after my waters broke at 26wks i was
admitted to hospial for 5 days, i was
monitored and spoke to a doctor from
the scbu, he told me the chances of
survival would increase with each week
my pregnancy continued, i was shown
around the unit were my baby would be
taken after birth.
At 27wks i started to have
contractions and feel unwell so went
to the hospital, the baby was coming
the cord was visible i was taken for
an emergacy c section.
when alex was born he weighed 2lbs
2oz, he has an serious infection, he
was resusatated for 8 mins then
ventalated for 4 days then onto c pap
for 4 wks.alex had a biralatral brain
heamorage, he wasnt expected to
survive for more thean a couple of
hours.
After 4 wks alex was doing ok had
the usual problems prems have but was
making progress he was put in high
depandancy but less than 24hrs there
his body gave up, he was rescusatated
several times, he was transfered to a
bigger neo natal unit were surgeons
were watching him, his body had
swelled up he was unreconisable, after
10 days they operated as there was
response to medication, again we were
told he probably wouldnt survive,he
was in thearter for 6 hours, he did
survive, he had NEC a part of his bowl
had died and was causing a blockage,
his bowl had ruptuered and again his
tiny body was infected.
Alex spent the next 8 weeks on a
ventalater then onto c pap then nasal
oxygen, he had his ups and downs but
he was ment to be here, he fought so
hard, he came home when he was nearly
5 months old, alex has chronic lung
disease as he was vented for such a
long time, he come home on
oxygen.
Alex is nearly one now he come of
oxgyen a few weeks ago and is doing
fantastic, he is rolling around and
babbling, we cant be sure at the
moment that he has no brain damage but
at the moment things are looking
good..if your are going through this
please take a little insparation from
my story these babies are tough little
cookies..keep your chin up through the
bad times and treasure every presious
cuddle. x x x
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