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Hospital wants to send me home after PPROM. I don’t want to go. Help.

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CatsEye99 · 15/10/2018 12:20

Posting for traffic. My waters broke at home and were bright red, and I was 26 weeks with DCDA twins. I called an ambulance and was rushed to hospital where I had a huge gush of red fluid. I was counselled about preterm birth and given steroid injections. I saw a neonatal doctor who stated the most important thing was to deliver at a hospital with NICU cots.

Despite severe agonising pain, a week has passed and I haven’t given birth. Twins aren’t distressed and my observations are fine.

However I feel incredibly unwell. I keep burning hot and turning red but my temp is not raised. I feel like I have the flu or another illness. I have no energy and can barely move due to pain. Codeine won’t touch it. A midwife told me to have a hot bath which I am sure is contraindicated.

The staff want to send me home. I have stated I do not want to go home due to me living an hour from the hospital and the risk of infection, cord compression, preterm delivery and stillbirth. I do not want to lose my babies. I want to remain in the unit with NICU like the doctor advised.

Can anyone give me any advice? I can’t find any info on this anywhere and feel like the staff are fobbing me off.

OP posts:
QOD · 21/10/2018 06:33

Hope you’re alll ok 💐

NewYoiker · 21/10/2018 06:36

Hope you're okay Op 

2018SoFarSoGreat · 21/10/2018 06:39

Sending best wishes to you and your precious babies 💐

Chrisinthemorning · 21/10/2018 06:40

Good luck Flowers

Scarydinosaurs · 21/10/2018 06:40

Good luck 💐

PatchworkElmer · 21/10/2018 06:41

Thinking of you OP

NoNeedToArgue · 21/10/2018 06:41

Thinking of you

speakfriendandenter · 21/10/2018 06:42

Have been reading along. I'm hoping that you've been able to hug & kiss your babies now Brew & toast time soon

yikesanotherbooboo · 21/10/2018 07:02

Best of luck to you and your babies

LoniceraJaponica · 21/10/2018 07:03

My heart is in my mouth. Hoping for a happy outcome Flowers

youarenotkiddingme · 21/10/2018 07:08

Hope all goes ok. You've had a rough ride Thanks

Gierg · 21/10/2018 07:15

Thinking of you all today OP.

Bovneydazzlers · 21/10/2018 07:24

Thinking of you and your babies, what a traumatic week for you x

sawbucks · 21/10/2018 07:28

Good luck OP. Handhold from me and prayers for the twins

LouiseHumphreys81 · 21/10/2018 07:28

OP and thinking of you, and you are in my prayers. Flowers

OrdinaryGirl · 21/10/2018 07:30

So many Mumsnetters surrounding you with love right now.
❤️

KTD27 · 21/10/2018 07:30

Good luck OP I’m hopeful that by now your twins have arrived and are being well cared for and that you’re well.
I’m married to a tall strapping 27 weeker from the 1970s so I am sure these babies will be ok.

IamnotaStepfordHousewife · 21/10/2018 07:33

Good luck xxxx Flowers

Howlongtillbedtime · 21/10/2018 07:41

I've followed from the beginning but didn't have anything useful to add just wanted to wish you luck .

I am the biggest defender of the NHS but some staff have been awful here.

PurpleFlower1983 · 21/10/2018 07:44

Thinking of you and your babies OP Flowers

Gemstonemama · 21/10/2018 07:44

Been following your story too but wasn't sure if I had anything useful to add aside from sending thoughts and good wishes, sending lots of love and luck to you and hope everything goes ok - I'm a fellow very early preemie now in my 30's and we're a tough bunch! Xx

DontCareWasMadeToCare · 21/10/2018 07:51

The so called care you've received is shocking reading.

You're a very strong and courageous woman to have fought the way you did.

Hope all goes well with you and twins 

PaigetheRepahite · 21/10/2018 07:51

Good luck OP. Thinking of you and your babies Flowers

potatoes13 · 21/10/2018 07:56

Don't worry about your haemoglobin, it would be classes as stable, a drop of 15-20 is when they would be concerned. Xxx

CatkinToadflax · 21/10/2018 07:59

Sending love and luck. You must have been nearing the 28 week mark? That's good news, it really is. You've done an amazingly good job cooking your babies. Flowers Cake Brew

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