daughter, is successful.
Drink ALOT of Water
(I read that advice from quite a few poster on a prayer thread for another Mom to be)
Let GO Let GOD.
I am a uterine Cancer survivor and since my quadroplegic son is dependant on my being around due to his severe medical needs the doctor put me through the drug therapy but also did a hysterectomy to make sure.
He did this knowing my sons needs, but left in one ovary on my sons request.
Why? My son was thinking if a NON fertile egg could ever help him via stem cell he would have his donor, me.
I am so happy he stepped in as I did not relize it allows me to go through the change of life on natural terms not overnight.
May I suggest to you some Prayful thought after this pregnancy to nip the uterine cancer in the bud so that you are not in a health crisis when you are raising your children.
Prior to being introduced to the Dr. who did mine I bled heavy for 7 yrs I was wearing adult brief the last year it was so bad.
I had all therapies with another Dr. to no avail and met the guy who did this via a Dr. who also was a spec. needs father who treated me in the ER when I hemmoraged. The ER Dr. had met me years prior when I broke my back in a horse riding injury and remembered I refuse back then to remove my pants due to the heavy bleeding.
These guys got together and found a private nurse to come in and stay around the clock with my son while I had the surgery and post surgical.
The Doctor who did the surgery asked me prior to putting me under if I would Pray with him. It was a mess in there due to the scar tissue from my sons emerg. c-section 20 yrs prior when he was stillborn, and revived, hence the Cerebral Palsy Quadroplegia.
(if you want the whole story to his life it is on our bio)
Bottom line everything I do regarding my health is because I have some one literally dependant on me for his care and quality of life. I even changed my diet two years ago and drastically changed my health with medical proof.
Cholesteral dropped over 100pnts., sugar level normalize, bleeding ulcers healed ect.
I am living proof. Even though I live without a thyroid gland and overweight.