So terrified. Emergency section at 25w

[Titchypanda]

Today I've been admitted to hospital and told my baby will need to be delivered in next 24 hours due to poor growth and almost no waters. Baby is only measuring at 1lb 2oz with a less than 50% chance of survival. My husband and I are devastated and terrified. Has anyone been in a similar situation?

I think lots of people would struggle to leave the hospital at all! I know I would. What a difficult time for you both

Titchy, you are doing such an incredible job, and is your daughter. What goddesses you both are.

I know my DH would be just like yours (he would be ok to leave his baby in the safe hands of the experts), whereas I know I would be just like you. I would need to sit and watch every detail.

Oh Titchy! I remember the bad news chat all too well!
These little tinies are such fighters!

It was me who asked. Glad she has rallied. It's such a rollercoaster. Be kind to yourself. Thinking of you

Thanks, it's definitely living in a perpetual state of terror. I hate leaving her. Her little face makes my heart sing.

Thinking of you

sending Be Strong Vibes to TinyTitchyPanda and to you

Titchy what a feisty little girl she is and how fierce your mother love is. Hope the terror can ease soon.

Congratulations Titchy .

I remember everything you are describing so well. DH, eternally optimistic, happy to visit and leave until the next time and me not wanting to be anywhere other than sat by the incubator. Even the nurses used to tell me to leave.

It is the most natural thing in the world though, wanting to be with your baby.

I remember how frightening it is too, everything is alien, scary and new to parents, every alarm slightly terrifying. Not to the staff though.

The bad news chats too, we had three of them during our three month stay but thanks to modern medicine and the amazing staff DD came home healthy without any issues.

Now ten, you would never suspect she had such a rough start.

Make sure you eat, buy some hard core hand cream, mine were cracked and bleeding after 13 weeks of NICU scrubbing and took months to recover.

Hopefully you will get to hold her soon, I made DH do the first skin to skin session as I was absolutely terrified but I still remember feeling that that was my first bit of normality.

It is so tough on you Titchy, stay strong, you are doing really well.

Titchypanda glad she is ok.

Handsoffmysweets, no unfortunately not. Ive had swabs, bloods, injection for babies lunga and next one due at 1pm today. Still leaking waters alot. Hoping everyone will come round today. X

Hoping to give some hope and positive vibes to both titchy and LBNM. My little fellow was born at 24 weeks 11 years ago weighing 1lb 5oz at his smallest. We had a long and rocky journey with him, and he does have some disabilities, but he's a happy, loving boy who celebrated his 11th birthday last week. It can happen. Thinking of you both. X

Good morning titchy & tiny titchy,
Wowi what a story you are so so brave & so so strong.
Many congratulations to you all on your little angel 'she sounds like a little fighter alright, but then with a mummy & daddy as strong as you both 'is it any wonder', she feels your strength, love and presence all around her and She is already using that to fight on and grow to make her mummy & daddy proud!
I can't imagine how hard it must be for you,
But my advise would be to keep doing what ever your doing now and as long as she's got you and your love there by her side her strength will grow & grow.
I wish you the very best of luck & a million cyber hugs!
Maybe you could keep all these posts for her for the future 'her grand entrance into the world touched so many hearts.
So from one mummy to another 'well done to you 💐 look how good you did you just brought into the world a new precious baby angel' who has got the support of millions of mummy's around the world.
Best wishes to you all & a big well done to you 😉 x x

Congratulations. You are all doing so well.

Titchy you're amazing. X

I've been following your updates, in so glad she is hanging in there. I can't imagine how tough things must be for you.

If it's any comfort a friend of mine has a daughter who was born at 24 weeks, she celebrated her 9th birthday recently and is no different to her peers. I really hope you get an outcome like that.

I can't help but think my LO (currently in my womb) is about the same age as your LO Titchypanda... really glad to hear she's hanging on there and still wishing that she goes from strength to strength. Hope you and DP are doing as well as you can - we all cope in different ways with these things. Same to you LBNM19 xx

Thank you everyone. She is still stable, eyes open lots and she knows our voices, she seems most content when listening to my husband. She grabs my fingers lots and likes it when hubby washes her face. We do her temperature, change her sats probe and her nappies. We have held her a couple of times when nurses put her in our hands as they change sheets.

Titchy - you are all doing the most wonderful job. My heart aches for how delicate and precious she sounds - how lucky she is to have such a wonderful mummy and daddy.

I send you every ounce of strength to keep going. This thread and your little girl means so much to so many of us here.

That is lovely to hear Titchy, stable is fantastic and really great that you have been able to help and hold her already.

I've got tears in my eyes, what a little fighter you have there....she sounds amazing!

What an incredible team you are and I agree with the other ladies, it sounds like you have a little fighter there 💕

We are all here sending you so much love and support. Xxx

Am so chuffed to read your updates about TinyTitchyPanda

She has done so wonderfully so far, really great that you are able to do so much for your little girl.

Lovely to know that she responds to your voices and holds your finger

Keep getting stronger little TinyTitchyPanda

I realised I never shared her name! We called her Bea (Beatrice). She is still stable. I had a struggle tonight as one of the other babies was really poorly and it's hard seeing other families in pain. And we all know that tomorrow it might be our baby that's poorly, which makes it a struggle. Plus the midwife insisted I go back to hospital for BP check, so felt really drained. Hopefully tomorrow I'll feel less drained and can enjoy spending time with Bea. My hubby read her a story tonight. I love listening to all the voices he does when reading to her.

Oh, little titchy fighter Bea. Bringer of Joy.