25 weeks waters broken - help

[lolacola1977]

Can’t believe I’m asking this on mumsnet but...am lying in a local hospital bed, waters have broken, not yet in labour but cervix open a bit...local hospital have been trying for 2 hrs to find me a bed in a neonatal unit...they have found one at St Thomas’s but waiting to hear whether there is a bed for me. They have told me I might then have to wait another 2 hrs for an ambulance to transfer me. Has anyone ever used a private ambulance service? Any advice as to what I should be asking for / demanding? I am conscious that I could go into labour at any minute and at that point it will be touch and go for the baby who will need a neonatal bed. They have given me steroids / antibiotics etc.

Congratulations! Will keep you both in my thoughts

There was a MN'er last year called Titchypanda whose daughter was born at 25 weeks, it looks like she's doing fantastically now!
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/2753694-So-terrified-Emergency-section-at-25w?pg=8

Congratulations! Lovely name. Take care.

Gosh what an incredible thread! Congratulations OP and well done. As a mother who went nearly 2 weeks over I just cannot begin to imagine the trauma of delivering prematurely so please look after yourself

Ahh congratulations .. my son spent a month in scbu and I saw some amazing things . Best of luck xx

Congratulations mummy @lolacola1977

Congratulations on your baby boy. Modern medicine is amazing isn't it! Seems like a very strong willed little boy already! I like the idea of making videos for him, nice way for the children to get involved x

Congrats OP. Take care of your self, have you got good support?

Congratulations and welcome to baby Alexander! All the very very best to you all. He has everything going for him and he is a strong boy who made a noise to say hello! Lots of love xx

Congratulations on your baby boy. Alexander is a beautiful name. I am so glad to hear he is doing as well as expected. I wish you both all the best during the next few months

Congratulations!

I have been checking back on your thread to see how you were doing. Best wishes xx

Congratulations! Good luck x x x

Congratulations wishing you and Alexander lots of love and strength.

Welcome Alexander, congratulations

Congratulations! So nice to hear he's fighting. I once nursed a little boy who was 18 months old and he was born at 24 weeks, you would never know and he was perfectly healthy. Babies are strong little things and Alexander sounds like a fighter, love to you all

Welcome to baby Alexander. Excellent name. Lots of love. Hope you are doing ok yourself. You did brilliantly holding on that long. The charity Tommy’s (the prematurity charity) has just launched a premmie app for recent parents.

www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/pregnancy-complications/premature-birth/free-app-parents-premature-babies

Welcome to the world baby Alexander, great name. Congratulations Lola try to rest and regroup I’m sure this is confusing and scary for you all. Massive hugs and sending lots of love and hugs.

I keep coming back to this thread to see if there are any updates. I hope Alexander is still fighting OP. You’re in my thoughts!

Thinking of you OP.

Me too, thinking of you OP and hope everything is ok with Alexander

Me too. I have been thinking of you and baby Alexander as well. Hope he's doing as well as he can at this gestation. Sending our very best wishes.

Welcome baby Alexander! Congratulations OP. I hope you and the rest of the family are doing well. He sounds like a real trooper to have been crying already! Thinking of you all.

Sending love to you and baby a x

Congrats op,lots of love and good wishes for you and for your little one

Just seen this thread. Hoping all is going well lass.

Neonatal staff are truly amazing people. I had have two prem babies, at 24 weeks & 31 weeks. My best advice would be - Just keep talking to them (staff) about everything that is on your mind. Everything. It helps because it can be a tough and long journey but there is so much love there to support you x