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) to
spotting. At 24 weeks, I went into
labor. My labor was able to be stopped
after 2 shots. Then, at 33 weeks one
day at work, I felt a trickle. At first
I thought I had wet myself! But when I
went to the bathroom and it didn't
stop, I knew my water had broken. I
left work, picked my son up from
daycare, took him where he would be
while I was in the hospital, and finally
took myself to the hospital and called
my husband. It took a couple of hours
before contractions started. They were
not very strong, but I could definately
feel them. My doctor was going to start
steroid shots to help the baby's lungs
mature faster, but when he did an
ultrasound to see if I had enough fluid
for the baby, he realized the baby was
breech. At that point, I was already
dialated to around 6, so they had to do
an emergency C-Section. My baby boy was
born minutes later weighing in at 4
pounds, 9 ounces. He wasn't breathing
when he came out, so they had to help
hiim and immediately start all kind of
tubes in him. I was so scared. I
thought I was going to lose my baby. He
was kept in the NICU for a month. He
had many problems in the beginning -
both lungs collasped (at different
times), apnea, ect. I was able to
breast feed him after 2 weeks. It was
wonderful. He is now almost 3 and is
actually big for his age! Noone would
guess he's a preemie! I am now
pregnant with our 3rd child. I am
currently 34 weeks (I am nervous, but
releived because I am already 1 week
past when I delivered the last one!) .
I am hoping and praying that even if my
water does break, I am at least 37 weeks
(only 3 more weeks to go!) along. I am
also nervous about having a VBAC-
Vaginal Birth After Cesarian. My doctor
thinks all will go well, but I am still
nervous.
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