This is really a PAP story-my PROM
story
is already listed.
After we lost our daughter Hope, I
wasn't really sure that I wanted to
risk
going through that kind of loss again-
or
that I could even get pregnant again.
Thankfully, God took care of making
those decisions for me and on
Christmas
morning 2001, I found out that I was
indeed expecting again. I notified my
OB
right away and they tested my
progesterone (which was low with Hope)
the day after Christmas. My
progesterone
was not real low, but they decided to
put me on it anyway. I didn't have any
spotting this time, so that was
encouraging to me. At 9 1/2 weeks, I
noted a greenish mucous after using
the
bathroom. I called the dr. and they
had
me come in right away to be tested for
BV. Sure enough, I had it. Of course,
the usual treatment for BV is Flagyl,
which cannot be prescribed in the 1st
trimester. They went ahead and gave me
the prescription to have filled as
soon
as I was 12 weeks. In the meantime,
they
suggested that I take saltwater baths
(to help balance the vaginal pH) and
take an acidophilus supplement. We now
believe that I contracted BV during my
pregnancy with Hope and because it was
left to flourish (not treated with
antibiotics) it caused my membranes to
rupture.
During this pregnancy, I had BV 4
times.
My dr. was very diligent and had me
checked at every visit until I reached
34 weeks.
This pregnancy, I ended up having
preterm labor and was on bedrest and
procardia for the 6 weeks prior to our
daughter's birth. However, when I
finally went into labor, our daughter
was ready and weighed in at 6lbs 12oz.
Although she was only 36 weeks, she
came
out with her eyes open and crying
loudly.
We feel she is quite a miracle-from
the
BV and preterm labor, to the true knot
in her very short umbilical cord, we
know that she would not be here if God
had not show us great mercy.
My hope in sharing this story is that
it
will encourage another who has
suffered
the loss of a baby through PROM.
Thankfully, you can go on to have a
healthy baby after losing one.
We named this daughter Joy-God gave us
hope through our daughter Hope and He
restored our joy through our daughter
Joy.
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