Two heartbeats!

The ticks' tickers are ticking!  My relief is beyond enormous.

All is well.  The blood is coming from a spot right above Baby B's sac.  Dr. Smiles said that there is some "separation" between the sac and the wall of the uterus at that point.  But, it's not the main point where the sac is attached --the entire side is attached to the side wall of the uterus and it looks very strong there.  He said he's actually glad that the blood is flowing because, otherwise, there would be a build up of pressure there that would be pressing on the sac.  Baby A's sac seems unaffected by it.  I don't like the idea of any "separation" but he seemed to think it wasn't a problem, so I'm OK.  The nurse said it looks like the bleeding should be stopping soon.  She said to keep taking it easy but that things should be OK.

They first flipped to Baby A and you could see the tiniest flicker of a heartbeat immediately.  Not quite strong enough to measure, yet, but definitely there.  Then we moved over to Baby B.  The sac is more distorted and it's a little hard to see but there was definitely a heartbeat, too.  There was a bit of a surreal moment when Dr. Smiles actually thought he saw a second yolk sac in Baby B's sac -- as in a possible identical twin split.  But, lots more zooms in and out confirms that it was just the gestational sac.  Now, THAT was a moment of panic!

Both the nurse and Dr. Smiles have had experience with this personally -- Dr. Smiles' wife and the nurse herself.  So, they were both very understanding of our panic and made sure that the scan was as thorough as possible and made sure to reassure us.  A wonderful thing.  After Dr. Smiles left, the nurse said that with her pregnancy she bled at the beginning and then, for the rest of the pregnancy, never stopped looking at the toilet tissue.  She said she'd be sitting there feeling the baby move and still be afraid to see blood.  So, she understands.

I'm feeling much better.  The cramps are still there but the blood is less -- still there, but less.  And, I'm trying to believe that I can stay calmer, now.  (Of course, last time I said that it lasted for about 24 hours...)  But, seeing the heartbeats made me feel infinitely better.  I can breathe again.

Thank you all so much for your support.  Reading what you wrote yesterday and today made me feel so much calmer.

We have heartbeats!!  Back for an 8 week growth scan on November 15th!