I went in for a normal doctors visit. Feeling pretty good at 34 weeks, just normal pregnancy stuff, swollen feet etc. It was also May in Texas and the heat could make anyone swell! The doc took one good look at my ankles, hands, face and blood pressure and decided that they would watch me over night. I knew that I shouldn't have been freaking out, but I did. It was early, not the right time. I wasn't ready. I had a hard time making the phone calls to my family, I'm an open book and anyone can plainly hear and see that I was so scared! So, we got all checked in and comfy. They would check my BP every hour all night. By morning the doctor had decided that I would have P.J in the next 3 days and no I didn't get to go home and wait. By then, family members were on their way. Pre-Eclampsia had me in its grip. Funny side note: Andrew was in charge of making the phone calls. Pre-E being a new term to both of us, he proceeded to tell my grandma that I had pre-chlamydia! Funny now, not funny then! By the end of my 2nd day in the hospital, my kidneys had decided they didn't want to make urine anymore and were obviously not functioning as they should. So, Im swelling more by the min and my BP is rising too. Doctor says, ok time to induce. Panic. Panic. Scared out of my mind! As a first time mom no one can REALLY tell you what to expect. I was changing rooms and gowns and I asked the nurse if I should keep my undies on and she looked at me and said " you can't have a baby with them on!" Duh. Hooked up to pitocin and BP meds had me feeling really drowsy. Few hours go by and the nurse comes by to "check" me. As soon as she was done, I felt a WHOOSH of water. There it went, Niagara Falls. I saw Andrew turn green and started slowly backing into a corner. I told her " I think my water broke" and she says " are you sure?" WHY WOULDN'T I BE SURE? Panic before, MORE panic now. No going back now. The contractions became super strong. I was checked again and was only at 1cm. No one had told me that having a baby for the first time was a long process , so to say the least I was shocked to be only at 1cm. While Im talking to the nurse I see, out of the corner of my eye, that P.J's heartbeat dropped below the line and the machine was beeping at us. She left, Im not sure how long she was gone, but she came back with the doc and said that his heart beat wasn't coming back up where it should be. A c-section was going to be the safest route. Anything to get this baby safely out. Pure fear, panic, anxiety, any words you can fit in here is what I felt. I could not believe that my baby was going to be born in the next 20 mins and 5 weeks early! I managed to stay awake till he was born. June 1, 2006, 7:45 a.m weighing in at 5 pounds 3 oz and 19.5 inches long. He came out with eyes WIDE open and screaming like a wild banshee. I will never forget that day. The cord was wrapped around his neck and he was blue from head to toe. What an amazing, terrifying experience.
He is a happy health 4 year old! He keeps me on my toes and every time I look at his precious face I remember how close we both came to losing our lives. I am so grateful to have him!
I would also like to mention how my husband was a champ through all this!
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