By Alan, Chelmsford England
PROM at 20 weeks + 1 days. Delivery at 28 weeks.
Story added: 2010-01-30

My wife, carrying twins, prom'd at 20 weeks.
Consultant told us there was nothing that could be done, and to expect labour within 48 hrs. I searched everywhere for some form of treatment that might be possible, but couldn't find anything. Have since heard of amnioinfusion - I don't know if that might have been a possibility but we weren't offered it.

Anyway, after 2-3 days in hospital and another scan it appeared that there was still a little fluid remaining in the sac. So we went home, and following information on websites like this, wife basically sat on her back- side for 8 weeks (with the occasional trip out in a borrowed wheelchair) to try to lose as little fluid as possible. Some medical opinion suggested hospitalisation at 24 weeks, to make sure that we were right where we had to be as soon as they were born, but our consultant said that infection was the greatest threat to keeping them in the womb, and the last place my wife should be was in hospital, and we agreed with him.

Eventually an infection did trigger labour at 28 weeks, leading to an emergency cesarian.

Daughter (whose sac had ruptured) needed ventilation and oxygen therapy for 4 months; son needed a ventilator for just 3 days. They are now 21 months and doing great. We're so lucky (or blessed!).

Sometimes we need a little hope to help us through - I know I did, and I got more hope from this website (and a few others) than I did from our consultant, who was really just giving us the medical facts.