It's a little tense in the Tobin household this evening. [View all]

[Tobin S.]

I'm okay, but we've seen better days. Jen went to the hospital yesterday. We just found out she was pregnant a couple of weeks ago which is very good. It was a planned thing and we'd been trying for a bit. Anyway, she'd had a little light bleeding since Wednesday and was starting to worry. She didn't have an appointment with a gynecologist until September 5th. She called the doctor's office for advice and they told her to go to the emergency room as a precaution.

She had all of the stuff done there that I think should have been done right away when we found out she was pregnant and not a month off. The doctor there agreed. She had an exam, then the blood work, and then an ultrasound. She's officially 5 weeks pregnant today. But we are worried. She's still spotting a little.

We've been reading a little and this kind of thing happens in 30% of pregnancies for a number of reasons and does not always mean a miscarriage. Our doctor at the emergency room said she wasn't currently having a miscarriage, but she couldn't tell us she wouldn't have one either. The official diagnosis was "Threat of Miscarriage."

Jen's parents were there with us and they have a more positive outlook on the prognosis than we do. I don't know if it's experience speaking, or if they heard something from the doctor that we didn't catch, or if they are just trying to make us feel better. But I hope they are right.