I had a relatively normal pregnancy,
but had a lot of Braxton Hicks
contractions starting around 4 months.
Around 31 weeks, I was getting more
and more contractions, and started
having strange pains. I went to my
doctor and was told it was just false
labor and ligament pain and not to
worry about it. That night, my water
broke. It was the first day of my 32nd
week.
I was admitted to the hospital, but
since I was at 32 weeks, they did not
want to try to stop labor. My labor
progressed quickly, and an ultrasound
showed that the baby was breech. I was
able to get one course of steroids
before they decided to do a c-section.
My son was born 12 hours after my
broke.
Ryan weighed 4.5 pounds and was 18
inches long. He stayed in the NICU 3
weeks. He has grown very well, and is
now 5 months old and 16 pounds. But,
it has been a very long 5 months. Ryan
has struggled with severe acid reflux,
including needing hostpitalization for
respiratory problems caused by
aspirating the acid. He also has a
heart defect which will most likely
need surgery when he is 4 or 5. But,
he continues to thrive and do well
developmentally despite his health
problems. I feel thankful every day
for our little miracle.
The doctors still have no idea what
caused my PPROM, and that will always
haunt me. I hope some of the new
studies with progesterone will give me
the courage to try for a second baby.
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