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

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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.

oh my goodness, I've just caught up. Hope you and both twins are doing ok.

You've really been through the mill. What a time you've still got ahead of you too. You're those babies best advocate but you must be exhausted. I hope you heal well and the babies are going to be ok too.

Well done for standing your ground. And congratulations too.

One of the biggest problems in hospitals (having worked in them I know) is communication.

On Weds I was in A&E with atrial fibrillation, but no-one spoke to me for over an hour as I lay on my trolley - no-one came and said hello and this is the plan (bloods, ECG, then wait for results and see doc). I had no idea at all what was going on; or whether it was OK for me to get up and wander about trying to find the toilet. By 2.30 I had had nothing to eat or drink since the night before (the lack of fluid not good in the medical situation I was in). When humans did venture up to me, I got conflicting information. Altogether a somewhat nerve-wracking experience and illustrative of what you are trying to deal with.

My strongest advice would be for you to insist on seeing the consultant and to make a list of your concerns in detail so that you have them in front of you when she/he appears. Don't appear in a flap (even if you are!) but simply ask your questions in a clear and objective way.

Hospitals a funny places - the individuals you see are almost unfailingly kind, but trying to get a straight answer and some clear communication is a huge challenge.

I do sincerely beg your pardon - I had not read all the thread - mea culpa.

I am sending you all good wishes - what a traumatic time for you.

Congratulation cats. Sending love and positive vibes to you all xxx

Congratulations on your twins! My daughter was born at 32 weeks and I found the charity Bliss very helpful.

www.bliss.org.uk/parents/support

Positive thoughts for twin 2
Your a super

Congratulations, OP and my very best wishes for you all, especially Twin 2.

You have been amazingly brave and strong, and I'm in awe of the way you have handled all this.

Congrats and well done. Your bravery and strength, insisting on staying in, who knows how much worse things might've been? You gave twin 2 a fighting chance.

Congratulations, and sending positive thoughts for DT2. You have fought so hard for your children, you should be very proud of yourself.

Praying hard for you all cats, what a difficult time you’ve had ( understatement) xx

Bless you, praying for you and babies

Sending you all my very best wishes

Oh cats! Congratulations on your twins. I hope you have a good recovery, and your little ones thrive.

Congratulations op 
Thinking of you and your twins 

Congratulations on the birth of your twins! What lovely news.

Still sending love. Hopefully you’ll all start to feel much better soon.

Congratulations on your babies, just read the whole thread, I hope you all receive the care you deserve, thinking of you all.

Thinking of you. Xx

Oh gosh, I am thinking of you all this morning and especially twin 2. Thank goodness you refused to go home. Xxx

@itbemay maybe read the thread before commenting eh?

All the best to you OP x

Thinking of you and your babies

You poor thing am thinking of u all

I was commenting after reading initial posts and NOT recent posts, without full facts so again apologies. I'm still missing a big chunk in the middle, did OP get sent home?

Huge apologies, comments weren't loading all the best OP hope all works out.