My Waters Went on Monday at 22+4 :(

[WorzselMummage]

Hi,

Does anyone have any experience of really premature rutured membranes ?

My waters went on monday as a result of an infection i picked up having an emergency stitch put in last week.

Babys fine and the stitch is still holding, i've not gone in to labour but obviously this is a grim situation and we're likely to lose our baby boy.

I'm on some wacking great antibiotics which are making me feel hideous but i have been discharged from hospital, there is nothing mroe they can do there apparently so i am home on bedrest praying babys lungs develop and he stays put for a few more weeks to at least give him a chance.

Does anyone know anyne who has been though this ?

your George sounds like he's taking pretty much the same route as my Jemima (also a 27 weeker) - she was a desat queen, on all sorts for reflux - but just outgrew it really (although i don't think you really want to know that she was still desatting up until the week before she came home - we did 11 weeks in NICU). She also had fortifier added to my bm - started to grow like nobodies business and is a little chunks today (nearly 3 years later).
i found 5 weeks onwards very tough - the initial elation and adrenaline rush has worn off and it becomes a daily grind of hospital visits and expressing, and it all sort of plateaus at that point with home still an interminably long way off.

babyjamas, you put it very well, by 5 weeks every other baby in the unit had come and gone and new mums quite frequently asked if I was a doctor. My heart sank every time I saw someone with a car seat come through the doors.......BUT for us at some point it started to come together quite quickly, the nervewracking bit is that you never quite know what's round the corner....

re the desats W, especially when cuddled. Are they keeping him upright between your boobs, spine straight, as usually they breathe easier that way?

Hi - we're sort of on the mend... I had to drag myself to work today even though I'm still feeling a bit flu-ey - phoned all my patients and said "I'm still feeling a bit off so I'll give you the choice whether or not you want to come in" and blimey, everyone said yes (grrr) - but I'm going to be off work for the next two weeks because I'm having my little "repair" done on Monday (to fix the damage done by Jackbaby's forceps delivery) so I guess everyone's thinking they'd better get their backs fixed now...

How's the little porker? Over three pounds now? Pretty soon he'll fit those shoes!!
Love & hugs to you!
xxx

Hellloooo. glad you were feeling better, i am sure now your back to normal

Good luck tomorrow !

George is 3lb7oz now, he's piling ( pileing ?) it on now which is fab to see. We seem to have turned a corner with the desats too, he's been in air for most of the last day . He had an xray which showed some fluid on his lungs so they have put him on diurectics which i think is whats improved the desatting. They think so he has a small PDA as they keep hearing a heart mumour and they tell me that could be why he's retaining the fluid. The dr tell me there is a slight chance he might need a operation to close it but they need to confirm with an ECG so we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

He's on 2 hourly feeds now because the drug concoction seems to be improving the reflux and i finally got the chance to put him to the breast last night and he had a little lick and taste so i'll be tryng that every day from now on. I have an abundant milk supply now too and as soon as i managed actully feeding george myself i really felt the let down which is amazing as i didnt get it atall when expressing. I wish i had known about domperidone when i had Grace, it really is a wonder drug and we have a freezer full of breastmilk, so much i have been throwing the night time milk (about 200mls) straight down the sink in the morning so i am going to donate it instead. It'll be nice to be able to give something back

anushka i will be thinking of you tomorrow, hope it goes well xxx

Wow, that's such fabulous news!!!! Did you cry when you fed him? I would have, just from happiness!

My mum's here from Toronto to look after me when I'm back from hospital and she's reading your update over my shoulder. She says I had a heart murmur as well when I was first born (I was a 37-weeker). If I remember correctly from my nursing training (a million years ago, before I went to the dark side and became a chiropractor, LOL), they can actually give something like indomethacin to encourage the ductus arteriosus to close. But as you said... cross that bridge when...

We have to be at the University Hospital at 8:45 am tomorrow - so with rush hour and the driving distance from where we live, we have to leave the house between 6:15 and 6:30 am. Ugh. Did I mention I am not a morning person?? And Dh wasn't thinking and said, "oh, we can stop at Starbucks and get coffee along the way..." - sour look from me - nothing but a few sips of water after midnight... and guess what I get to do tonight??? Bowel prep!! Sorry, TMI. Oh well. I should stop complaining. It's nothing to what you went through, or lots of other people, I'm just having nerves [quivering emoticon]

Anyway, will check in when I'm back from hospital, probably Weds, and I hope to hear George has gained a few more ounces and is closer to four pounds!
Oh, and that's so wonderful that you're going to donate your milk. I had an enormous supply when my milk came in and wanted to donate to the UBC Milk Bank but they wouldn't let me because I needed a transfusion after Jackbaby's birth, and they defer you for a year. So Jackbaby got it ALL!
Love and hugs from me, mum and Jackbaby!

I've just read this from the start. You're absolutely amazing, hanging in there for so long. I take my hat off to you.

I'm so glad to hear that George is putting on weight so well and doing better re. the desats - and that's fantastic that you can feed him directly now. Lots of love to you both.

Clever boy George! In retrospect one of the things that really gave dd and I a hand was the fact that the hospital didn't interfere much with her feeding and let her get on with it. SOOOOOO glad that things seem to have turned a corner for you, let's see what the ecg says. iirc plenty of the babies I've heard about on BLISS have had PDAs closed with meds if it does prove to be the case that he's got one.

Great news re supply, and do go ahead and donate if you can, it makes a huge difference to those who get it.

Hi, I'm home from hospital and a bit sore so will come back tomorrow, just wanted to say hi and ask how much George weighs now and that my repair went well.
xxx

How are you feeling now sweety ?

George is 3lb7 and off oxygen and on 3 hrly feeds.. incredible little trooper he is

Glad to read he's doing well! How are you feeling now?

Wow! WorzselMummage - I just came across this thread and read it from the start - How amazing!

WIshing a wonderful Valentines day with you little man George!

Good morning!
Wow, 3 pounds 7 ounces!!! OINKKK!!! That's so great!

I have completely lost track of the last couple of days - that's what really good drugs will do to you, LOL! I heart Percocet . Haven't been doing much except lie on the couch, read, doze, and get up to wee. My mum's been spoiling me and taking care of everything. I'm not supposed to lift anything or strain myself (I'm sure you remember what that's like) so she's been keeping the hairy eyeball on me to make sure I literally don't do anything. My repair ended up being more extensive than my lovely surgeon anticipated - she said she did quite an artistic job and had rather a crowd watching (I was at a teaching hospital) who were all appalled by how bad things looked before she got going. I think before all this the thought of a bunch of people looking up my fanjo would have made me cringe but now I feel like the more people see how badly I was messed up by the stupid OB who butchered me, the better. Anyway - everyone was lovely and took wonderful care of me, and considering how frightened I was of being back in hospital, it was a very positive experience.
It's Jackbaby's birthday today, and we're not doing much - he's still in his PJ's and so am I and so is my mum, LOL. We're having a birthday party for him on Sunday afternoon - hopefully I'll get a picture of him face-first in his birthday cake that I can post here!
I think I need to lie down again. I hope all is well with you and that you're getting all the loves and cuddles with George that you need. Give him a little smooch for me.
xxx

oink indeed !

How are you feelign how flower ? hows your fanjo ( i am not sure thats a question i could ever ask in real life ! ). It sounds like you have really been though the mill

have you complained about the person you sewed you up initially ?

I am glad it was ok, its terrifying isnt it. Were you under GA or spinal ? i think its almost better to be asleep, i wish i'd had a GA for my stitch.

Happy birthday Jack and happen valentines too !

Sorry it takes me days to reply, i am so busy at the moment i just dont know where the times going, i am only at home now as i have sinusitus and feel like my face is going to explode so i am trying to take it easy.

George is doing fab, should be home in 3 weeks homefully

you should be able to see photos on this link

The image hosting place i normally use seems to be kaput.

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Ohhhh, home in three weeks!!!! I bet you can't wait!! I'm sure the time will drag and race by at the same time.

Sorry to hear about your sinus infection, they are horrible, aren't they? I've had one, and that was one too many. I felt like my brain was trying to escape out my nose (and who knows, maybe it was, LOL!).

My bits are doing ok. I never thought I could answer a question about my fanjo until I found Mumsnet!!
The op was done under GA, thank God. I was really distressed being back in hospital. But the anaesthesiologist put me to sleep as soon as I was on the table, so I missed all the horrifying bits - probes attached, arms strapped down, legs in stirrups... thank goodness. I haven't yet complained about the original OB but I will. Just have to figure out whom to complain to!
I pretty much feel like I missed most of last week. We had Jack's birthday party on Sunday and I know I did too much that day so felt like crap yesterday. But I'm not taking the Percocet or anything else anymore, just letting the amount of discomfort tell me when I should be lying down and when it's ok to be up. I am really tired, though, most of the time. Makes me realize even minor surgery is traumatic to the body.
How old is George now, 34 week? Or more??
xxx

Hi there,

Ive only just seen this and it has taken me the last hour to read it all!

George is GORGEOUS - me and DH have both been a bit gooey over him.

Well done for doing so well and being a fab mummy!

Hope George is home with you all soon.

worzel, I posted ages ago and thought about you the other day. so glad to see that George is doing so well - and gorgeous photos of you all.

Hope you feel better soon.xx

just looked at the photos - what a sweetie, glad to hear he is doing so well

Your brain escaping analogy is EXACTLY how i feel... escapey brain and explody eye ( just the right one ) and twitchy teeth. Drs tomorrow i think.. shudder.

Glad your bits are better ! yay for talented surgeons, funny all the fanjo talk really

George is 36w on Friday and really coming along nicely now, he's in a cot and breastfeeding and everything, i am so proud of him. I cannot wait to get him home. The scbu he is on is so good but i am sick of hospitals, sick of putting diesel in the car and money in parking meters and most of all i am knackered, i neeeeed a rest !

I hope your recovery carries on going smoothly xx

DanJAR he is lush isnt he !

twofalls and tsom, thankyou

Just looked at his pictures - ohhhhhh.... [swooning emoticon] - he is so lovely! And so are you, yummy mummy!! I'd not seen a picture of you before, just pics of him. He still has baggy elbows!!!!! My mum was looking over my shoulder and we ooooh'd and ahhhhh'd for yonks. He looks like you, doesn't he? And so does Grace.

Gorgeous gorgeous boy

You must be soooo proud xx

worzel, I'm just catching up again and so pleased that George continues to do well (that's my father's name btw )

He is just scrummy

Hope all continues well....i feel you re the logistics of visiting.

x

Hi Worzel and George

Wow He really has turned into a real little boy - getting chubbier and only the NG tube - YAY George. He looks like his big sister I can't believe he is 36 weeks already and almost home. How is the breastfeeding going? It must be fantastic to be giving directly to him rather than just pumping.

Hope your sinuses are getting better and you have seen a doc. Are you getting things ready at home for him? Get some rest and {{{hugs}}} for you and BIG George.
xxxxxx

I just thought i would update this today as George is finally home and asleep in his moses basket at 9 and a half weeks old YAY

He weighs 4lb4oz so still tiny but double his birthweight so he's doing well i think.

We are so happy, i never thought this day would come. The last few months have been hectic to say the least.

You ladies on here supported me so much during my pregnancy, i cannot thank you all enough.

I hope its going well for you all

Lots and lots of love

Sarah (and George !)

xx

Congratulations, cant believe little George is finally at home! Im so pleased for you all, you have had such a hard time and now you are all at home together as a family. Congratulations again, you both deserve all the happiness in the world. Take care xx