Today the baby is still doing just fine, heart rate remains normal. However this morning my blood levels dropped from 8.3 to 7.4. The specialist was worried since I was still bleeding that my levels would continue to drop so they went ahead and tranfused 2 units of blood today. I have had several family members ask about donating blood specifically for me and the is what Dr matuszek said. It is hard in the situation I am in to predict when I will need the blood. It is not like a planned surgery on a specific date. The other thing she stated is that in OB it typically takes more blood than normal since your entire blood volume circulates through your uterus every 8 minutes. You can only donate blood every so many days, so it would be next to impossible for even a few people to be able to donate the amount of blood I will possibly need. And once again we will not know when or if I will need more. So I appreciate everyone's concern and willingness to donate, but in this situation I dont think it will work.
Jen
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