By Kim Dorman, Newington,CT USAHello,
PROM at 22 weeksDelivery at 22 weeks + 5 days.
Story added: 2004-11-12
My story, unfortunately, is like many of yours.
It's been 19 months since my first loss & I'm still find myself searching for answers but I don't think I'll ever get any. I am almost at the point of accepting that I will never know.
My husband & I fortunately were able to get pregnant on our first try, we were due on 8/9/03. Sadly, on 3/27/2003 my water broke (I did not know it then), I was having leaking but thought it was discharge, my first pregnancy, I just didn't know better. 5 days later I was getting gready for work & gush, like a balloon, my water broke, while waiting for the ambulance, I started to bleed.
On April 1, 2003 @10:33am I gave birth to my beautiful, perfect, much loved & wanted first daughter Karli. My placenta showed signs of an acute infection, my doc did not know if the infection caused my water to break or if my water broke & then I got an infection. They were not able to determine what time of infection it was. My doc did not suspect IC as I was only 1cm when I arrived at the hosp. I had a placental abruption also. My daughter had a heartbeat that was slowing down. I never found out what happened.
We decided to get pregnant again so 3 months later I got pregnant with a due date of April 10, 2004. I asked my ob if I should she a maternal/fetal specialist & he said no.
At 16 weeks(Oct 27,03) I was dialted over 1cm, had emergency cerclage surgery the next morning, was put on modified bedrest. In Nov, I started to funnel, a pessari(sp?) was then put in (looked like a rubber band) and I stayed on bedrest.
December 17, 2003 was admitted to hospital where there is a level IV NICU until my daughter arrived.
I had an ultrasound done at the hospital on December 18th & I was 90% effaced (I still don't even know what that exactly means).
At 25 weeks & 2 days (after 2 steriod shots) my labor started & they could not stop it. I was in labor for about 5 hours & then I started to bleed with my contractions. My daughter was born, via emergency c-section at 9:30pm weighing 1lb 7.6oz. She had an infection.
By the grace of God and a lot of prayers my daughter spent 15weeks in the NICU, has Retinopathy of Prematurity & wears glasses. I am grateful & blessed.
I just wished I had an answer as to why Karli & Nicole came so early.
I obtained the ultrasound pictures from my level II ultrasound of Karli(10days before my water broke) and my cervix was closed.
I want to thank Jen for referring me to this site.
Thanks,
Kim
mom to Nicole Kim 12-29-03 @25w
& baby angel Karli 4-1-03 @22w5d