The stories where the baby survived are marked with green,
the stories where the babies did not make it are marked with blue.
Black means it was a pregnancy with multiples
with different outcome for the babies, or that the outcome is unknown.
| Name (Year) |
PROM week | Delivery week | PROM Days | Chandria (2000) |
No PROM | 38 weeks & 5 days. | 271 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello Ladies, I have been a member of the PROM pages for one year now, and I have meet so many new and wonderful friends. My story start's out five months after the... Read more » | Tracy (2001) |
No PROM | 36 weeks & 5 days. | 257 |
| This is an update from my first PROM story in May -99 where I suffered PROM and lost my son at 23 weeks 1 day gestation. This pregnancy took 3 inseminations with fertility drugs... Read more » | Sterling (2001) |
No PROM | 40 weeks. | 281 |
| This is my story of hope for all of you out there reading this who have had a PROM pregnancy in your past and are afraid of trying again…. My first pregnancy ended at 2... Read more » | Mary (2002) |
No PROM | 38 weeks. | 266 |
| Since I had 2 Proms before and a M/C.I went and interviewed a few High Risk O.B's (Peri's),in my area.I had a tough time getting excepted to see them.They didn't feel I was High... Read more » | Brooks (2002) |
No PROM | 38 weeks & 2 days. | 268 |
| This was my second pregnancy after a PROM with my first at 34 1/2 weeks. This pregnancy was different from my first from the very beginning. I was much more careful this tim... Read more » | Andrea (2002) |
No PROM | 37 weeks & 3 days. | 262 |
| Fullterm first pregnancy PROM Pregnancy -b/d 1/27/00 PROM 18wk, del.@26 wk First PAP - miscarriage prior to 11 wks 6/01 Second PAP – The cause of my PROM was ... Read more » | Tracey (2002) |
No PROM | 36 weeks & 4 days. | 256 |
| As you all know on Saturday I went to L&D with contractions. I was 1 cm dialated and 80% effaced (100% effaced before cerclage removal). They decided to give me 5mg of Brethin... Read more » | Michelle (2002) |
No PROM | 36 weeks & 3 days. | 255 |
| This is really a PAP story-my PROM story is already listed. After we lost our daughter Hope, I wasn't really sure that I wanted to risk going through that kind of loss aga... Read more » | Molly (2002) |
No PROM | 34 weeks & 5 days. | 243 |
| This is finally my happy ending. I had 3 PROM losses that devasted me but I wanted a baby so bad I had to continue trying. This time we had a plan. I would have a cerclage at... Read more » | Lynette (2002) |
No PROM | 36 weeks & 4 days. | 256 | Multiples |
| I posted before that I was preg with twins after PROM at 24 weeks with triplets (Abby, Hunter and Emily...all in heaven). Well, I was on bed rest with the twins for 4 solid mont... Read more » | Brian and Jeanne (2002) |
No PROM | 39 weeks. | 273 |
| This was our second pregnancy, the first is posted in the 20 week PROM list, where our little one did not make it after 15 weeks of bedrest. I am posting this to let everyone k... Read more » | Jennifer (2002) |
No PROM | 28 weeks & 3 days. | 199 |
| After a long and difficult pregnancy, and 13 weeks spent in the NICU, I am finally ready to share my PAP story with all of you! After loosing our first baby, Michael, we d... Read more » | Tony (2003) |
No PROM | 38 weeks. | 266 |
| My name is Tony, Tess’s husband. I posted our story in June of 2001, when my wife had experienced a PROM and we lost our twins. I hadn’t come back here to list any follow up... Read more » | Hilary (2003) |
No PROM | 39 weeks. | 273 |
| I am finally writing my PAP (pregnancy after PROM) story! A brief history - my first pregnancy was FT, no complications, my second pregnancy was my PROM pregnancy. My water br... Read more » | Andrea (2003) |
No PROM | 39 weeks & 5 days. | 278 |
| On August 7th, 2002, we welcomed our daughter Alyssa Gianna to our family. She was perfect at 8lbs 2ozs, and 21.5 inches long. My earlier PROM experience is listed in the above ... Read more » | Missy (2003) |
No PROM | 40 weeks. | 280 |
| Click here to read My PROM Story Well just wanted to pass on hope. When we lost Cody we really believed that was it... Read more » | Tammy (2003) |
No PROM | 37 weeks. | 259 |
| I became pregnant again a few months after I had Zachery and I had a miscarrage at 6 weeks on Oct. 28, 2001. We call our second baby "Peanut". Then we chose to wait a ... Read more » | Jodi (2003) |
No PROM | 39 weeks. | 273 |
| Mine is a short simple story. After having PROM with my twins at 17 weeks, (they delivered at 26 weeks and both survived). I got a surprise baby. I had a perfectly normal pre... Read more » | Brian (2004) |
No PROM | 35 weeks. | 245 |
| Just a quick update, Jeanne and I Prommed at 20 went on bed rest for 15 weeks and had a little girl who did not survive. That was 3 years ago. We just had our second girl this ... Read more » | Kristy (2004) |
No PROM | 37 weeks. | 259 |
| I am writing this story to let everyone know that there is hope of having a baby after having a PROM pregnancy and losing a baby. My story can be found at 17 weeks so I'll give ... Read more » | Veronica (2005) |
No PROM | 38 weeks & 6 days. | 272 |
| This is my PAP (pregnancy after prom) story. My PROM story is posted already. I got pregnant again six months afte loosing our first baby girl at 21 weeks. This time I we... Read more » | Veronica (2006) |
No PROM | 39 weeks. | 273 |
| My PROM story has already been posted. This is my PAP story. I want to share it, so I can give hope to other moms who have gone through PROM. When I found out I was pregnant, I... Read more » | Thee (2006) |
No PROM | 0 weeks. | 0 |
| This is my PAP (pregnancy after prom) story. My PROM story is posted already. I got pregnant again six months after loosing our first baby boy at 19 weeks and 5 days. This time... Read more » | Thee (2006) |
No PROM | 39 weeks & 4 days. | 277 |
| This is my PAP (pregnancy after prom) story. My PROM story is posted already. I got pregnant again six months after loosing our first baby boy at 19 weeks and 5 days. This time... Read more » | Pamela (2006) |
No PROM | 36 weeks. | 253 |
| This is my PPROM update. Although I still mourn the loss of my first son, Luca, I am so proud to now be the mother of two beautiful PAP sons. My first pregnancy after PROM was a... Read more » | Tracey (2006) |
No PROM | 35 weeks & 5 days. | 250 |
| I had been having contractions for a few months and they slowly increased, but had no pattern. On Wednesday, July 5 (34 w6d) I woke up feeling exhausted and run down. I thought it w... Read more » | Graham (2006) |
No PROM | 39 weeks & 4 days. | 277 |
| I am writing this in the hope that it can provide just a little support and encouragment to somebody. My wife and I married in May 04, and just a couple of months later we disc... Read more » | Rachel (2007) |
No PROM | 40 weeks. | 280 |
| My first child was born at 25 wks 4 days, after PROM at 24 wks 4 days. He survived and is doing wonderfully, though has had his fair share of preemie issues. I got pregnant ab... Read more » | Wendy (2007) |
No PROM | 39 weeks. | 274 |
| Just a follow-up to my PROM baby (http://www.kanalen.org/prom/stories.ph p?page=story&showid=669) After experiencing PROM with DC#1, my Dr. handled PG#2 as follows: 1. P... Read more » | Viktoria (2007) |
No PROM | 41 weeks. | 287 |
| In 2000, I gave birth to a 24 weeker; 525 grams. She spent 16 weeks in hospital and today is a very happy, healthy, active, tall, smart, beautiful soon to be eight year old gi... Read more » | Christine (2008) |
No PROM | 37 weeks & 5 days. | 264 |
| Successful PAP ... induced at 37.5 weeks due to size of baby ... delivered vaginally after 18 hours of labor ... 8 lbs 4 oz & 21 3/4 inches ... two previous pPROM ... 1st pPRO... Read more » | Sam (2008) |
No PROM | 40 weeks. | 280 |
| Now for the positive story, I became pregnant with my second son in November ( last year). I was super nervous about being pregnant again. Who wouldn't be! I read website after ... Read more » | Mandy (2010) |
No PROM | 38 weeks & 6 days. | 272 |
| Original PROM Story: http://www.kanalen.org/prom/stories.php ?page=story&showid=589 When we decided to have a second baby, I was scared to death. I met with my old OB wh... Read more » | Laura (2010) |
No PROM | 37 weeks. | 259 |
| 1st Pregnancy: I started a "slow leak" at 32 weeks and 4 days. I was put in the hospital for 8 days and then they released me because I was no longer leaking (sealed up). I saw the Dr.... Read more » | Amy (2010) |
No PROM | 38 weeks & 4 days. | 270 |
| This is a "Pregnant After PROM" story - with the happiest of endings. We had a healthy, full term baby boy! He was born 10 days before my due date, which was fine by me. I couldn't wait... Read more » | Stephanie (2011) |
No PROM | 38 weeks & 3 days. | 269 |
| I had PROM at 30 wks 5 days with my son that was born in June 2007. I found out August 2010 that I was pregnant again. I was just about to turn 40, and we were not planning on havi... Read more » | Cole (2003) |
10 weeks & 4 days | 18 weeks & 2 days. | 54 |
| My first child was born at 32 weeks, 5 days after an inducement because he had stopped growing. My PROM occured a week before that and we intended to wait it out as my labor sto... Read more » | Fiona (2015) |
13 weeks & 4 days | 34 weeks. | 143 |
| I could't wait for my scan, already having 4 boys, i new this one was girl. I was booked in a little early due to xmas.I was so excited only for it to come crashing down a few seconds ... Read more » | Yvette (2008) |
13 weeks & 5 days | 25 weeks. | 80 |
| I PROMed at 13 weeks and was seen by a perinatologist and was told that the baby would have no chance of survival to terminate the pregnancy. I could not do that. I prayed for t... Read more » | Rasha (2015) |
14 weeks | 38 weeks. | 168 |
| I was pregnant in 2012 , i pprom at 14 weeks they advice me to terminate my pregnancy, i was put on bed rest and gave me antibiotic, my pprom was a fluke as they said and they didnt kno... Read more » | Lakshmi (2014) |
14 weeks & 6 days | 37 weeks & 2 days. | 157 | Multiples |
| I lost twins to pprom in 2012. You can find my pprom story here under 14 week pprom. The autopsy showed baby a was actually a girl. Baby b was a boy. In 2013 we tried again and it wa... Read more » | Shona (2002) |
15 weeks | 15 weeks. | 1 |
| I found out I was pg again on the 15th March 2002. I was very surprised as I have PCOS and this was entirely natural. So we were surprised but elated. At 11w4d I was booked in... Read more » | Natasha (2010) |
15 weeks | 15 weeks. | 0 |
| Hi, I wish I knew then what I know now after reading all of these stories. I had my first prom at 13 weeks with baby's heartbeat still going strong. I was advised that I would have to... Read more » | Leisa (2013) |
15 weeks & 3 days | 32 weeks & 2 days. | 118 |
| Wow what a great website. I had PROM 3 1/2 years ago and I could not find any information at that stage about it, which was really distressing. My waters broke at 15 weeks pregnant an ... Read more » | Silje (2007) |
15 weeks & 4 days | 28 weeks & 6 days. | 93 |
| WILLIAM, born after PPROM 15+4w and 21w. I want to tell my story of a miracle- boy that made it!! I have had 3 PPROM-pregnancies, in 2004, 2005 and 2006. My baby-boy... Read more » | Amy (2004) |
15 weeks & 5 days | 16 weeks. | 2 |
| I had PROM at 15 weeks last week. 2 days before I had a gush of blood and then a little spotting. It stopped . So I went to the doctor and he sent me for an ultrasound two days ... Read more » | Dawn (2005) |
15 weeks & 6 days | 16 weeks & 4 days. | 5 |
| My water broke December 23, 2004, at 15w6d. My doctor told me not to hold out hope, that it was possible for the tear to repair itself and I could regain fluid. This would usual... Read more » | Jodi (2001) |
16 weeks | 16 weeks. | 0 | Multiples |
| I am now 35 years old. I have two beautiful boys 6 1/2 and 2 1/2. I have had prom twice, one a beautiful girl at 21 weeks who is an angel in heaven and the other prom at 21 we... Read more » | Sarah (2006) |
16 weeks | 24 weeks & 6 days. | 62 |
| It happened at 16 weeks. I went to the hospital and had ultra sounds done. There was still some fluid left so i was sent home on bed rest. a week or so later i gushed fluid again an... Read more » | Melanie (2009) |
16 weeks | 32 weeks & 3 days. | 115 |
| I spontaneously ruptured at 16 weeks, though we didn’t discovered the rupture until our regular ultrasound at 19 weeks. I had occasional leaking, which we and our doctors assu... Read more » | Gina (2005) |
16 weeks | 16 weeks. | 0 |
| Here is my second story of PROM: On what would have been my first baby's due date, we got the official word that I was definitely pregnant again. Just five months after los... Read more » | MICHELLE (2010) |
16 weeks | 33 weeks & 4 days. | 122 | Multiples |
| So this was my first pregnancy. At 15 weeks I had an ultrasound and learned that I was having fraternal twin boys. Everything was going well at that point. At the time I exper... Read more » | Alisha (2009) |
16 weeks & 2 days | 28 weeks & 5 days. | 87 |
| When I was pregnant on bedrest I would always read thses stories and wonder how mine would go. Well first, I am a mother of 2 little girls 5 & 3. My husband and I got married No... Read more » | Nicole (2006) |
16 weeks & 3 days | 24 weeks & 6 days. | 59 |
| I wondered for 8.5 weeks about how my story would appear here. Would I be one of the miracle lucky ones or would I join the ranks of all the mamas who lost their angels? I praye... Read more » | Amanda (2009) |
16 weeks & 3 days | 16 weeks & 4 days. | 1 |
| With my first pregnancy everything seemed to be going fine I had alot of cramping and pressure went in to see the drs and they said it was my uterus strecthing and it was normal... Read more » | Aesha (2012) |
16 weeks & 6 days | 17 weeks. | 1 | Multiples |
| My husba nd and I are IVF patients we concieved on our first try . We were super excited. I started spotting around 10wks and9 days then it went away. And everything was/f... Read more » | Yvonne (2002) |
17 weeks | 19 weeks. | 15 |
| My second late miscarriage, happened 10 weeks ago, since Daniel I had another early m/c. Then took 6 months to fall for Stephen. I was naturally anxious but when questioned the ... Read more » | Kathryn (2007) |
17 weeks | 17 weeks & 2 days. | 2 |
| My sweet Lincoln's story begain June 16 of 2006. I was 17 we pg and just knew there was a problem. The first ER I went to said nothing seemed wrong and to go home. By the next m... Read more » | Kris (2012) |
17 weeks | 19 weeks & 5 days. | 19 |
| Having experienced a pprom loss in the past, we did everything we possibly could during this pregnancy. I had a cerclage, we started 17P shots at 16 weeks, I stayed in a wheelchair if I... Read more » | Jade (2010) |
17 weeks | 17 weeks & 4 days. | 3 |
| A year ago when I was 17w, during my sleep I felt a gush of water coming between my legs. I woke up in horror and woke my husband up. First I thought it was blood but soon after... Read more » | Hanna (2004) |
17 weeks & 3 days | 23 weeks. | 40 |
| My little angel Emily has gone to heaven yesterday on Jan 30, 2004. It was a girl I always wanted to have a girl. I had a big car accident that I was lucky to survivied... Read more » | Silje (2007) |
17 weeks & 3 days | 18 weeks & 4 days. | 8 |
| I have had 3 PPROM pregnancies. Vetle was my second.... I started bleeding in week 6 this time.... Had a hematoma which didnt go away... i had several HUGE gushes of bl... Read more » | Lindsay (2009) |
17 weeks & 4 days | 32 weeks & 3 days. | 104 |
| After experiencing PROM with my daughter at 32 weeks, I had been advised that I had a 50% chance of PROM'ing again with subsequent pregnancies. My doctor also surmised that t... Read more » | Jenny (2015) |
17 weeks & 4 days | 19 weeks & 4 days. | 14 |
| I was 17.5 weeks with my baby Isaac when my water broke. It was right before Christmas. I went home on complete bedrest. I went in for a scan on December 30, exactly 2 weeks after the... Read more » | Katie (2007) |
17 weeks & 6 days | 19 weeks. | 8 |
| Background: I'm 43 and still childless, despite trying for a baby for most of the last 10 years. All 3 of my pregnancies have been lost to miscarriage - the first (3 yrs ago), ... Read more » | Fran (2001) |
18 weeks | 23 weeks. | 35 |
| I was pregnant, having a wonderful pregnancy, with my baby. At 18 weeks, I went for a sonagram and my doctor saw that funnelling in my Uterus. My cervix was opening and somethi... Read more » | Heather (2008) |
18 weeks | 35 weeks & 2 days. | 121 |
| Never EVER give up...my story is a long one so I am posting the link to the news story our local ABC station did about us... I want to add that my wee one may have been per... Read more » | Astrid (2003) |
18 weeks | 19 weeks & 3 days. | 9 |
| I was 12 weeks pregnant when I had a cerclage inserted. My previous baby was delivered prematurely at 36 weeks after PROM, and during delivery my cervix was torn slightly. I bel... Read more » | Tonya (2004) |
18 weeks | 32 weeks. | 97 |
| Hello my name is Tonya I also had a very difficult pregnancy. I was sick from the day one and spent a lot of time in the ER getting fluids from being sick all the time. I could ... Read more » | Molly (2002) |
18 weeks & 2 days | 18 weeks & 3 days. | 1 |
| My second PROM story unfortunately had the same outcome as my first. Another angel in heaven. Because of my previous PROM I was extremely concerned it would happen again but ... Read more » | Stacy (2003) |
18 weeks & 3 days | 18 weeks & 3 days. | 0 |
| After being married for 2 1/2 years my husband and I decided to try to get pregnant. After being off of the pill for 4 months, "cleaning out my system" as advised by my doctor,... Read more » | Melissa (2007) |
18 weeks & 3 days | 18 weeks & 6 days. | 3 | Multiples |
| July 3rd 2007, I lost my baby to PROM. My pregnancy began with twins, which i was terified about. I have a daughter who is one years old and the thought of three babies at the... Read more » | Christina (2013) |
18 weeks & 3 days | 19 weeks & 2 days. | 6 |
| My first child, my water broke at 36 1/2 weeks. Drs induced labour and she was born without complications. Second child, my water broke at 38 weeks (not pprom) and was delivered after ... Read more » | Anne (2003) |
18 weeks & 4 days | 33 weeks. | 102 |
| When I found out I was pregnant for the second time, I was so excited! My husband and I had been trying for about 5 months. Due to some infertility problems, we had to use... Read more » | Jade (2016) |
18 weeks & 5 days | 25 weeks. | 44 |
| In November 2015 my first son Tommy was born at exactly 25 weeks weighing 1lb 10oz due to me suffering from pprom a 18+5 from the moment my waters broke until I reached 21 weeks I was a... Read more » | Katie (2010) |
18 weeks & 6 days | 19 weeks & 5 days. | 6 |
| This was my 5th pregnancy. My first child was born at 41.5 weeks after induction of labor. Two years later I had 2 early miscarriages at 8 and 6 weeks. My second child was born at 35... Read more » | Yolanda (2000) |
19 weeks | 20 weeks. | 7 | Multiples |
| After a long battle with dealing with the lost of our sons Esar Alfred & Naszeem Shakur we finally got pregnant 14 months later. I got pregnant with my second set of twins 14 ... Read more » | Kneeland (2002) |
19 weeks | 22 weeks. | 21 |
| My name is Windi and I am a mother 3 children who are alive in Heaven. I lost my first pregnancy in April of 2001 at 9 weeks. I was told that as many as 25% of pregnancies ende... Read more » | Deena (2008) |
19 weeks | 20 weeks & 2 days. | 9 |
| On Sunday, Jan.06,08, I experienced PROM. I was using the restroom and I felt something warm. At first I was unsure until I wiped myself. I saw something that looked like a thic... Read more » | Danielle (2009) |
19 weeks | 24 weeks & 2 days. | 37 |
| I never imagined anything bad would happen to my pregnancy and as the weeks passed I swore we were gonna be that 5% chance that made it through with just an early delivery. I ... Read more » | Tineka (2013) |
19 weeks | 32 weeks & 2 days. | 93 |
| Hello, before I start I'd like to say thankyou too all the Mothers who have shared there stories. This support page helped keep me possitive throughout my pregnancy. After trying to co... Read more » | Vicky (2005) |
19 weeks | 33 weeks. | 98 |
| My waters broke at 19+1. They went with a trickel at first but then started gushing. A few times i would stay dry but then it was as though the baby was bloking the hole and th... Read more » | Georgeann (2007) |
19 weeks & 2 days | 19 weeks & 5 days. | 3 |
| Hi my name is Georgeann Todd I am just able to sit here and write my story.I was implanted with 2 embryos on Feb 4th 2006 and with a miracle, one of them took. I was told early ... Read more » | claire (2004) |
19 weeks & 3 days | 28 weeks & 3 days. | 63 |
| I started bleeding at about 8 weeks into my pregnancy and bleed on and off untill 19 weeks, had about 5 ultrasounds and was told everything was fine, there was just no answers a... Read more » | Molly (2002) |
19 weeks & 4 days | 20 weeks & 2 days. | 5 |
| This is hopefully the last of my PROM stories. After my first two PROM losses I again tried to get pregnant. This time it wasn't so easy. My husband and I were referred to a ... Read more » | Danielle (2010) |
19 weeks & 4 days | 24 weeks. | 31 |
| I lost a baby to Pprom last July a 24 week old still born. I got pregant again, a month later. Scared to death most the pregnancy but I now have a beautiful 3 week old girl b... Read more » | Jeannette (2002) |
19 weeks & 5 days | 21 weeks & 3 days. | 12 |
| Hi my name is Jeannette! My first pregnacy was pritty normal she was born 8-3-99 at 36 weeks. But after that we have had 3 miscarages before 13 weeks. This pregnacy... Read more » | Jeannette (2003) |
19 weeks & 5 days | 23 weeks. | 23 |
| Update Story: My little girl was born still born on 12-22-02. She was 1lb 2oz 12inch long. On 12-22-02 I woke up at 6 am to go to the bathroom. I looked down and there was ... Read more » | Althea (2004) |
19 weeks & 5 days | 19 weeks & 5 days. | 0 |
| Thanks for joining to read my story! I was 19wks pregnant with no complication up until this point. I began to have intense cramping. I made a trip to the ER on Valentine's Day... Read more » | Esther (2004) |
19 weeks & 5 days | 20 weeks. | 3 |
| This is my 2nd loss to PPROM. My water broke both times while I was sleeping. I felt nothing to warn me. Everything had been normal with both pregnancies until then. With ou... Read more » | Christine (2004) |
19 weeks & 5 days | 19 weeks & 5 days. | 0 | Multiples |
| My husband and I have a 2 year old. We decided to do IVF treatment again as we did with our daughter. I found out we were pregnant with twins in June. The pregnancy was diffi... Read more » | Laura (1998) |
20 weeks | 28 weeks. | 56 | Multiples |
| PROM #3: Mark & Michelle My last pregnancy is one of those "I can't believe it happened to me" stories. I hadn't been able to convince my husband to have another one ... Read more » | Sandee (2001) |
20 weeks | 24 weeks & 4 days. | 32 |
| I woke up during the middle of the night to find out my water had broke. This being my third pregnancy, I knew that's what it was. We went to the L/D and was seen by the docto... Read more » | Digna (2001) |
20 weeks | 31 weeks & 5 days. | 82 |
| My story is a miracle of miracles. Due to an abusive 1st marriage I had my tubes tied after my second daughter who is now 13. I also have a 15 year old. A couple years after sep... Read more » | PAMELA (2002) |
20 weeks | 20 weeks. | 0 |
| I recently loss a baby due to Premature Rupture Of te Membranes. I had a scan 3 days before it happen. Would the sonogram had sow that someting was going on with my cervix? I... Read more » | Samone (2002) |
20 weeks | 30 weeks & 2 days. | 72 |
| This was my second PROM. My first ended after eight weeks of hospitalization with a very sad outcome. This pregnancy, ended very wonderfully. During my fifth month, we were... Read more » | Kristina (2006) |
20 weeks | 25 weeks & 2 days. | 37 |
| When I first discovered I was pregnant, I had some mild bleeding, which I've since read may be linked with PROM. At the time, however, I was told that some bleeding was common i... Read more » | Dorothy (2012) |
20 weeks | 22 weeks & 2 days. | 15 |
| It all started on 8/17/12. I was having bad lower back pains all day, this was common for me so far. However, towards that evening I started having contractions. I thought they were bra... Read more » | Nicola (2003) |
20 weeks & 3 days | 22 weeks. | 11 |
| I had been so desperate to have a baby, its something I've dreamed of for years. Then I met my husband 4 1/2 yrs ago. We got engaged after just 1 year, but left it for 2 1/2 yr... Read more » | Andrea (2004) |
20 weeks & 3 days | 28 weeks & 4 days. | 57 |
| I was pregnant with twins and lost one at 13 weeks. I had continual spotting from that time until at 20 1/2 weeks I experienced PPROM. My amniotic fluid index was 3 on admit, an... Read more » | Sheri (2003) |
20 weeks & 4 days | 21 weeks. | 3 |
| This was my 5th pregnancy. I lost all of my babies, although, only one other one was because of PPROM. I had a perfect pregnancy this time. No problems at all. Until I hit ... Read more » | Yaimara (2010) |
20 weeks & 4 days | 28 weeks & 6 days. | 58 |
| On my second pregnancy, everything looked great. I was excited that we at 18 weeks we found out we were having a boy. I did what I was told to do. No working out, try to slow down at my... Read more » | Jaime (2002) |
20 weeks & 5 days | 21 weeks & 4 days. | 6 |
| I'm 21 years of age, I had my 1st child when I was 17 years old. When I started my prenatal visits everything seemed to be going great. The baby was growing ahead of schedule.... Read more » | Jodi (2001) |
21 weeks | 27 weeks. | 42 |
| I'll start by hoping this story will help and give hope to someone in need. At the age of 28 I gave birth to a son (textbook pregnancy). At 29 I prommed at 21 weeks an... Read more » | Vickie (2002) |
21 weeks | 23 weeks & 3 days. | 17 |
| i have had 2 babys both normal text book pregnancys little girls well not so little now 1 at 14 and 1 at 12. i was pregnant with our little boy at 21 weeks and went to bed... Read more » | Tabatha (2005) |
21 weeks | 21 weeks. | 0 |
| We lost our baby girl on February 8, 2005. My water broke at 11:30pm on Monday and I was taking to the hospital. At the hospital they told me that all my water had gone. The ... Read more » | Gina (2005) |
21 weeks & 3 days | 29 weeks & 2 days. | 55 |
| On 7/13/1999 26 weeks- we didn't know I had this problem (C-section). My water broke on 7/11/1999 and I was kept in the hospital until I began to get a fever. I was delivered ... Read more » | Lavinia (2004) |
21 weeks & 4 days | 21 weeks & 7 days. | 3 |
| well, It's been a year since my sweet,prove baby died,I was 21 weeks and everything seem fine although I was having occastional pressure beneath my belly button. I used clomid... Read more » | Kathy (2006) |
21 weeks & 4 days | 29 weeks & 2 days. | 54 |
| At the beginning of 2005, my husband and I decided we were ready to add a baby to our household, but we never dreamed what we would have to ordeal in order to have her. I began... Read more » | Alicia (2008) |
21 weeks & 6 days | 22 weeks. | 1 |
| My story is kind of long and painful but here it goes. I had a fairly uneventful pregnancy with my first. I had some pain and discomfort that I was told was normal and nothing t... Read more » | Denise (2003) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks. | 0 |
| Hello this was my third pregnancy that really took us by surprise I had a prior PROM but hey had determined tht it was due to an infection so I was in the clear for a regula... Read more » | Ana (2001) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks & 2 days. | 1 |
| My last menstal period was 11-16-2000 when I was 21 weeks into my pregnancy I started having contractions and pink mucus my doctor gave me a medecine (Brethine 2.5MG)and send me... Read more » | Andria (2008) |
22 weeks & 2 days | 23 weeks. | 5 |
| This was my 6th pregnancy, but 3 of those were miscarriages, 2 were babies. My 1st son was born at 34 weeks, after PROM. My daughter was born at 30 weeks after PROM. I got pregna... Read more » | Lauren (2008) |
22 weeks & 4 days | 28 weeks. | 39 |
| The baby implanted very low, but we found out later it was basically a cervical pregnancy with very little of the placenta in the uterus. Upon implantation, a subchorionic hema... Read more » | Sarah (2009) |
22 weeks & 4 days | 27 weeks & 5 days. | 36 |
| I have an incompetant cervix, i've had 3 surgeries on it for precancerous cells and had already had a pprom pregnancy (http://www.kanalen.org/prom/stories.ph p?page=story&showi... Read more » | Melissa (2001) |
22 weeks & 5 days | 35 weeks & 3 days. | 89 |
| I had been feeling 'wetness' for about a week prior to my Dr appointment. So when I went in for my checkup I mentioned that I thought "If I didn't know any better I would think... Read more » | Jessica (2007) |
23 weeks | 38 weeks. | 106 |
| HI MY NAME JESSICA AND I'M A 22 YEAR OLD WITH TWO CHILDREN. MY LAST CHILD WHO WAS THANKFULLY BORN 09/23/2007 AT 3 POUNDS AND 10 OUNCES, 17 INCHES AND WAS BORN ON MY 38 WEEK. ... Read more » | Dominique (2003) |
23 weeks & 2 days | 23 weeks & 5 days. | 3 |
| I haven't went over the events that happen about my daughter since it happened. When I found out I was pregnant I knew I was going to have to be extra careful because I had los... Read more » | Kymani (2013) |
23 weeks & 2 days | 23 weeks & 6 days. | 4 |
| Hi ladies On december 22 2010 I was sent to the maternity ward with a case of incompetent cervix, dr said that my membrane was already rupture and my cervix was already dilating,I ha... Read more » | Margaret (2001) |
23 weeks & 5 days | 24 weeks. | 2 |
| I have had two children at 24 weeks due to my PROM. My water broke with my son at 22 weeks and I was able to keep his in for two weeks. He weighed 1lb 14 oz and was 13 1/2 in ... Read more » | Carol Lynn (2004) |
24 weeks | 24 weeks & 3 days. | 3 |
| My name is Carol Lynn Johnson. Iam 36 and have lost 2 children d/t ?PROM and IC. We lost our daughter at 22 weeks after coming home from a medical conference in Atlanta. As we... Read more » | Shara (2001) |
24 weeks & 5 days | 25 weeks & 4 days. | 6 |
| I have three beautiful daughters who all decided they were impatient and wanted to show up early - born at 28 weeks (now 19 years old), 35 weeks (now 18 mos. old) and 25 weeks(n... Read more » | Kellie (2005) |
24 weeks & 5 days | 25 weeks & 4 days. | 6 |
| My husband and I were a bit anxious when we got pregnant after our first son was born due to pPROM. He was a 30 weeker due to pPROM at 29w0d. My perinatologist watched me clos... Read more » | Theresa (2000) |
25 weeks | 26 weeks. | 7 |
| Hi my name is Theresa and I lost a total of 4 boys before I had Isaiah 6/26/00. My last son that died before I got pregnant with Isaiah I PROM with at 17 weeks and had him at 18... Read more » | Rachel (2000) |
25 weeks | 25 weeks. | 0 |
| 3rd baby born 2000, prom and delivery at 25 weeks - weight 1lb 4oz, Niamh had a right pneumophorax recieves home oxygen and had a right IVH -not yet known if any problems will... Read more » | Paula (2003) |
25 weeks | 26 weeks. | 7 | Multiples |
| This was our second twin pregnancy after a previous PPROM loss at 19 weeks and a result of our fourth IVF transfer. Because of my previous loss, I had a cerclage placed at 13 we... Read more » | Valorie (2004) |
25 weeks | 27 weeks & 2 days. | 16 |
| My daughter was due July 9 2004. On May 26, 2004, I took a shower, went downstairs and as I was getting dressed, I felt fluid run down the inside of my thighs. I thought maybe... Read more » | Laura (2015) |
25 weeks | 0 weeks. | -175 |
| My water brock suddenly 14th July around 5pm I lost alot of fluids babies heart beat is as strong as can be I'm still in hospital today is day 4 I go for a scan to check if baby is rep... Read more » | Dana (2006) |
25 weeks & 3 days | 27 weeks. | 11 |
| on march 6 i was in a car accident, i was unconcious for a week, my baby was monitered through ultrasound and said to be fine. i was later sent home on bedrest but readmitted days... Read more » | Rachel (2000) |
26 weeks | 26 weeks. | 0 |
| 2nd baby born in 1997, prom and delivery at 26 weeks -weight 2lb 2oz, Bethany had a right IVH and has developed epilepsy and has mild cerebral palsy. Read more » | Jeannette (2003) |
27 weeks & 2 days | 28 weeks. | 6 |
| My water broke on Sep 27, 2003 at 2:00 am, and I new it right away. Because in my last pregnacy my water broke at 19 weeks and and I delived a still born at 23 week. I have bee... Read more » | Claire (2010) |
27 weeks & 5 days | 27 weeks & 6 days. | 1 |
| Caroline was our third child. Our older two were also born premature due to PPROM...my first was born at 31 weeks and my second at 29 weeks. With Carrie my water broke at 27... Read more » | kadie (2002) |
27 weeks & 6 days | 28 weeks. | 1 |
| Hi my name is kadie and i was pregnent at 27 weeks with my daughter and i was playing cards with a bunch of friends and it ws summer at the time i was wearing gray shorts and my... Read more » | Claire (2006) |
28 weeks & 5 days | 29 weeks. | 3 |
| My first daughter Beth was born at 31 weeks following my prom at 29 weeks. She spent three weeks in the NICU and came home a healthy baby. We never found out why my seemingly no... Read more » | Kathryn (2007) |
28 weeks & 5 days | 29 weeks & 2 days. | 4 |
| My sweet Killian's story, Killian was my sixth pregnancy, and my husband and I were hoping he would be the third baby we would be able to bring home with us. I had two early ... Read more » | Mary (2000) |
29 weeks | 34 weeks. | 35 |
| This is my PROM story number two. It too has a happy ending but in more ways was more difficult because of the extent of the complications. I though I would have a "normal preg... Read more » | Suzanne (2000) |
29 weeks | 29 weeks. | 0 |
| My Third pregnancy ended again with PROM at 29weeks. My pregnancy was a troubled one from 20 weeks on with a lot of bleeding and pre term labour, in which they used Salbutamol t... Read more » | Monica (2004) |
29 weeks | 30 weeks. | 7 |
| I was 29 weeks gestation when I experienced PROM. I was at home and that morning everything was fine, I was sitting on our sofa with my daughter and when I got up to go to the... Read more » | Pj (2010) |
29 weeks | 34 weeks. | 35 |
| My wife’s membranes ruptured at 29 weeks. It was a traumatic experience for both of us and one that I wish on no one. If you are reading this I assume that you are in a similar boat. ... Read more » | Suzanne (2000) |
29 weeks & 2 days | 30 weeks. | 5 |
| This was my fourth pregnancy and fourth PROM, with first at 36weeks, 2nd at 34 weeks, third at 28+6 weeks and this one at 29+2 weeks. The pregnancy was a problem right from the ... Read more » | Kendall (2011) |
29 weeks & 2 days | 29 weeks & 3 days. | 1 | Multiples |
| PPROM story #2. My first PROM story was blue, but I’m happy to say that this will be a twin-green story! Over the past few years since our first PROM, I’ve read very many of t... Read more » | Angie (2007) |
29 weeks & 4 days | 31 weeks & 6 days. | 16 |
| This was my fourth pregnancy, but my second PROM. In the 28th week, I lost what I thought to be my mucous plug, but the nurse dismissed it when I called the Doctor's office.... Read more » | Sharon (2007) |
29 weeks & 4 days | 30 weeks & 2 days. | 5 |
| Having had a previous PROM premature baby getting pregnant the second time i was hopeful that i would go full term and it was a one off.By now i wasn't working, i was a stay at ... Read more » | Elizabeth (2008) |
29 weeks & 5 days | 34 weeks. | 31 |
| This was my 3rd pregnancy. I prommed my other 2 pregnancies, each time a little earlier (35 wks, 34 wks), and my husband and I were cautious about trying again. Nevertheless, we... Read more » | Crystal (2005) |
30 weeks | 30 weeks. | 0 |
| I WAS 30 WEEK PREGNANT WITH MY 6TH BABY. FOUR OF MY BABIES WERE PROM AND THE LAST WAS INDUCED 10 WEEKS EARLY DO TO PROBLEMS WITH BOTH OUR HEARTS. LAST WEEK MY WATER BROKE AND TH... Read more » | Andria (2006) |
30 weeks | 30 weeks & 6 days. | 5 |
| Well, this was the second time that I was able to carry a baby past 6 weeks without having a miscarriage (I have had 3). My first son was born at 34 weeks and weighed 4'15". He is... Read more » | Jaclyn (2011) |
30 weeks & 2 days | 31 weeks. | 5 |
| I've had two pprom babies. I was followed closely with my second pregnancy because my water had broken with my first baby at 35 weeks. I had a short cervix and I had some bleeding whe... Read more » | Lauralee (2004) |
30 weeks & 4 days | 32 weeks. | 10 |
| My hearts go out to you who are currently going thru this. I am posting this because I am looking to see if I might find any explanation or help in helping my PROM experiences ... Read more » | Tina (2010) |
30 weeks & 4 days | 32 weeks & 6 days. | 16 |
| Awoke one nite at 30 weeks pregnancy feeling wet as water had broken without signs of PTL, then began having contractions, went to hospital, determined I had PPROM. Was on be... Read more » | Ann (2000) |
31 weeks | 31 weeks & 5 days. | 5 |
| With my second pregnancy I was only pregnant with one baby and my water broke at 31 weeks. My water broke on a Friday and I delivered on the next Wednesday. Those couple of days... Read more » | Nicki (2003) |
31 weeks | 32 weeks & 2 days. | 8 |
| At 30weeks I went into labor. I went into L&D and they got the contractions stopped. On the monitor her heart rate was dropping around 80bpm, but the dr.'s didnt do anything be... Read more » | Angie (2007) |
31 weeks & 5 days | 32 weeks. | 2 |
| In my third pregnancy, following two full term deliveries, my water broke in the 31st week. I was hanging out in front of the TV with my 3 year old and 15 month old, when I ... Read more » | Elizabeth (2008) |
32 weeks | 35 weeks & 3 days. | 24 |
| This was my second pregnancy. I had prommed with my first at 34 weeks, and been told it was a fluke. My OB said that she had never seen a multiple prom in her years of practice.... Read more » | Brittany (2013) |
32 weeks | 34 weeks & 2 days. | 16 |
| This was my second pregnancy after a previous PROM at 34 weeks (delivery by C-Section at 36 weeks). I was never told about PROM, and thought my first PROM was a fluke. During my se... Read more » | Julie (2001) |
32 weeks & 2 days | 32 weeks & 2 days. | 0 |
| My daughter, Kaitlyn was born at 32 weeks due to PROM at Alleghent General Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was delivered by C-section due to the cord being around her neck, and bre... Read more » | Sarah (2007) |
32 weeks & 2 days | 32 weeks & 4 days. | 2 |
| this was my 4th pregnancy, and so far my worst! from the very beginning i had been sick, tired (doesnt help being pg 3 months after birth of last baby) and just didnt feel right... Read more » | Sharon (2008) |
32 weeks & 3 days | 34 weeks. | 12 |
| ive had 2 previous prom early deliveries,1st being at 31+5 weeks and 30+2 weeks with really good outcomes.As im writing this my third baby is in scbu after being born at 34+1 ... Read more » | Laura (1998) |
33 weeks | 33 weeks. | 0 |
| PROM #2: Paige My second baby was due March 20, 1991. Before this pregnancy, I had joined a health club, and had become a water aerobics instructor. It was after teachi... Read more » | Julie (2001) |
33 weeks | 33 weeks & 5 days. | 5 |
| My water broke at 33 weeks. My son was delivered at 33 weeks and 5 days. I was given several steriod shots to help mature his lungs. Keith was born weighing 6 lbs. 2 oz. He ... Read more » | Shannon (2001) |
33 weeks | 33 weeks. | 0 |
| With this pregnancy, it seemed as though I was in and out of the hospital constantly with problems ranging from dehydration (I had to be put on medication to help hold food down... Read more » | Joanne (2002) |
33 weeks | 33 weeks & 2 days. | 2 |
| I have suffered my PROM on two pregnancies. My first was in 1995 with my oldest son. I had been feeling something trickling all day and finally went to my doctor where i... Read more » | Kathryn (2007) |
33 weeks | 33 weeks. | 0 |
| With my second son, Wesley, I was on strict bedrest for 13 weeks before PPROM at 33w 0d. I was admitted and told that since I was contracting they were going to do a repeat c-se... Read more » | Sheri (2008) |
33 weeks | 34 weeks. | 7 |
| This was my 6th pregnancy. I had several miscarriages, then 2 losses due to PPROM. ( Look for my other prom stories on here...16 + 20 weeks) Each time my water broke, my do... Read more » | Keary (2001) |
33 weeks | 34 weeks. | 6 |
| I had severe lower backpains and was leaking very little fluid with no discharge/color. I called my OB and was told that most pregnant women suffer from lower back pain due to ... Read more » | Tedi (2004) |
33 weeks & 4 days | 33 weeks & 4 days. | 0 |
| I had a wonderful pregnancy with tons of energy, no morning sickness, no problems at all. My blood pressure 1 week before my PROM was the same as at 8 weeks. At my 32 week che... Read more » | Misty (2009) |
33 weeks & 4 days | 33 weeks & 5 days. | 1 |
| After having my first child at 35 weeks 5 days, I knew this next one would be a little early as well. I was due April 15th, and I was hoping to have a St. Patty's Day baby!!! Sh... Read more » | Vanessa (2004) |
33 weeks & 6 days | 33 weeks & 6 days. | 0 |
| Okay this is now my third pg. and I am going to be ready for an early birth this time ( at least this is what my dr. feels will happen as I have already PROM'ED twice) The dr. n... Read more » | Suzanne (2000) |
34 weeks | 34 weeks. | 0 |
| My next pregnancy ended again with PROM at 34 weeks, This time I had a wonderful Ob who was very caring and continually monitored me. My membranes ruptured on the 15th Feb 96 at... Read more » | Lori (2000) |
34 weeks | 34 weeks. | 0 |
| I was very scared to get pregnant again. I was assured by a new high-risk OB that I could carry my next one as long or longer knowing I had a history /risk of PROM. I made it to... Read more » | Sheila (2001) |
34 weeks & 2 days | 35 weeks. | 5 |
| My water broke November 3, 2001 at 7:30 P.M. I went to hospital where they verified that water had broken, and did a ultrasound to determine baby's weight.Antibiotics were s... Read more » | Angela (2005) |
34 weeks & 5 days | 34 weeks & 5 days. | 0 |
| This is our 2nd PROM story, and it had a very different result. My first pregnancy ended by PPROM at 20 weeks and the delivery of my beautiful little angel, Madeline Marie, a... Read more » | Christine (2006) |
34 weeks & 5 days | 34 weeks & 5 days. | 0 |
| This was my second pregnancy ... the first ending with PPROM @ 13 weeks and termination @ 16 weeks (see other story) ... I became pregnant 4 months after my first pregnancy - (the... Read more » | Julie (2000) |
35 weeks | 35 weeks. | 0 |
| ALEXANDER'S STORY Due date: 12-7-99 Birth date: 7-6-99 My pregnancy went really well despite alot of stresses during it. In the last 2 weeks I was on antibiotics ... Read more » | Hronn (2004) |
35 weeks | 35 weeks. | 0 |
| After comlicated pregnancy and giving birth after 36 weeks i was so worried i would start labor early and have to stay in hospital many weeks. This time i had gained access to ... Read more » | Vanessa (2004) |
35 weeks | 35 weeks & 2 days. | 1 |
| This is now my second pg.I again am very sick with morning sickness. This keeps up until around 19 weeks. The dr does early US as I am measuring large ( as I also measured lg to... Read more » | Shannon (2008) |
35 weeks & 3 days | 35 weeks & 4 days. | 1 |
| Henry’s due date was our first son, George’s birthday – June 5th – but since I’d been having quite regular and even “stuck” Braxton-Hicks contractions for a few we... Read more » | Paula (2010) |
35 weeks & 5 days | 35 weeks & 5 days. | 0 |
| This is my PAP story. We had further fertility treatment a year after losing our son Evan at 29 weeks after PPROM (see prrom stories). This time I was monitored more closely and had w... Read more » | Lori (2000) |
36 weeks | 36 weeks. | 0 |
| So do we have that 3rd baby? I just felt something or someone was missing and our family wasn't complete. I knew I'd be taking a risk but felt confident. I felt the need to pr... Read more » | Julie (2001) |
36 weeks | 36 weeks. | 1 |
| Nothing to really tell here. I was 36 weeks pregnant when my water broke. My son Jeffrey came into the world screaming. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 1/4 oz. He was healthy and c... Read more » | Donna (2002) |
36 weeks | 36 weeks. | 0 |
| My son Christopher was born at 36 weeks due to PROM he weighed 7lbs 14oz (I suffered from Gestational Diabetes) I had originally gone into preterm labor two weeks prior. They stop... Read more » | Shannon (2008) |
36 weeks & 2 days | 36 weeks & 3 days. | 1 |
| The evening of June 25, there was a terrific lightning storm. The weather had been HOT – high 90s – for a few days, but this evening it cooled off significantly as the ligh... Read more » | Anastasia (2001) |
36 weeks & 4 days | 36 weeks & 4 days. | 0 |
| Early morning, September 3, 36 weeks 4
days, my water suddenly broke, as it
had with my first.
I called the OB and he told me to come in in the next couple of hours. He ... Read more » | Inkan (2002) |
37 weeks | 37 weeks. | 0 |
| The pregnancy started as last time. I was bleeding on and off at around 12 - 16 weeks, and it scared me. I was tested for BV (Bacterial Vaginos) and treated at around 23 weeks... Read more » | Nicole (2008) |
38 weeks | 38 weeks & 3 days. | 2 |
| After Having my first at 33 weeks it was quiet a stressful pregnancy. Add on top of that trying to sell a house, pack up a house, move interstate and find a place to live! N... Read more » | ||||