Handhold please. 27 weeks and bleeding

[Vebrithien]

Just that. Currently in hospital, after having sudden bleeding starting at about 10pm. 27 weeks pregnant, phoned the hospital midwife, who told me to call 999.

Ambulance turned up within 5 mins, put a cannula in and took me straight to the assessment center/labour ward.

Baby heartbeat is fine, but having tightenings, and a test for showing possible premature labour came back positive.

Been scanned, don't think the blood is from the placenta or cord, but it is quite watery. Going to be given antibiotics and steroid injection asap, then reassessed in the morning, including testing for amniotic fluid.

On my own, husband looking after our 3yo DD, and in any case, not allowed in with me anyway. Had 2 losses in the last year, and am so scared something will happen to this one too.

Congratulations 🥳

Oh OP, what a total rockstar you are! Huge congratulations - I'm so incredibly happy for you. He's perfect

He's wonderful OP, congratulations! 🎉🎈🎊 ❤️
What an incredible start to his incredible life!

That's is amazing OP congratulations!

Wow!!! Congratulations @Vebrithien you are amazing!!! I can't believe how calm and measured you have been throughout. Brilliant mummy xxx

I have been following your thread from the start op. Congratulations on the arrival of Edward! Hope you and Edward are doing well.

CONGRATULATIONS!! So relieved, even as a stranger! Edward is gorgeous. Enjoy!

Amazing story, he is absolutely beautiful. Miracle baby! X

Thank you so much, everyone, for your well wishes!
We're both doing great. I've been able to had express some colostrum, with Edward has had from a syringe, and he's had a couple of goes at rooting around on me. There is possibly talk of his feeding tube being changed for a nasal one, so he can have a suck.
He's still breathing completely on his own and they've taken his incubator temp down a couple of degrees. On light therapy for jaundice, but that was expected.
I'm tired and a bit sore, but no tears, cuts or stitches, and a couple of paracetamol are keeping it all at bay.

Wow what a brilliant outcome. Honestly so happy for you both :)

Oh well done you and baby Edward!! He's gorgeous!

Congratulations. Baby Edward is absolutely gorgeous. What an irony about the placenta. Well done for getting through it all. You are a powerhouse.

My 34 weeker had a very poor suck reflex - would latch but not suck. After 3 days of no joy the nurse put fresh gloves on and put her pinky further into her mouth and it triggered a suck reflex. We then tried nipple shields using the logic that we needed to get further back in her mouth to trigger the reflex and she instantly had a full feed. I wish we had tried them a lot sooner.

Congratulations, he's gorgeous. What a journey!!

Congratulations OP he is beautiful x

Beautiful 😍. Well done and huge congratulations.

My 34 weeker was the same. Ended up taking 2 months to get him to breast feed. But he was very tiny 3lb 6oz so didn’t have much muscles. Defo try to get and NG tube in instead and just keep expressing in the mean time. That’s great they’ve turned cot down and he’s still breathing well.

Congratulations OP, he's a gorgeous little thing ❤️ you've done amazingly well throughout this

Well done OP! Glad he's doing so well. Keep going with that colostrum. When your milk comes in ask for a double pump and pump at least every three hours on schedule. I had to bring my milk in by pump as my little one was on SBCU, but we ended up feeding to 2y 8m so it's very, very possible

I hadn’t posted but have been keeping up with this thread since you first started it. It’s warmed my heart to see your beautiful outcome with your baby Edward. Congrats OP and well done for coping with what you’ve been through, getting this far is amazing, he’s perfect xxx

Congratulations! So glad this all worked out well, well done you 💚

Congratulations on the birth of baby Edward!

Huge congratulations from me op, your thread had dropped off my list.

I'm so pleased for you all.

💐💐♥️

Well done OP! Baby Edward looks fabulous!

Only just seen this thread, many congratulations x