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We had tried 8 months to get pregnant
with our second child. We were so
happy to see a positive test! The
pregnancy started out with problems
early on. I had spotting that my
doctor contributed to a couple of
polyps, one of which was on my mucus
plug. At 15 weeks I awoke to find
myself soaked. I attributed to
wetting myself during my sleep as it
was not a large gush like I would have
expected with PROM. I went to the
doctor anyway. The ultrasound showed
normal fluid levels and everything
ok. Two days later I returned for a
follow-up and the fluid level was
nearly 0, I believe they measured it
around 2. We were devastate. We were
told the horror stories and that the
chances for survival were minimal and
the risks to me were great. We
decided that it wasn't our decision to
decide the fate of our baby's life and
continued the pregnancy. I was at
home on bedrest for 9 weeks. At 24
weeks I started to feel stomach
cramps. For fear of having an
infection I went to see the doctor
around 3:00. He decided to admit me
to the hospital for monitoring. My
husband took me home to pack up a few
things and by the time we headed back
to the hospital, about an hour later,
I was having extremely painful
contractions. I was admitted into
labor & delivery. After the first
check of my cervix the nurse said I
was 6 cm dialated and the baby's foot
and cord were coming out. I was sent
for an emergency c-section. This was
the scariest day of my life,
everything happened so fast. I awoke
a few hours later to find that my
daughter was born alive weighing 1lb
9oz and was being taken care of in
NICU. She was a tough little girl and
fought hard, but her lungs were not up
to the challenge. She survived 13
hours. Our hearts are aching so badly
and we miss her so much. But we feel
so lucky to have had her in our lives,
no matter how short of a time, and
know that we did everything we could
for her and she did everythign she
could for us. SHe has made us so much
stronger. I encourage anyone going
through this to take as many pictures
as possible and hold their baby as
much as they can. Also, keep as many
mementos as you can, ask for plaster
casts of your baby's hands/feet,
several foot prints and more. Our
NICU gave us tiny diapers and some of
the tiny items they used to take care
of her, and they have helped us get
through this so much.
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