By Nicole, Wintersville Ohio Usa
PROM at 17 weeksDelivery at 29 weeks + 6 days.
Story added: 2007-05-05

I started this pregnancy happyly pregnate along with my sister. From day one I had problems. I slightly bleed on and off. At 5 weeks I was told I had some bacteria build up on a urine samples it could be a start of a UTI but I don't need anything for it. This was my 5th pregnancy, first I had a blighted ovum, next a early miscarrage, 2nd a full term birth, 3rd and 4th a miscarrage. I didn't worry to much at first about the spotting either because I was use to it by now. I was put on mild bedrest for the spotting. at about 13 weeks life started to get really stressful, my sister was pregnate to but was having alot of problems as well, but she had a wedding which I helped plan. On top it all I started to bleed more. I read up online about it and UTI and finally asked my doctor to check me again. I had a baldder infection. A few weeks after my sister got married she lost her baby. She was 19 weeks the baby had turners syndrome. While she was in the hospital I was at home. I took my dog out side it was a normal day I was resting like i should and was i walked down the steps I felt a pop and a gush of liquid. I was 17 weeks. I went the er after my husbund got home from work. The told me there all the wrong things, even though it was wet it is urine I have a bladder infection but my u/s shows my fluid yet is on the normal statis but yet is right below normal. I didn't know you can break your waters so early so I went home and did what they said, call the doctors in the moring.

the next day I went in to the ob clinic in the hospital not my doctors. on the way up in the elevator I felt really weird. They asked for a urine sample, i went in the bathroom and after I pulled my pants down I started to just break down right on the toilet. My pants were filled with blood and clots so was the toilet. I never made it this far and loose a child why now.

I thought it was over the baby died. They came in with a doppler and to my surprise they found a heartbeat. They kept me in the hospital for a few days I signed my self out. My fluid only went back to a 3cm i thought it was over I wanted to go home and wait to go into labor and plan my child funeral.

After I got home I did just that i called and planned the babys funeral.

my regular doctor sent me to a specialist. i told him tel me the truth on everything I can't get upset anymore then i am. he always told me honestly what to do. his partner till 21 weeks wanted me to terminate, but I said god let this baby stay in me alive this long I am in for the long run till he/she wanted to come out.

I rested at home but had to sign a paper with the hospital saying they wanted me to stay in but I can sue them I sign my self out.

for 12 weeks I stayed at home, rested on my left side, drank a gallon over the course of the day. I had alot of helpo my mom clenaing doing laundry and my sister watching my 2 yr old I took any help that was offered. My fluid went from a 2cm to a 11cm back down to a 7cm.
i was told she had a good amount of room get her lungs in a good strength. I had steroid shots at 24 weeks because she dropped in my pelvis.

at 29 weeks i had a bad cold I asked for antiboitic they said well you don't have a infection.

I was right, I had a sinus infection because 2 days later my water broke again fully thsi time (I've been leaking the whole time but slowly)

I went in to get checked to be sure. So I agree this time to stay in till 34 weeks.

I had contractions the entire time but they didn't come up on the monitors. Finally about 36 hours after I got there i had them bad, about every 5 min, they were finally convinced and decided to check me. I was every 5 min using there hand to see and then I was 3 cm dialated and the baby was pushing her head out. she was coming and coming FAST.

My doctor rushed and got there just was they had me ready he siad he didn't even get to scrub in fully there was no time.

At 6am I gave birth to a baby girl who was screaming on top of her lungs! I didn't want to see her i was scared to. She weighed 2lb 12oz. She only spent 30 days in the nicu just to grow. Never had any problems. She is now 7 monsthold and is really small for her age and slight asthma but they said it totally normal for a preemie like her.

I never thought once she would make it till she was born.

Some things I learned along the way with Pprom is they don't know alot about it. I had the best doctors at one of the best hospitals and I taught them things about pprom they didn't know about.

First if you are torn and leaking only use anitbacterial soap when bathing to keep infections down.

Stay away from any sick people! You don't want a cold. A cold can weaken your cervix and your membranes.

I never once drank any pop or sugary drinks. JUST water. You want to keep your self well hygrated as much as possible.

lay or sleep or sit in any postion you do not leak. everyone is totally different. you may leak sitting up then you need to be laying down. if you don't leak sitting up then sit up. Mine was istting up on my side slightly.


BEDREST BEDREST BEDREST is a must!!! Since my non leaking postion was sitting up I did 1 time a week go to the store with my husbund but only in one of those electric wheelchair.

Don't let anyone tell you its not possible and don't terminate just because your doctor says so!