After 5 years of trying,lots of
fertilely drugs and 4 artificial
inseminations (this one being our last
attempt) to have a baby we were elated
to find out on Easter 2000 we were
going to have a baby.
For the first 8 weeks I felt great and
couldn't believe there was a baby
growing inside of me. At about the 8th
week I got to enjoy the morning, noon
and night sickness but that made it
easier to believe there was a baby
growing. I kept complaiining about not
being able to drink and being sick, but
my doctor was not worried.
At 17 weeks I felt great and as I was
waiting to see my doctor I thought about
skipping out but something made me stay.
They could not locate the baby heart
beat and sent me for an ultra sound.
The look on the ladies face said alot.
She told me I had little fluid around
the baby and that I needed to talk to my
doctor. My doctor told me that this was
very serious and I needed to go home and
rest and drink alot of fluid. I went in
3 days and found my fluid had went up
alittle. He told me you have about 10
ml of fluid and on Friday I had 1 now up
to 3. He told me to stay laying down
and drinking fluid and to come back in a
week. Thinking back the day before my
appointment I do remember feeling a gush
but thought nothing of it.
I would remain on my sofa for the next
weeks making little fluid changes. They
just kept telling me to continue laying
down and drinking fluid. My doctor sent
me to a Peri-specialist who told us our
baby had a 40% chance to surive and I
could carry this baby to term but the
baby still might not survive due to lung
delevopement. He also told me that
babies with low fluid could have club
foot or hands.
At 23 weeks I felt a gush and went to
the hospital to be informed I was again
lost what fluid I a had. The doctor
told my husband we need to get to 28 to
have a chance to save our baby. He also
told him things don't look good he
excepted me to deliver in the next 24
hours. I didn't go into labor and the
next day they sent me home to do
nothing.
At 24 weeks I went to the specialist to
have him tell me that I might go home
with a baby and I might not. He told me
my baby was breech and I would have to
have a c-section and to except to be
admitted to the hospital if things don't
improve. I left feeling terrible and was
very upset with that doctor but my a
promise to myself that I would come home
with a baby.
At 26 weeks the specialist was surprised
my fluid was up and my baby had flipped
(thanks to the flash light trick0 and I
could go home and he would see me in 4
weeks. They had the NICU doctors come
in to prepare us for what to except they
stressed the need to get to 28 weeks but
34 weeks is equal to term to them.
At 28 weeks I felt very wet and my
specialist told me to come in right
away. I have once again lost the fluid
and he thought I would be delivering
soon. He admitted me into my new home
room 875 (an hour away from my son and
husband and famliy and friends). Nothing
we can do but continue to wait he just
wanted me close by. Good thing because
2 days later I started to bleed. They
said that there was nothing to worry
about that the baby was rubbing on my
cervix to cause the bleeding.
At the hospital the doctors visited
dailey, I was monitored twice a day
(more when I would hook myself up), I
had ultra sounds done dailey and was
ordered to lay around, drink and keep
the baby inside of me.
With no fluid you don't feel the baby
move so I learned how to monitor myself
and would do that in the middle of night
to much sure I could hear the heart
beat. I continued to bleed off and on
for the next 6 weeks and leaking. They
promised me at 34 weeks we would induce.
I made in to 34 weeks, they induced, my
baby rolled on the cord which sent 6
nurses running into my room and sent me
to the emerency room for an emerency
c-section. When I woke my husband told
me we had a baby boy who came out crying
and was doing well. (Thank God).
Barrett Oliver Morrison was 4lbs 8
ounces and 17 inches long. He spent 8
hours in NICU and then moved to the feed
and grow room. He didn't like to eat
and had some minor set backs. He spent
4 weeks in the hospital and came home on
a heart monitor, oxygen and in a body
harness. Due to the low fluid his hip
didn't form correctly but assure us he
will be fine.
At 18 months he is fine!! He was on the
oxygen for 3 months, the heart monitor 4
months and wore the body harness for 6
months. He is over 20 pounds, walking
and distrorying anything and everything.
He is the happiest and has the biggest
and best smile.
Those 17 weeks of doing nothing gave us
an awesome gift and we thank God daily.
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