At 22 weeks, my doctor discovered that
there was very little fluid around the
baby during a routine sonogram. I had
been leaking for two weeks but it was a
small amount and I thought it was
incontinence due to the baby being so
low. At first my doctor was concerned
that he didn't have kidneys. He sent
us to the hospital for a level 2
sonogram. The doctor in a very upbeat
tone told us he did have kidneys and
that the best case would be delivery
within 3 weeks of rupture which would
give him 30% chance survival.
That didn't seem like such great news
to us. I was sent home and told to come
back in 4 days if I was still pregnant.
That first night was so scary. My
husband, John had to go work at
midnight, so I was by myself. But God
was with me. I was leaking and I asked
God to get me and the baby through the
night. And He did!
The next morning my doctor called.He
told me that he had been praying and
thinking about it all night and that he
felt in order to give this baby every
chance he would like me to be admitted
that day. He put me on strict bedrest
(with bedpans, aargh!) and had me
hydrated through I.V. That first night
in the hospital I again asked God to
get us through the night. One night,one
day at a time.
Well, those days turned into weeks and
those weeks into months! I had two
sonograms a week, my fluid level went
as high as 7 and as low as 0. When I
was almost 32 weeks, 9 weeks from when
I was told I would deliver, Joshua
Stephen was born at 5lbs.We couldn't
believe how big he was. He was in the
hospital for two months. He went home
on oxygen and got off of that at the
end of Jan. He is now 5 mo. old and
weighs 14 and a half lbs. He is doing
great!
Joshua summer of 2000
We are so thankful to God for not only
giving us this little miracle but also
carrying us through such a difficult
time. To Him be the glory! (Trust in me
in your time of trouble, I will rescue
you and you will give me glory
Ps.50:15) I would LOVE to hear from
anyone who would like to talk.
Linda
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