Jamie's PROM story
This was my first pregnacy and things
were not looking good from 13weeks on. I
had gone to the ER becuase of
bleeding(almost like it was my period).
I found out that all they could tell me
to do, at that point was to go home and
lay in bed for the next 3 days, I made
it through those days laying in bed
worrying what would happen. I went to my
doctor's to have a ultrasound done to
see if the baby was moving and doing ok.
I was relieved to find out everything
was ok, I still had to watch what I did
for the next while or so. Finally we
found out what the baby was (4 1/2
months) "It's a girl"! We were so
excited (it would be the first
grandaughter on both sides of family).
the next month or so was getting on the
downside again.
I was about 24 weeks and all day I was
feeling cramps thinking they were
normal, (it was my first pregancy). When
I finally called my doctor he told me to
drink plenty of fluids and lay for the
next hour or so, if I was still feeling
the cramps then come in the Women's
center, So the next hour went by, and
still feeling cramps. They started to
give me a small shot of (something,
can't remember) to stop the
contractions. (I found that out when I
got there).
So, I was sent home after "contractions"
had calmed down, and stopped.
I was now 25 weeks and "AGAIN" was
feeling the contractions and they were
stronger than before, we called the
doctor, and told me to take a warm bath,
so I did, all of a sudden I felt this
rush of fluid come out, I thought I was
urinating but I couldn't see color, so I
got out and layed down and was feeling
nothing. My husband got home around 6:30
p.m. I told him I was feeling
contractions again we called the
doctor's office paging our doctor, we
couldn't get a hold of him so we decided
to go to the Women's Center.
I got a room "again" (third time)and we
watched and sat waiting to see the
results of the ultrasounds they looked
good and also my cervix was not dilated,
they gave me the same shot as before,
but this time it didn't help, the nurse
came in checking my cervix to see any
changes, I had dilated to a one, they
gave me a second dose and still no
changes, 1 hour went by I was dilated to
a 4, in just an hour. I had a strange
feeling I wasn't about to go home quit
yet!
I was given Magnesium to stop my
dilating, ( I couldn't tell you what was
going on that stuff was horrible)! The
doctor asked to send me to the 3 stage
of a hospital, that was LDS hospital
downtown, my first ride in a ambulance
it was pretty small and bumby!
I was put under a High Risk doctor which
he could hopefully help me and my baby.
I was told then I would be kept there
for 48 hours, becuase of the steriod
shot they gave me to help shelby's lungs
develope. And hopefully wouldn't deliver
until then, but the chances were slim.
I made it through the 48 hours and was
given a room to stay until I would
deliver my baby. There was no fluid
around the baby, except for a small
amount that let her turn around "BREECH
POSITION". I hardley felt her move but I
was bedriden for the next 6 weeks or
until she decided to come.
I waited it out for 3 weeks and
delivered shelby Emergency C-section it
was a hard delviery.(I didn't think I
would make it through.)Shelby's foot was
stuck through the birth canal, then her
arm, and her head. It was one thing
after another. I wasn't able to see her
as soon as they freed her from all that
mess. The first photo we saw of her was
hooked up to tubes and oxygen. But she
didn't need the oxygen, she was
breathing well on her own, but it was
there in case she stopped.
As soon as I was put in my room again, I
was out of it, it was around 4:30 in the
afternoon, and I delivered shelby at
6:39 a.m. that morning. Two days went by
and I started to get an infection,
(which was suppose to happen, becuase of
PROM, and they're would be a slim chance
to none, of not getting infection.) I
stayed in the hospital another week and
a half after I had Shelby. I Had CAT
scans, ultrasounds, every blood test
done you can imagine, I had everyone!!
"MY ARMS LOOKED LIKE I WAS A AN ADDICT
OF SOME SORT"!!
My doctor didn't know what to do, so
they sent me to the Infectous Disease
Team. They wanted to reopen my incesion
and take the "infection" out. I said
"NO" I was not about to go through
another surgery again! Later that
evening I went to the bathroom and
noticed through my incesion there was
blood and all sorts of yucky stuff (
WONT GET INTO THAT). When that had
happened I felt so so much better my
fever was fading and I wasn't so hot.
The "oncall" doctor, which was an
attending, reopened my incesion without
any medication fast enough, before I
felt so much pain. There was no pain in
the world at that moment, that could be
worse than what I felt!
I was finally discharged after 3 days of
no fevering, and was put on Home health.
I had to be on antibiotics for 2-3 more
weeks, I had a PIC line so it wouldn't
be any needles through my arms, (OH, HOW
I WAS RELIEVED OF THAT)!!! NO MORE POKES
OR "REPOKES" . But the PIC line wasn't
much better it was like surgery again.
I made it!! I made it through some rough
times but in the end I am a grateful
parent of a beautiful little girl,
Shelby Katlyn, weighing at birth 1 lb.
13 oz. and 14 1/2 inches long. She has
no long term effects (so far) and is
doing very well. Shelby is 13 months
now. She is a bundle of joy and were so
grateful to have her, and her mommy
(me)!! Thank you for letting me share
this story. And reading all your story's
were touching and emotional.
Thank you!
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