On Thursday the 12th (sorry if i'm wrong) i had a pretty big show late at night and a bit of blood so went in was checked over, told i was about 2cm's and that she could feel waters, but sent home as no signs of labour etc.
Then on monday morning i woke up for the loo at about 5am and when i wiped myself the tissue was soaking, i had about 4 or 5 handfuls of fully wet tissue... just thought i may not have emptied my bladder fully as was half asleep, went back to bed, woke at 7am to feel a 'pop' in my bump then water gushed out of me onto the bed, and on the floor as i jumped up. I was worried that i'd just wet myself (dont ask why- i think because it was so early) so decided to see if anything more came out, and sure enough it did so i phoned delivery suite and went in asap, by 9am we were sat in there waiting to be examined to see if it was the waters. By 9.30 i'd been seen and confirmed rupture of membranes. was sent up to the ward then.
Tuesday i had a scan that showed no waters around baby at all but that baby was a good size of over 4lb ish. sonographer thought they'd induce labour as it was dangerous with no water at all... consultant didn't want to.
Weds i had 6 doctors and nurses see me within half an hour of waking up, the senior Dr wanted to either induce labour then or section first thing thursday, consultant again said no, even though i'd not even seen her, it was all from what the DR's had told her (stupid woman thinks she's too high up to even come and see me for herself but thats another subject completley)...
Thursday came and went, and again the senior Dr was saying in his opinion it was too risky to leave baby in there, but consultant said as there was no infection to me or baby she wanted to wait till 34 weeks.
Friday morning a Dr came to see me and said that they were going to keep me in until I either gave birth or was 34weeks, so i had to be in for another 2weeks- that was it, i broke down crying- just becasue i'd been there so long, being told one thing by the Dr's and the consultant didn't allow any of it. Dr went away and came back 10mins later saying the consultant would allow me to go home if i came in twice a week for monitoring and a scan. I said yes as i just wanted to be out if they weren't doing anything for me. So was discharged at about 10.30am.
Decided to go to my mums to sort a 'plan' for when i did go into labour... at about 1pm i started getting 'tightening' feelings, i didn't want o think it was labour as i thought i'd go in to have it checked and they'd stop but they'd want to keep me in because of it... so waited till these 'tightenings' were nearly having me in tears and coming every 3-5mins before i phoned. By 2.30pm i was in a delivery room, contracting every 5mins and 2cm dilated. the Snr Dr who had seen me on the ward came to be my Dr for delivery and said there was no way i was going back to the ward and that baby was coming one way or another now.
At 7pm i was examined again but was still only 2cm, baby started to get in distress and within 15mins i was being wheeled down to theatre for a crash section. Lucky they did as when they got her out the tiny amount of waters in there was smelly and infected badly, if she'd swallowed any it could have caused major problems for her!!
I came round at about 9.15ish and was wheeled up to SCBU to see my precious baby for the first time, she was so tiny (told 4lb 3oz then but she is actually 4lb), but yet she was breathing on her own, and the only thing she needed was a drip for some anti-biotics and that was becasue of the waters going so long before delivery.
Yesterday I got my first cuddle, held her for an hour!! She stopped her glucose intake yesterday and upped feed amounts, her drip came out early this morning. I got to change her bum and have another long cuddle today- she just stared at me for about 15mins which was amazing!! My milk is starting to come in and once she's ready to feed for herself she only needs to be feeding without a tube for 48hrs before she can come home with us!!!
anyway i better go and make tea and express before we go back and see her at 6.30ish.. its a tough life trailing back and forth, but oh so worth it!!