My next 8 weeks on bed rest was horrible. I wasnt allowed to sit up, it was reccomended I use the bathroom in a bed pan, and I couldnt even take baths. I felt perfectly fine. I stayed laying in my bed for 8 weeks straight.
By week 28 I started to get my mucus plug constantly coming out and replacing its self it was gross. I called the hospital and they said this was okay as long as I saw no "new" blood (bright red not dark red/brown). I was getting alot of "old" blood as the days progressed, I called again they said it was no big deal. On the last day I had no appetite, my braxton hicks contractions were happening like 10 times or so a day very randomly. I felt concerned enough to have my friend take me to maternity to meet my OBGYN. At this point I had no pelvic exams, we had nothing done to me that could stimulate labor. My doctor however felt that he wold check me out with a pelvic exam where he found out I had torn just a little ( my stitch tore ). The doctor sent me home. As soon as I got home I had a horrible back pain. I told my husband to count the time between the pains, I had 5 more pains then my water broke. All the pains were about 5min apart..
I was 29 weeks pregnant and being flown by emergeny plane to Vancouver, British Columbia, with my husband by my side, from my town. From the time my water broke until the plane people came and got me and took me to Vancouver it had been 5hrs of contractions with no medications since I was flying. When I arrived at the hospital about 1230am they decided to cut my stitch out for sanitary reasons. When they cut my stitch out they realized I was 9cm dialated and told me I was to deliver in 30min. I did. Our son was born at 2:18am by vaginal delivery with no complications weighing 3lbs 1oz (1410g) at 29 weeks gestation and was taken straight to a wing next door which was a Level 3 NICU. There were no concerns.
This is how our journey began, this was our introduction into parenthood. This seemed normal, no one seemed scared, so we wern't.
No comments:
Post a Comment