By Rena Mcneill, fayetteville,nc us
PROM at 18 weeksDelivery at 18 weeks.
Story added: 2003-12-28

I came across this site while searching the web one night and this stories helped me through my pain. So I decided to share my story...I started IVF treatment in June 2003, they retrieved 17 eggs, 13 fertilized, 3 transfered. I was sent home for bedrest for 2 days. With high hopes I went back to work and returned to my normal daily routine. 2 weeks later blood tests confirmed that I was preg. I heard my baby's heartbeat at 7 weeks. They released me to go to my regular gyn. MY pregenancy was the best anyone could ask for, no morning sickness no aches and pains no anything all. All of my ultrasounds went smoothly and I heard my baby's heatbeat 3 times. I was on top of the world! At exaclty 18 weeks I was at work and I felt some slight cramping ang a little backache I thought nothing of it, I brushed it off as normal preg. symptoms. I went home and rushed in the house to use the bathrooom when I did I felt a big gush followed by blood clots! I was scared to death. I called my doctor But it was his his weekend off so his fill in doctor called back and told me to go to the Er and get evaluated. Well, I went 12-19-03 at 6:30pm and they stuck me in a room. Noone came to check on me and my on call doctor did not even show up to come and see if I was ok. finally at 12:00, the Er doctor showed up and examined me when he did I passed a huge blood clot. He left the room without saying anything. I was stuck in the room still. At 3:30am they finally decided to check for a heartbeat, well the training nurse made the mistake of listening to my heartbeat instead of the baby's, I felt a wave of relief come over me. Then the senior nurse came to check and she didn't hear anything so they left me alone once again. Then at 5:00 they decided to give me any ultrasound. Once again the ultrasound tech. said nothing. I was wheeled back down to the Er. and there they told me that I lost my baby and I was going to be induced. I finally got to my room at 6:00 Sat. morning. I was devestated. My husband was in New Jersey when my water broke and he got on the highway as fast as he could. He came in at about 10:00 that morning and I told him what had happened. I was in labor from 6:00am till 7:00pm I felt the labor pains and everyhing they keep giving me pain meds. but it wasn't working, come to find out my IV was halfway out. I had my baby at 7:15pm they told my it was a boy when in fact it turned out to be a girl. Finally my on call doctor came in to push the placenta out and he left. I was realesed the next day 12-21-03. I came home severly depressed as this was my first preg. I had a lot of support and yet I just wanted to be left alone. 3 days later I tried going back to work when I did I had the exact same pains that I had before, this time I called my doc. right away and he was shocked to learn that I had a m/c over the weekend and his partener did not inform him. He told me to go back ot the Er and He would be waiting for me when I got there, and sure enough he was. When He examined me he found that his partner had left the placenta inside me and I had been walking around with it in my body for 5 days! He gave me an emergenancy D&C, (It was x-mas eve, and I was back in the hospital). After my surgery I was put in my room to rest. I woke up x-mas day in the hospital depressed and blue, but glad to be alive. I was allowed to go home that night. It has been a week since I had my baby and not a day goes by that I don't think about her . I miss her so much and everyone wants me to just get over it. Even though I had a nightmare first preg. I am looking foward to starting my FET in March. No one can understand the hurt and pain that I feel for my daughter Macala Strickalnd, I hope that by sharing my stoy it will help me gain some of my strenth back. Thank you all listening to my story