i was so happy when i found out i was
pregnant. my husband and i had gotten
married 1 month before we started
trying and i was pregnant the next
month. that was the easy part for me.
the hard part would be staying
pregnant. i had my first bleeding
episode at 5 weeks and when i went to
the er the dr, thought she saw 2
gestational sacs and only one looked
viable. she said the bleeding may be
from loosing a twin. this was
devastating and so scarey. the
bleeding stopped and i saw my regular
ob at 7 weeks. there was a heartbeat!
and i was diagnosed with an arcuate
uterus, or slightly heart shaped. this
could lead to preterm delivery and
usually a c section is required
because the baby could be breach. that
was fine with me as long as my baby
made it. i started bleeding again a
week later and it pretty much didnt
stop until i delivered. i bled very
heavily at least once a week for
several days for my whole pregnancy. i
was on bedrest at home starting at 12
weeks. this was so scarey. you never
get used to bleeding while your
carrying a baby. i always felt like i
could lose my baby. we found out i was
having a boy at 16 weeks! we were so
happy but still very scared. by this
point i had had numerous ultrasounds
due to bleeding and everything always
looked normal with the baby. it did
appear that i had a blood clot near
the placenta that was causing the
bleeding. it varied in size but was
always there. when i was 22 weeks 6
days i experienced very heavy bleeding
and when i went to the dr. i had 2 cm
of amniotic fluid. i was admitted to
the hospital and was told my baby was
going to die because my water had
broken (pprom). the drs. said i had 48
hours before i would deliver and my 23
weeker would not survive. we had to
decide if we would want him to be
ressusitated or if we would just hold
him and let him go. i told them we
wouldnt decide. my baby is going to
live. i recieved iv antibiotics and 2
steroid shots at 24 weeks. i had no
more than 2 cm of fuid the whole time,
usually 0 cm. hospital bedrest was
horrible and the worst most terryfying
time of my life besides my sons nicu
stay. almost 5 weeks later i had my
first contractions and was sent to
have a c section because my son was
breech and had no fluid to turn around
in.
devin luke magrane was born at 10:51
am on 6/23/2009 weighing 2 lbs. 6 oz.
and was 13.5 inhes long. he did not
cry when they delivered him and not
one person in the o.r. told me whether
or not he was alive before taking him
to the nicu. i was not able to see him
for 12 hours after he was born
(hospital policy). but when i did he
was so tiny and i was so afraid for
him. the drs said he might not make
it. he was breathing when he was born
but required c-pap 1 hour later, then
he needed the vent for 2-3 days. then
he went to high flow nasal cannula
then low flow. he was in the nicu for
11 weeks 1 day and ended up coming
home 2 weeks before his due date on
9/9/09. hes almost 6 months old now (3
months adjusted) and weighs 14 lbs. 9
oz. hes doing great. he came home
without oxygen or a monitor or
anything! we are so proud of him! hes
a happy healthy chubby little baby
whos swinging in his swing right next
to me right now! i love him so much
and honestly i wouldnt change anything
about the way he came into the world
because he might not be exactly how he
is now. the nicu stay is hard but once
your baby is home, its all over and
you will be so happy and realize how
strong you really are. and you will
never take your child for granted. i
came to this website while i was on
hospital bedrest everyday and i read
every single story in green. i couldnt
bring myself to read the ones in blue.
i wanted so badly to type out my happy
ending story and have it be a green
one! im so happy to be finishing this
and i hope my story gives someone
hope. because there is so much hope
when it comes to premature babies.
they are amazing and so strong and so
are their parents. good luck to you
all!
if you are going to have a preemie,
please join the preemie parenting
group at babycenter.com. all of the
parents there are so supportive and i
dont know what i would do without
them. and please visit my blog to see
pictures and read about my sons
everyday life. he is awesome!
http://abittyblog.blogspot.com/
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