For the first 28 or so weeks of my
pregnancy, things were going well.
Then I lost my mucus plug at about 28
weeks. I called my OB and was told not
to worry and what I should watch for
(I don't think they were sure it was
actually my plug as opposed to mucus
discharge, but I know it was the plug
itself). I began to experience an
occasional throbbing pain on one side
of my back. The pain would come and
go, but at times in the few days prior
to the PROM, it was excruciating. I
thought it was a pinched nerve; my OB
suspected a kidney infection and had
me scheduled for an ultrasound. We
never made it that far. At 31 weeks,
the pains in my back got so bad that
my stomach was contracting, so we
headed to the hospital. I was having
mild contractions. I stayed in the
hospital for two days (I did get that
kidney ultrasound--no infection), and
they were able to make the
contractions stop, so I was sent home.
Later that evening, I got up to use
the bathroom and my water broke. Back
to the hospital we went. After six
days of bed rest, drugs to stop the
labor, and careful monitoring, I was
fully dilated and the baby was on her
way. Our daughter was born at 32 wks
and 1 day, weighing 3 lbs. 4 1/4 oz.
She was healthy and was breathing on
her own. Besides a few days of
jaundice, she just needed to grow.
After four weeks of being in the NICU,
she came home with us. However, two
weeks after being home, she became
gravely ill and we rushed her to the
Children's hospital. She was diagnosed
with late onset Group B Strep. After a
very scary few days, she bounced back
and was sent home with an IV to
continue her antibiotics. Since that
setback, she has developed amazingly
and today is a healthy 23 month old
with no lasting effects from her
prematuraty. We are so very blessed. I
am now 9 1/2 weeks pregnant, and like
many other mothers who have
contributed to this site, am concerned
about PROM again. This is such an
uncertain situation. But we are
working closely with my OB and a high
risk specialist to closely monitor
this pregnancy. I am now considered
GBS positive and will be treated as
such during delivery. I am keeping my
hopes, and my prayers, high. Good luck
to you all.
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