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LIFE & LOVE...THE DRISCOL WAY







WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011


WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU...


So today for some reason I realized that I'm 3 weeks away from the third
trimester. Suddenly I started crying. I realized that all of the hard work is
going to be worth it and in a few months I'll have my bundle of joy. But what
they don't tell you is that once or if you come to that conclusion (it's
especially more daunting when you're on bed rest or not wanting to get too
attached because of the past) is that every moment is beyond difficult. Every
little thing scares me & while I know I shouldn't get too worried if all seems
normal I still manage to scare myself. These books make pregnancy seem like a
breeze. 40 weeks of pure bliss. While that may be true for most women, some of
us don't have that luxury and I wish I had known that. Now I do but it came at a
price--I've lost 2 sons. I hope one day more women will be aware & not face the
heartache some of us have.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011


HISTORY LESSON


So as of today I'm 25 w 2 d pregnant. Quite a feat for someone in my position.
Let's take you back in time. Now I won't bore you w dates or gory details but
just enough info to get the gist of things.

This is our 4th pregnancy. Our first pregnancy ended at 20 weeks. My husband was
in Iraq so I was with my parents. Of course with any first time thing you never
know what to expect and that's just what happened. I woke up and did my normal
routine. Went to lunch with my friend & to target. I had to use the restroom &
when I did noticed discharge that could have been my plug. Obviously I had no
idea what it was so I went on w my day to monitor things. As I walked thru the
store I felt odd. Tightening, cramping so I went home to sleep it off. 2 hours
later the pain intensified & I had more spotting & bleeding. My mom then took me
to the ER who referred me to L&D. While there the pain got worse. It took about
6 hours to get an ultrasound where they saw I was indeed dilated & my son was in
the birth canal. It was too late to do a cerclage so I was induced & delivered
the next day. Our son lived for 35 minutes and was such a traumatic experience.
I laid in the hospital bed & had to break the news to my husband. Thankfully I
was able to place a red cross call & he came home on emergency leave to deal
with cremation procedure. If your child is born after 20 weeks law requires you
to fill out paperwork including birth & death certificates as well as proper
burial or cremation procedure. All of this needed to be done within 3 days. So
we took care of whet we had to o as a family & my husband was by my side each &
every moment. I knew nothing would break us :) silver lining I suppose.

Our second pregnancy ended at 6 weeks where I started bleeding. Apparently I
have a history of subchrionic hematomas which could have caused our loss but
well never know.

The third pregnancy was similar to the first. I had been diagnosed with an
incompetent cervix but my doctor had said he didn't think I had true IC since I
felt contractions. So no cerclage was placed & I was given progesterone shots.
One night I woke up at midnight or so to use the bathroom & my plug had passed.
No contractions whatsoever. Just the need to pee. Hubby then drove me to the ER.
2 hours later I had an ultrasound where I was 8cm dilated. I was rushed to L&D
and placed in trendlenburg position. My doc said if my contractions stopped a
cerclage might be possible. They never stopped & my water broke. I then
delivered our son & the process happened all over again. God bless my husband
for always being with me.

Now, I'm 25 w 2 d pregnant. The farthest I've ever been before. My husband is in
Afghanistan but will be home soon. I see an amazing Hugh risk OB at UCLA. He
noticed at 13 w that my cervix was ripening & I was already dilated. 2 days
later I was in the hospital for a cerclage. I've been bed ridden since then.
It's been an emotional, physical roller coaster but it's been worth it. Every
kick I feel brings the biggest smile to my face. I can't wait to see my son in
July. He's going to be so loved.

Although it's been a difficult journey I have faith in God. He's shown me that
I'm stronger than I realized & that thru deployments & the loss of our sons I
have the best husband ever. I'm blessed in all aspects of life. A great family,
a strong marriage and a good head on my shoulders. Thank you God.

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WELL WELL WELL


It took me a while to finally muster up the courage to put pen to paper err
thoughts to blog. Most of the time I start a blog and quit half way through
typing my first post. Lol. Anyways all joking aside, I read a blog that said
that after a while your perception of a situation tends to be watered down so
why not just write now? So that's what I did. I'm starting my blog. I'm a quite
random person and not grammatically correct so yes things may not make sense but
as long as you get the understanding then were both winning! Biwinning. Lol.

So let's begin shall we!? I'm 24 & married to my amazing husband. He's been in
the Navy for going on 8 years now with 4 of those as a married couple. 3
deployments w the Marines and were still going strong :) were currently
expecting a son in July. We've been pregnant 3 times prior to this but
unfortunately lost them with 2 of those happening during the 2nd trimester.

So this blog is to document everything. Our journey as a couple, as soon to be
parents, as people trying to survive in a chaotic world. :)

Enjoy!

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