When I was pregnant on bedrest I would
always read thses stories and wonder
how mine would go. Well first, I am a
mother of 2 little girls 5 & 3. My
husband and I got married November 23,
2008. He has a son who is 8.We decided
we wanted to have a baby together and
got started right away. I found out I
was pregnant on January 20, 2009. We
were so excited my husband called
everyone he knew at 5am just to tell
them the news!! Everything was fine.
Then April 20, 2009 I was walking out
of the grocery store with my 3 kids
and felt a gush of water come out. It
leaked through my pants. When I got
home I changed, and called my OB. They
told me to get down to the emergency
room right away. I was freaking out. I
called my husband and work, and told
him to meet me down there. They did an
ultrasound which they never let me
see, and got me transferred to labor
and delivery where my OB meet us. He
told us my water broke and that I
would probably go into labor within
the next 72 hours. I stayed in the
hospital for 3 days where they all
kept asking me if I wanted to induce
labor. My husband and I cried pretty
much for those three days. When the
lady did the ultrasound we could see
our baby, but not very well. She told
us she thought it was a boy.
Well long story short. I went home and
started going to a high risk pregnancy
doctor. They informed me about
infections, and that I would go into
the hospital at 24weeks until I
delivered. My OB told me the whole
time to just terminate because he
would never make it. My husband and I
are strong believers and agreed that
whatever God's plan was he would take
care of our son. At 24weeks we checked
into Swedish Medical Center where we
spent Fathers Day, 4th of July. It was
horrible I hated it. Being a mom
already I never saw my babies, but my
husband was with me everyday. He spent
5 weeks with me in the hospital. I
started having some bleeding at
26weeks, so the doctors gave me
steriods to help speed up the lung
development. Sometimes on the monitor
I could hear him hiccup!! On July 14,
2009 I woke up having some cramping. I
told the nurse and they put me on the
monitor. They contractions started
getting worse, so I called my husband
at work and told him to get to the
hospital. Two hours went by. I was
screaming the pain would not go away,
but the contractions stopped showing
up. They gave me pain meds and still
it did not work, so finally they
decided it was time. My babies heart
rate was going up really high too. We
went straight down to the surgery room
I knew I was having a C-section
because I had 2 others before. It went
by so fast the next thing I knew my
son was born. I was waiting for him to
cry, but he never did. He was purple
when he came out. All the NICU nurses
were around him I couldnt see him. My
husband had the biggest smile on his
face, but I knew something was wrong.
They could not get him stable. I was
os scared. Then the nurses pulled an
alarm that went off it was so loud.
All I could see was them wisk him
away, and of course my husband went
with them. I had an infection around
my uterus, and as soon as they cut me
open it spread through my body. My
blood pressure went really low, and I
started shaking. They took me to ICU.
I didnt care about myself all I wanted
to know was if my son was stable. My
husband came down a hour later, and
told me they had him stable, and that
he was alright. Everytime my husband
went to check on him I got scared. I
was so affriad he would come back
crying, but he never did. The next day
I was taken into the regular post
pardom floor. I was happy because I
knew I was going to finally see my
son. Colton John Reice was born on
July 14, 2009 at 3:19pm he was 2lbs
6oz and 12in long. He is now 4months
old. He is still in the hospital, but
he is doing well. We are hoping he
will be home around the new year!!
Going through this was the worst
nightmare I have ever experienced, but
God is more powerful then any doctor
or machine. Let him determine the fate
of your child. I just wish these
doctors would not be so negavtive.
Just remember God gives us nothing we
cannot handle. If you have any
questions trust me I have been there,
so please contact me!
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