Waters gone today at 27+3 - scared for my baby

[StormInaCCup]

Well, it's all gone tits up today. I am 27+3 and after losing a bit of fluid late afternoon I have been admitted to hospital. I have since lost loads more and have been given a steroid injection to mature my baby's lungs as well as antibiotics to stave off potential infection.

I am in a single room, it's almost 3am and my husband went at about 11pm. There are people laughing in the corridor and I can't sleep for worrying about my baby. We had IVF to conceive him and I have previously had cervical cancer so to say that this baby is a 'miracle' and much, much wanted is an understatement.

I am blaming my stupid body for letting me down yet again and all this happened after a fairly heated argument with my Dad which I don't want to go into right now, so am also blaming myself for getting worked up - did I bring this on myself?

I am sorry this is so gloomy and self pitying. I feel very alone right now and hope tomorrow brings some better news.

Not night anymore but hope you're okay and managed to get a bit if sleep!

Keep drinking, keep hanging in there - you really are in the best place (once you get one of those eye masks and some earplugs!). Other essentials are chocolate, things to read and apps for your phone :)

(waves back to tad - will send you a message if I remember to)

Speaking of apps, I had one of a fish pond where you could 'dip' your hand in the water and listen to the splashes/look at the ripples/add a tropical thunderstorm. I used to stare at it at 3am and try to visualise myself in a rainforest! Really did help me relax:)

Very best wishes & thoughts for your appointment today.

(((Hugs)))

I'm usually around in the middle of the night so I'll keep an eye on your thread if you want company.

ps... an ipad is perfectly designed for hospital stays. Music, tv, white noise app to help you sleep through late night "nurse party," games and, most importantly... MN!

Nothing much to add, but I'm thinking of you and hoping for the best xxx

Hope it goes well today xxx

Hey! I've just read this thread. I have no experience of this at all but just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking of you! I hope you manage to get some answers today. x

Morning StorminaCcup. How are you and baby this morning? You were the first person I though of when I woke up !

*thought of

Thinking of you.

No advice here either, sorry, but thinking of you and hope your baby stays put for a while yet X

My waters broke at 29 weeks, Storm, and I held ds in for another 8 weeks. Hang in there!

thinking of you, hope all ok xxx

Popping in to wish you both well and keeping everything crossed for you. I hope you've managed to get some rest or manage to later on today. Agree with all who've said there's no way you've brought this on yourself, we just always need to find something to blame and as mum's we like to blame ourselves! Good luck with the scan today and fingers crossed for some positive news and sleep for you x

Keep reading Southseas thread. Baby can hang in there. Sending you strength and some bathroom sealant. [much more feeble attempt at a joke than yours] {{hug}}

Good Luck Storm, I have no experience either, but I do have experience of being in the maternity ward with noisy midwives and not being able to sleep, I remember walking down to the nurses station to ask if anyone had any magazines and just crying when I got there because I was so tired!
I hope you get some sleep soon and your docs visit goes well this morning

Hi Storm. Just echoing what others have said. This is not your fault. Pregnant women are amazing creatures and can withstand incredible levels of stress - think of women in times of famine, war etc. This is 'just' bad timing and luck.

I hope everything goes well today. My friend's waters went about the same time as yours and her baby stayed put (with weekly obs IIRC) until 35 weeks. Born a little small but otherwise perfectly healthy.

I hope you have a similar outcome

My SIL's water broke at about 20 weeks. They kept her going until 36 weeks when she had a section for other medical reasons.

I can't imagine that you could have brought this on yourself - it's just something that happens to some people. I would think that staying as relaxed as possible will certainly do no harm - can you get your DH to bring you some music to listen to/books/mags to read etc?

I know the feeling well - I woke up in a puddle at 34 weeks and it was very scary. I was kept in hospital for 48 hours but had a feeling that the baby would stay put, and he did for another two weeks. It's not nice to feel trickles of water every few minutes, I know, but you do keep making more and you will get used to the sanny pads!!

I went back to work for 2 weeks which in retrospect was stupid (should have made the most of it and watched TV and ate biscuits), but life pretty much carried on as normal and had a straightforward delivery at 36 weeks.

Hope all goes well with your checks today.

Hi Storm, I hope everything is going okay this morning.

Sorry you are having such an awful time of it.

I hope you eventually managed to get some sleep, and things are going ok this morning

No advice for you but sorry to see you are going through this. Hang in there and tell that baby to as well!

Hope you're getting some sleep now... in between obs on you, obs on baby, breakfast being delivered, bins being emptied, cleaners arriving to sweep the floor...

My waters went fully at 32 weeks with DS1. he wasn't born until 35 weeks. Those weeks were so difficult, especially as DD1 was missing me terribly at home, but we got through it and DS1 was born safely.

With DD2 I had a slow leak from 33 weeks, but waters hadn't gone fully.

My best advice is to do whatever you can to stay sane and keep your mind active. Good novels, magazines and puzzle books, sympathetic visitors (get your friends to set up a rota). There is life outside the hospital, but you start to forget that after a few days.. its a bit bizarre.

Also, healthy food, not the NHS pap. Ask your friends to bring in home prepared salads etc.. when they visit.

Get a list of things you still need for baby and yourself, and order online/send people out for them. Start thinking about preemie size clothes!

Take one day at a time.

God, sorry I haven't updated. I did drop off for an hour before breakfast (hurrah!) and people been in and out all morning doing obs and talking to me. It was great to see my consultant obs who instantly calmed me down and reassured me. It also was wonderful to see DH when he walked in at 8.30 - although I could tell he'd had no more sleep than I had.

So, the good news... my consultant thinks that if I don't go into labour within first 48 hrs and have no contractions or infection I could go on to 34 weeks before I'll need a c-section. Done 24 hrs so far so praying that I can make it, no contractions either and although I continue to lose water I think it is tailing off a bit - not sure if that's because there's none left to come out, but I am drinking plenty to try and replenish some of what's gone. They want to keep me in for at least a week though, but if I make it to Friday (28 weeks) I'll probably get to go home to total bedrest and hopefully some decent sleep too!

I haven't had a chance to read through all your lovely messages and look forward to doing it later when it's quieter and I'm on my own. I really appreciate all of you thinking about us and sending your best wishes - it makes a hell of a difference. Will update later.

Sxx