By Lisa, Buffalo, Ny Usa
PROM at 17 weeksDelivery at 18 weeks.
Story added: 2006-07-27

with my third pg(one mc and one ectopic) i was thriled to get past 12 weeks...you know the critical time. I had a 3D Ultra sound done @15 weeks bc im an insulin dependent diabetic with a 2"horned" uterus and it showed a bouncing baby waving fingers and doing flips. Just two weeks later my hopes and excitement were shattered. I felt like I had to go to the bathroom and bf i could get there i was wet. I called the dr who didnt seem to concerned but told me to go in for an ultrasound. The tech didn't say anything bad...she just showed me my baby and said she couldn't get a good picture for me bc the baby was curled up in a blall...she seemed to just chuckle about it. At 8pm that night my dr called me to let me know that my AF levels were critically low and that I should terminate the pg the next day bc of risk of infection...i hung up the phone in tears asking why God? The next day I went for bloodwork and a visit with my OB...he said there was no hope..but my baby still had a heartbeat. I resisted terminating and although the dr's were pushing to end it bc of the risk i wanted God to decide the fate of my baby. I was advised to have blood work done every other day along with an ultra sound. My third us after the prom showed a slight bleed along the uterine lining. She asked if i was spotting..no...they sent me home on br, antibiotics, and told me to drink lots of fluids. They still couldnt believe how much the baby was still moving around in there despite the amount of fluid i had. At this point I was drinking almost 2 gallons of water a day. One week after my prom...which seemed liked a life time i started cramping intensley...20 hours later my perfect little baby boy emerged...breech. He had 10 beautiful fingers and 10 beautiful toes...I named him, held him and took pictures of him. The hosptial bereavement team was amazing and I thank God for them bc at that point the drs had me so drugged up I didn't really know up from down. I think about my baby boy everyday and I keep the cuddler I held him in with me and it helps me to feel that he's not alone. I like to think that he is with the other angel babies in heaven and that gives me a small piece of mind. It drives me absolutely crazy that since I wasnt far enough along they dont consider what I went through labor...just a mc...or that he was just "products odf conception" according to the lab report. To me he was will always be my little angel boy...my son...i'm a mother in every sense of the word and to those of you who do not have any living children i encourage you to feel the same way. Thank you for all your stories the have given me strength to keep going. We are currently trying again and if any pne has stories about becoming pg after prom please email me. lots of luv to you all....