125 BPM

Well I had a bit of a scare last night. Without going into too much detail I had reason to believe that I was having a miscarriage. It was too late to contact the Ob/Gyn and we didn't feel that going to the Emergency room was necessary.  It was nerve wracking, it was scary not knowing exactly what was happening, wondering if the baby was still okay, wondering if my pregnancy was over just as soon as it had begun. I found peace reminding myself that God was in control of the situation, there was literally nothing I could have done to prevent a miscarriage. I slept as well as I could that night and as soon as I could I started calling the Ob/Gyn office this morning and was able to get in to see the "On Call" Doctor.  Actually walking into the Doctor's office and being so close to finding out the answers brought all those anxious feelings back and I was a mess by the time the Doctor (whom I had never met) walked in. She did a good job of calming me down and being understanding. The first thing she did was the ultrasound and sure enough the baby was okay! I got to hear the baby's quick, little heart beat pumping along at 125 beats per minute. Needless to say I was extremely relieved. According to the ultrasound I am 6 weeks and 3 days pregnant, which is very close to what I had thought.  We are still left with the question of why I was having the symptoms I was having, and the Doctor really isn't sure. I asked her if it was perhaps due to working out hard that day, she said that was highly unlikely and that there is not a correlation between exercise and miscarriage. She is recommending that I take it easy for two weeks (sounds like a standard recommendation to me), but otherwise there is nothing more that can be done, which is fine because I am just grateful to know that I am still pregnant and happy to leave the rest in God's hands!