All in Due Time :

Difficulties with the Pregnancy

Stacie’s first month of pregnancy went fine, (which is when she found out she was pregnant) but she started experiencing some bleeding in the 2nd month. She was quite frightened, having never been through a pregnancy before. The doctor told her she had a 50/50 chance of miscarrying the baby. Stacy was scared because she knew a miscarriage would be very traumatic and felt very unsure about what would happen next. The ultrasound showed she had a bicornuate uterus, meaning that the shape of her uterus was abnormal and that the baby had attached itself to a part of the uterus that might not support the pregnancy. That was the reason for the bleeding. Stacy was put on bed rest. She had a job as a supervisor at a group home for adults with disabilities and the job required a lot of activity, so she had to just stop work for the week. During that week, she worried and prayed for everything to work out. After a week, the pregnancy stabilized.

The interpreter they had at that time was not working out. The interpreter could not understand Stacie and it was very difficult to deal with the communication problems. The interpreter had been sent from a different agency than the one Stacie usually worked with. She asked the doctor’s office if she could change interpreters and at first met with a lot of resistance. She had to explain how critical it was for them to have a consistent and competent interpreter, in part because of the complex terminology required. Eventually they relented and Stacie chose her own interpreter. She approached an interpreter that had been referred to her and asked if she would be willing to take on the job. The interpreter agreed and continued with them through the rest of the pregnancy.

Scott also remembers how terrifying it was when Stacie started bleeding. He had no idea what could be wrong and decided to take her to the ER. Stacie’s mother and sister came and offered their support. The ultrasound showed that the baby was still alive and moving, so that was a big relief. When they found out about the bicornuate uterus, they knew where the bleeding was coming from, but it was still very scary. For the rest of the pregnancy he was paranoid that it would happen again and monitored everything closely.

The pregnancy went ok, but Scott does remember how Stacie’s hormones really changed her. She would blow up at him for no reason and he just tried to be patient and understanding. It was tough going, but eventually they got through that hurdle as well.

Stacie remembers how she also suddenly reacted differently to some foods. She sometimes wouldn’t let Scott cook chicken because the smell of chicken made her nauseous. Surprisingly, she really did not experience morning sickness at all. She does remember her hormones kicking in, feeling angry and overwhelmed at all that was happening in their life. They had just gotten married, moved into an apartment, were looking for a house, and now they were going to have a baby…it felt like too much was happening all at once.

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