Hello all,
I was getting my hair done one
Thursday afternoon in my 27th week,
and I got up to leave and GUSH... a
huge puddle of water was dripping on
the floor beneath me. I waddled to the
bathroom hoping it was a loss of
bladder control, but it was a clear
odorless fluid - I concluded that my
water broke. I had to drive myself
home to call my husband who was
golfing and my doctor. I was taken to
the hospital without any labor and it
was very overwhelming. I thought that
once your water brakes, that the baby
would have to be delivered within 24
hours or the baby would die. I soon
learned that the body can replenish
the amniotic fluid. I received
steroids and other antibiotics to keep
her in there as long as possible. I
felt fine the next day and I was
looking forward to a long stay in the
hospital - they said up to 6 more
weeks. I ended up going into labor 8
days later and our first child, Isabel
Faith was deliverd C-section weighing
2 lbs 5 oz. She got down to 1 lb 15 oz
a few days later.
She stayed in the NICU for 50 days and
now is a bouncing playful and very
healthy 14 month old. She is very
little and petitie but she will always
be a miracle.
There is no explanation for what
happened to me. I am optimistic that
my future pregnancies will go full
term. My prayers are will all the
other moms and babies.
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