My name is Jennie. I'm a wife and a mother. I have been married to the man of my dreams, Trever, for 9 wonderful years. We have 5 beautiful daughters who fill our lives with joy and excitement. We just had our 6th child. Our son Caleb.

I was diagnosed with a rare condition called Placenta Accreta along with Placenta Previa. Accreta is a condition where the placenta attaches to the scar tissue in the uterus. It will often continue to grow to deeper tissue (increta) and even through the uterus attaching to other organs(percreta). I ended up having an 11 hour surgery, including a hystorectomy, and bladder repair. I received 7 units of blood and blood parts. (This is a lot of blood loss for my surgeons, but minimal blood loss to those who are not as experienced in these deliveries. I spent 36 hours in the ICU after surgery. I have also had many other complications afterwards including another minor surgery 2 weeks later. These complications are somewhat normal for the type of surgery I had.

I had a team of specialists doing my surgery. Obgyns, Gyno-oncologists, trauma surgeons, urologists and anesthesiologists. This team has specialized in techniques helping with minimal blood loss. Those with accreta , loose large amounts of blood because the placenta cannot detach naturally at delivery.

My goal is to help save women's lives by giving this terrible condition a voice. So many are ignorant to its fatal attack. Doctors and women alike, need to be educated about Accreta. Many have never even heard of it. The numbers are on the rise because of so many women choosing to have c-sections when it isn't necessary. Not all women can avoid it, but many can. Please help me give Accreta a voice, by sharing the information in this blog. (There are numerous posts with information on Accreta as well as the Accreta team who took such great care of me.)

Sunday, February 24, 2013

February 24

I'm at a loss for what to name this post. I should be something catchy and fun, but alas....I got nuttin'.

Today was an interesting day. My hormones are still all over the place. I got a few phone calls and texts from friends. That really made my day. I also got a visit from my Mother in Law. I sure love her. It was good to have some time with her. I realized yesterday, during our party, that I don't know how to socialize with big groups lately. I didn't think I was overwhelmed, but looking back, it was overwhelming. I just sat in the corner and watched everything happen. Like those days when I am video chatting with the kids. I was just an observer. I realized last night, I didn't even show them how excited I was to see them. I haven't seen one of Trever's brothers and his family for about five years. I just kind of stared at them. So weird of me huh?

This little world of mine has had a bigger impact on me than I thought. It may be a while before I am back to my old self... So please don't get offended if I do the same to you!

I am definitely feeling pregnant this week. Lots of growing pains. I can tell Caleb is getting bigger and stronger too. All good signs. I am even gaining a little weight, says my blow up mattress that quickly deflated tonight. If that doesn't give you a complex I don't know what will. Hehehe.  Please continue to pray for us please! We are on the home stretch. I really want to make it to the 8th with no emergencies! No more bleeding, no early surgery. Just smoothe sailing for the next 12 days. History has shown, with other accretas, that women who bleed as early as I have, will have another big bleed 2-3 weeks later. It has been 2 weeks already!

I got to video chat with Trever tonight! We had a little date, via computer. When I first got on, the girls were up and I was telling them goodnight. As soon as my little baby girl saw me, she yelled, ha(hi) mom! She just kept yacking away to me saying mom every few words. Ahh it was so precious. Trever has been working with her since I left to be able to say hi mom! Precious moments...

Well that's about it for now. Sleepy time, she comes.
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