By Kerry, Kuwait
PROM at 15 weeks + 1 days. Delivery at 35 weeks + 1 days.
Story added: 2006-02-15

Hi everyone,

For the last twenty weeks I always wondered what type of story I would write here. For the sake of myself and the sake of adding yet another hopeful story I was praying it would be a positive one. I am estatic to say and more grateful to God that my baby survived not a mark from our long PROM situation with low fluid throughout.

On Sept. 25th I went for an amniocentesis when the doctor immediately ruptured my membranes. By the end of the procedure the fluid had probably decreased by half and she covered it up by telling me when I left I had some sort of problem that doesnt even exist. To make a long story short I finally found the best doctor in Kuwait who took care of me from then on. My fluid levels until week 23 were always around two. It wasnt actually until week 23 that I felt the fluid come out because before that it would hold between the amnionic sac and the chorionic sac and just got absorbed into my body. At week 21 my doctor bravely tried to do the 'amniopatch' procedure for his first time under the guidance of Dr. Rueben Quintero. However unsuucessful for a number of reasons beyond our control. By 23 weeks my doctor decided to hospitalise me after my first huge leak which dropped my fluid levels down to 1.7. From then on I had weekly scans, cultures and courses of antibiotics. My leaking increased as baby made more fluid. The most I ever had was probably about 8, then would drop to 2 or 3 and sometimes 1. I had several scares of going to labor room , as toward the end blood started accompanying the fluid. All this time every scan I had showed a perfectly growing baby, as well as daily NST's and 5x daily heart checks.

I tried to push my doctor to 36 weeks but he felt we had pushed it long enough and we compromised at delivering him at 35.1 wks.

So on Feb. 11 early morning off I went for my elective C. I cant even describe how afraid I was. How many doctors tried to convince me to have an epidural but I insisted I would not be able to hold up if something was wrong with my baby. So they backed down. However my doctor did video the birth for me. The next thing I knew I awoke to the voice of the anesthesiologist telling me my baby was fine and that he weighed 6lbs. 3ozs. Five months of tremedous stress just fell off me.

My beatiful son is now 4 days old and out of his isolette and into a regular bassinett. After his initial assesment he was deemed fine and only has to stay in the SCU due to the antibiotic treatment which is protocol for Prom babies. He will have his last dose on the 17th and be released to me.


Of course I am so happy my baby was born exactly as I asked God for him to be born , however I am also so happy that I am able to announce yet another successful PROM story to add hope to all those going through this awful ordeal. It was everyones positive stories on this page that kept me going, and I encourage all the women dealing with PROM now that it isnt impossible to deliver a normal and healthy baby. If anyone wants to email me personally to ask more details on how my Prom was managed please due so by writing to fivestarkas@hotmail.com or ib697113@qualitynet.net

Kerry