After 3 early miscarriages, surgery to
correct some "possibly" fertility
problems I finally became pregnant
again in AUG 2004. My husband & I
were so happy, though I know I made
him a nervous wreck up until I passed
my third month. Everything seemed to
be going wonderful! The day we were
going to register for my baby shower
(Sunday) I was getting in the shower
and gushed ALOT of "fluid". I called
my doctor and he thought maybe I had a
bladder infection but to go ahead and
come in to the ER to be checked. I
could tell there was something wrong
by the look on his face as soon as he
started to examine me.
I was immediately transferred to a
hospital in town where they are better
equipped to handle these things. I
had lost about all my fluid, was a 2
on the AFI scale.
When I got there we were told so many
things my head was spinning. Thank
goodness my husband listened to
everything they told us and did so
much research on PROM I really think
he could teach people about it.
I think we were told most of the
standard things in a pregnancy this
early and losing this much fluid. The
goal was to try to keep our little boy
in for at least 2 1/2 to 3 more weeks
to have at least a chance of
survival.
Two days later I started contractions
and had another U/S done. We were
told, I wasn't in labor but given
med's to stop the contractions? Also,
noted was my fluid had built up to 3-
AFI - need to be at least 5. With all
of these tests and ultrasounds our
baby’s heartbeat was so strong.
We were so hopeful about trying to
make it to our new due date.
Unfortunately, things do not always go
that way. Twenty six hours later our
son "Alec Blaine" was born weighing
12.7 ounces. Alec was the most
perfect little person we have ever
seen. He lasted about 20 minutes with
my husband and I holding and kissing
him.
I am sure anyone that has been through
this understands what my husband and I
are going through now - we are
absolutely heartbroken, bitter, and so
without answers as to why this
happens! I had a beautiful little boy
Thursday morning, yet we sit here
today (Saturday) with no baby! We
have no idea how long it takes to get
through something like this, today
there seems to be no end of sorrow in
sight.
Our hearts go out to anyone that this
happens to and hope you can find the
strength to get through it or at least
make sense from one day to the next.
Hopefully you have a wonderful spouse,
significant other, friends, and family
that will do nothing but listen and be
there for you.
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