Hi my name is Vanessa and Im 38 and
have two children 15 and 14 in a
previous relationship.
I discovered I was pregnant after 10
months of trying and my partner and I
were delighted to both be parents
again and was so looking forward to
the future.
Sadley one day I experienced a bleed
and was petrified from this moment on
as I was just 14 weeks pregnant
I called my doctor and as it was a
friday I was told to bed rest until I
could see a Doctor on the monday as
this could be a threatend
miscarriage.
On the Monday just a 5 minute walk
away I went to see my Doctor who
discovered that I had a water
infection and was given antibiotics
and was told that an appointment for
an ultrasound would be arranged in
within 24 hours.
As I went to the chemist to collect my
prescription I felt a warm gush and
immediatley thought it would be blood
loss and that I was miscarrying.
I hurried home as slowly and carefully
as possible and felt another gush and
was absolutley terrified at what I
might find.
When I arrived home I immediatley
checked at what was happening and to
my horror I realised it was amniotic
fluid,I really didnt know what was
worse bleeding or fluid loss,so I
called my Doctor who told me to sit
and wait for the call from the
ultrasound department.
They called after and hour and I was
told to get to AE immediatley which I
did.
After a wait I was seen by a Doctor
who examined me with a
spectrum and to my relief he
discovered that I was not bleeding,he
then advised me to have the ultrasound
appointment straight away and when we
did,we found that the babys heart beat
was still beating and that I had lost
nearly all my fluid.
I then was seen by a doctor who gave a
very poor prognosis but he still gave
hope that it may be possible for me to
continue the pregnancy as long I was
aware of infection and that I could
possible go into labour in the next 72
hours,in which I did not,and had a
scan the following week and things
seemed ok considering the
circumstances.I continued to be
monitored for a further 6 weeks we
were given a very low 1% chance of my
babies survival.
But at 19 weeks 4 days I developed a
water infection and went to AE and got
some antibiotics in which I hoped
would clear the infection yet again.In
fact at 20 weeks I had my routine scan
and was seen by a professor at Kings
College Hospital and he found that my
fluid was infact 1.9cm at the deepest
pool and that my baby was in breech
posistion,growth normal and he
suggested as I had not got an
infection as yet that I infact have a
40% chance of survival rate in which
we were delighted.
We went away feeling much more
positive about the future of our
baby.
Unfortunatley that night I went home
and had adominable pain
in which I thought must be the water
infection still playing
havoc and yet again went to AE in
which I was admitted.
I was put in the labour ward and was
in excruciating adominable pain and
was given a pessary for pain relief up
my back package and the pain still
continued in waves.
The pain eased off in periods and I
was put on the ward.
I was surprised that I was not
monitored at any stage knowing my
condition.
I then stayed over night in hospital
with frequent pain in was I was
administered Paracetomol.
On Friday night I was having more
adominable pain and was complaining to
the nurses who gave me just the same
pain relief.
On Saturday morning at 7.30am I was in
agony and pleading with the nurses to
help me in which no one did,and was
told to wait for a doctor as they were
all busy on the labour ward.
I called my partner to ask the
hospital to help as I was in agony and
even two ladies on the ward asked for
help and no one came and I was in a
terrible state.
Eventually a Doctor came at 11.35am
and felt my tummy and I asked to check
if my urine test was back to see what
kind of infection it was and was told
it takes 3-4 days.
I was crying and asked for pain relief
and the doctor said that it would
harm the baby and just walked away to
the next patient to my
astonishment.
My partner called to say he was on his
way and as he arrived I realised I was
bleeding and he went and informed the
nurse who then did not tend to me
until 30mins after, and with another
call of distress from my worried
partner.
As the midwife came she stressed she
thinks I might need to go to the
Labour ward and as she pulled the
curtain away,my babys bottom appeared
and my baby was delivered and sadley
had died.....
We always knew that God was to decide
our babies fate but in such traumatic
circumstance makes it all hard to
bear.
Im proceeding to complain and seek
legal advice as I feel I was totally
neglected in my hours of need.
I just wanted to thank this site and
everybodys stories of support in which
got me through the most delicate and
hardest days of my life..
I had a boy called Anthony and he is
now our Angel above.
I dont regret my fight and my sons
fight for us and advise anyone to do
like wise as there are so many success
stories
God Bless You all
Vanessa and Anthony and Anthony
Jnr
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