By Ellen, Parker, Colorado USA
PROM at 17 weeksDelivery at 28 weeks.
Story added: 2000-12-01

I am so glad i found this website so I can give hope to other moms with PROM. I was pregnant with twins and had PPROM on one twin at 17 weeks. The doctors were very pessimistic and didnt give me much hope. There was even a suggestion of termination, which I would not do. I was put on bedrest and antibiotics, and was hospitalized at 24 weeks. I did recieve steriod shots.

I delivered at 28 weeks 1 day due to placental abruption. Evan and Elizabeth were born on 5-19-00. Evan weighed 2 lbs 10 oz and Elizabeth 2 lbs 2 oz. She was the one with the PPROM. As predicted, her lungs were very bad. The neonatiolgist hand bagged her for 3 hours until they could find this nitric oxide treatment for her lungs. She was put on the nitric oxide and the high frequnecy ventilator. That doctor really saved her life. Later on, many of the nurses told me that many docs would have just let her go. Anyway, after 12 long weeks in the NICU she came home on just a whisp of oxygen. She is now 6 months old, 3 months adjusted age and doing fantastic. She is smiling and holding her head up and starting to roll over. She is still pretty small- 9 1/2 lbs, but is growing steadily.

She is a real miracle baby. Her brother is also doing
great-at 6 months he weighs 16 pounds!! I hope this gives hope to those of you going through this. I know how hopeless it can feel. But keep the faith-you can prove all the doctors wrong.

I would be happy to chat on email with anyone who needs some
support.

Ellen