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 decided
to try again. We got pregnant quickly
and I basically took it easy the
entire time. I had progesterone shots
starting at 16 weeks, bi-weekly
cervical checks, and was on modified
activity.
Despite those measures, I prommed at
29 weeks. I think it may have even
been 3-4 weeks earlier when I felt a
big gush after using the bathroom,
followed by little leaks, but the
leaking stopped, so I convinced myself
that I was just paranoid. There was no
mistaking it at 29 weeks though. My
AFI remained fairly high
throughout.
Same deal as the last times, hospital
bedrest, steroids, and try and hold
off until 34 weeks.
Being in the hospital was a miserable
experience. No sleep, heparin shots
twice a day to prevent blood clots,
blood draws every other day to check
for infection. I was a pin cushion and
covered in bruises. I just kept
reminding myself that it was for the
baby, and it would all be a distant
memory soon.
After 3 weeks, I stopped leaking! My
AFI returned to 15, with no signs of
infection, so they sent me home (on
bedrest). I got to reconnect with my
family, and began to wonder what a
full term baby would be like.
It was not to be. At 34 weeks 1 day, I
had a complete rupture.
Madelyn had apgars of 9 and 9 and came
out screaming! She weighed 4 lbs 13 oz
and was 17 1/2" long. She stayed in
the NICU for 10 days to grow and with
the exception of a few apnea episodes,
did great.
She had a lot of people praying for
her, and she made it to 34 weeks. I
guess that was just her time to be
born.
As I write this, she is 8 weeks old,
and weighs a whopping 8 lbs! She has
brought our family such joy.
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