Textbook pregnancy until around 28 1/2
weeks when I thought I had a yeast
infection. Made appt w/my doctor. Was
given a very vigorous internal exam that
led me to shout out, and sent home
w/some cream. In retrospect, I realize
that I started leaking fluid shortly
after the internal, but this being a
first pregancy, thought it was just
discharge from cream prescribed to me.
(I don't know if it's just my
imagination, but amnio seemed to have a
very distinct odor to me).
Water broke while brushing teeth in 29th
week. Rushed to the hospital where
measures were taken to postpone labor
and mature baby's lungs. Delivered son
via emergency C at 31 weeks and 6 days.
He was 3 lbs. 10 oz. He stayed in the
hospital for 41 days because on day 4 of
his life he got a hospital infection
(totally unrelated to PPROM -- how
unlucky is that?). He was sent home with
us at 4 lbs. 5 oz. on a monitor due to
some bradycardia caused by reflux that
the doctor wanted to monitor, but true
to form, as he neared the date that
should have been his birthday, all
bradycardia cleared up.
My son is 11 months old now, and weighs
a wopping 23 lbs. He is doing great
developmentally, and he fully caught up
with his peers w/regards to milestones
at around 7 1/2 months. I'm definitely
nervous re: any future pregnancies
--especially now that I know what can go
wrong. (I was blissfully unaware this
first time around).
To all other PPROM moms, dads and babies
-- you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Good luck to us and to our born and
unborn children.
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