I want to share our story to give others
some hope. Ours has a happy outcome.
After 4 years of dealing w/ infertility
and on our second IVF attempt, I became
pregnant w/ twin boys. The pregnancy was
perfectly normal and uneventful. At 25
weeks and 4 days, I woke up at 3 a.m.
and sat up and my water broke. We went
to PSL hospital in Denver and I was
admitted and told I would be there until
delivery. Baby A's water had broke but
Baby B's water was intact. They gave me
antibiotics and some shots of steroids
for the baby's lungs. There was no sign
of infection. There is so much fear at
first, it is paralyzing. To think of all
we had been through to get pregnant, it
was unimaginable to think of losing our
babies. We did everything w/ in our
power to stay positive. My bed rest was
not bad at all - I read, wrote, and my
dr. prescribed pool therapy - floating
in a special hydrogen (not chlorine)
pool - it helps regenerate the fluid.
And I drank tons of water. My husband
spent every night w/ me in my hospital
room and that support was huge. I was on
strict bed rest and had planned to be
there for as long as possible - we were
hoping to get to 35 weeks. But, at 28
weeks and 3 days the babies were born.
They spent 10 days in the level 1 NICU
and are still in the level 2 NICU but we
hope to have them home in 2-3 weeks.
They are doing fine. It was very scary
at first, but it's getting better.
I want anyone reading this to know that
when I was on bed rest, I found this
PROM website and it helped me. We knew
what it would be like if the babies came
before 28 weeks - that milestone is so
very important. If there is a mom out
there on bedrest, feel free to email me.
Hang in there, your mind is very
powerful and can make a big difference
if you focus on the positive and do not
let fear take over.
The other important thing I want to
mention is please do not waste your time
or energy blaming yourself or wondering
why this happened. You are not to blame.
These things just happen sometimes. Hang
on!
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