I am currently pregnant after
experiencing PROM at 31 weeks with my
first pregnancy. During my first
pregnancy I was told that everything
was going along perfectly, but at 31
weeks my water broke spontaneously. I
was admitted to the hospital where
they tried to stop my contractions,
but were unsuccessful and my son was
born weighing 4 lbs. 11.5 ounces.
After reading many of the other
stories I can say that we were so
lucky. As I was only able to be given
one dose of steroids before
delivering, my son had some difficulty
breathing after birth, but was on room
air within a few days. However when
he was 2 days old we were told that he
had an infection and that he
had "bleeding in his brain" (grade 3
intraventricular hemorrhage). We were
lucky as our son was strong and we
knew he would make it, but it was
unclear as to how the damage to his
brain would affect him in the long
run, so I have spent the last 3 years
worrying about it. Mhy son is now 3
years old and has shown no delays at
all.
I was hesitant to try again as the
experience of a having a premature
baby is such a rollercoster and I
wasn't sure I could go through it
again. Finally I decided to give it
another try and I am pregnant again.
I am now 27 weeks along and my midwife
has been keeping a close eye on me
knowing my previous history. So 2
days ago I had an ultrasound to check
my cervix and they found that my
cervix is shortened and they saw some
funneling. I was admitted to the
hospital where they found I was having
contractions. They were able to stop
my contractions with medication and
sent me home with more medicine to
continue taking. Right now it seems
they are undecided as to what the next
step is. My fetal fibronectin test
came back negative which it good news
at this point, but I am still so
worried. They have put me on bedrest
until they can do another ultrasound
next week, but I am not sure what
happens after that. So I am
waiting....
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