The pregnancy seemed perfectly normal,
although with first trimester bleeding
that did not concern my OB. Just
before 31 weeks my water broke and I
was admitted to the hospital that
night. They put me on magnesium to
prevent contractions from starting
(they never did) and gave steroid
shots to assist in baby lung
development. I stayed on bedrest with
no labor until 34 weeks, when the dr's
induced due to concern over baby's
slowing growth rate. Ava was born at 4
lbs and spent 2 weeks in the hospital.
She is now a healthy 14 month old.
Upon delivery of Ava, dr found an
irregular placenta/cord attachment,
that was never detected by ultrasound.
She believes this is what caused PROM,
but there is no way to be sure of
that.
I am currently 22wks pregnant with my
2nd. Dr's are watching my cervix
closely and beginning weekly p17 shots.
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