By Cecilia, Denver, CO USAI wondered for months how my PROM story would end. I went to this web site often during my ordeal and it gave me a lot of information and hope. I hope that some day our story may help some else. I was pregnant with twins, a boy and girl. I started bleeding almost immediately after conception. I was put on modified bedrest at 12 weeks. At 17 weeks the membranes ruptured on my baby girl's sac. She continued to leak constantly and never reaccumulated any fluid. I did not go into labor, and my cervix remained long and closed. I was fortunate to already be under the care of a high risk OB. After much deliberating we decided to try to keep her in there as long as possible to buy both of the babies more time. At 24 weeks I was admitted to the hospital and given steroids. At 25 weeks I went into labor and delivered my beautiful baby girl. She lived for about 2 hours, but her lungs were just too tiny to support her. My doctors performed an interval delivery, so immediately after delivering the baby girl they placed a cerclage and put me on Magnesium Sulfate to stop labor. It worked, I stayed pregnant and in the hospital until 30 weeks, at 32 weeks I delivered a healthy baby boy. He weighed 4 lbs and was in the NICU for only 2 weeks. He is now a healthy 14 lb., 5 month old. Our story is bittersweet, we have an amazing boy, but lost our precious girl. Through our daughter's strength and then the interval delivery my boy was able to stay in utero for 15 weeks after the PROM of his twin. I wish none of us were at this web site, but remember there is hope. Get educated and find the most qualified doctors in your area to deal with you and your pregnancy.
PROM at 17 weeks + 2 days. Delivery at 25 weeks + 1 days.
Story added: 2006-02-15
Good luck to you all!