By Rhonda, Wilson, NC USAThis was my third pregnancy and everything seemed to be going well until my nightmare began. I had some light bleeding that my doctors attributed to a cervical polyp that they "were not concerned about". Then one night I kept "wetting" all night. I thought I was being silly when I called the doctor the next morning. They saw me and did the test for "ferning" which came back negative. As a precaution, they did an ultrasound and my fluid was almost gone.
PROM at 19 weeks + 3 days. Delivery at 20 weeks + 1 days.
Story added: 2006-05-01
I was sent to the hospital for bed rest and fluids and the doctor on call immediately told me the horrible stats that I would hear repeatedly for the next 3 days..."your baby has no chance of surviving, you will get an infection, the baby's lungs will not develop and will suffer from facial abnormalities and possible mental retardation."
All the while, my Olivia was moving and her heart was strong. I was in shock and disbelief. They pumped me with fluids for 48 hours and 2 more ultrasounds revealed no fluid accumulation. The doctors continued to fill me with doom and gloom until labor was induced. We were not given any other options.
After 15+ hours of labor, Olivia was born...a beautiful 9.8 ounce baby girl who only lived for 22 minutes.There appeared to be nothing wrong with her...she was perfect.
Now that I am home, I am overwhelmed with grief and guilt after seeing that my Olivia did have a chance. I was at a trauma 1 university hospital and was never seen by a maternal fetal specialist or given ANY hope that my baby could survive. I don't know how to overcome this! If I had read these stories before, I would never have let them induce me...I did not have an apparent infection.
If you are experiencing PROM, please don't let them rush you. I will never get over the anguish of my baby's death because I let the doctors convince me to induce. I thought I could trust them...I knew nothing about PROM and I was at a good hospital. I trusted them and I regret it with all of my heart.