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

[CatsEye99]

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.

sending lots of love and prayers

Wishing you and your twins all the best OP, hope they pull through xxxxxxxxx

Wishing you all well.

Oh my goodness, what a relief that they are both here and holding in ther. As I was reda8ng your posts about the bleeding, I was horrified tha they weren’t rushing you into theatre. Congratulations on your tiny twins and wishing all three of you recovery and increased strength day by day.

Wishing you all the very best. This thread could become very important when you are well enough to challenge the hospital on the experience you have had. Lessons certainly need to be learned from this. I hope you and your babies continue to get stronger.

Just read the full thread. I can't believe how you've been treated, especially as I'm a nurse and a mum of twins.

Prayers for your lovely babies and for you! It sounds like you've got good support from your mum and husband 

Lost this thread but so glad you’ve delivered and things are looking hopeful for your twins.

Really hope you’re feeling better soon and that the twins continue to progress well. You’re utterly awesome

So glad both have been delivered.

Do make sure your mum keeps making notes on your and your babies’ treatment. Others can better advise on this later though, I’m sure.

So glad to read your latest update. I have been subconsciously holding my breath for you.
Welcome to the twin mum club. ✊🏼❤️❤️

Wishing you all the best. X

To have stayed so resolute that you needed better care throughout this whole situation is just incredible. You fought hard to get the best outcome for your babies. You should be so proud of that.
I am sending all my love and positive thoughts to you and your babies.

I’m so glad to hear that your twins have been safely delivered . I’ve been checking this thread several times . As well as being a midwife I used to work in neonatal intensive care .
I’m quite surprised to hear that one of your twins is already being given your expressed breast milk . It seems very soon to be feeding orally by tube .

Thinking of you lots OP. The hard bit isn’t over as someone said before it’s an hour by hour thing now. I hope both your twins thrive. You will be a bag of nerves for along time.
Also like someone else said cheery stories used to irritate me aswell (I had a 26 weeker) i just used to think that’s your baby not mine, they’re all different.
They will be getting the best care possible and 2lbs is a good weight.
Thank you for all your updates. Hope you get some much needed rest.

My 26 weeker was given colostrum 8 hours after birth. And by Day 9 was fully on EBM and had his long line out.

Congratulations OP.
Sending you and the twins lots of love and strength.

Wishing you all the best. Well done you for expressing. What an awful time you've had.xxx

Gosh this is an incredible thread. CatsEye99 you sound an amazing mother! I'm so sorry the hospital have let you and your babies down in many ways but sending love and strength to you all now. I hope your beautiful babies continue to make progress and you recover from your traumatic ordeal.
MN is amazing at times - you have had such support from total strangers when you really needed it x

Sending lots of love xxx

I know now is not the time but I assume you will be making a formal complaint. Your care, or lack of, has been absolutely dreadful and I really think this whole episode warrants nothing less than a serious case review. IMO, your babies lives and possibly yours too have been put at risk through negligence. I hope all goes well for you and your twins are soon gaining strength. 💐

Congratulations, sending you lots of love.

Two of my three babies were NICU babies so I know it's just the most horrendous time. You're so grateful they're finally here but you're also heartbroken they're actually THERE instead of in your arms. This too shall pass and before long they'll be home adding to the general mayhem and chaos of family life. Not only do your twins have you, their Dad, Grandma and their big brother, but now a whole network of MN mothers thinking of them and sending them love and prayers and good wishes xxx

Hopefully you're getting some sleep tonight. But in case you can't, the mumsnet collective is here for you, thinking of you and your precious wee babies.

One of my best friends had twins at 28 weeks the day after she turned 41. They were both under 2lbs.

They started school last month and after a very shaky start in life ( one of them was not expected to live 24 hours ) they are doing great.

Hoping you're all doing well

Congratulations.

Congratulations on the birth of your twins. Hope all 3 of you are doing well today