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Preterm
Labor leads to Emergency C-section
contributed by a Beyond Fertility visitor
I was somewhat
in my 25th week when I went to the hospital, I was having
contractions that started prior to that week. I was scared, being my first
pregnancy and it hadn't gone so good since now. But all of my ultrasounds
were looking good. But my first instinct was to get to the hospital. My
husband and I were there for at least 4-5 hrs. As I was hooked up to
monitors things were still ok.
The next hour or so went by when a nurse came in to check my cervix, I was
dilated to a one. They gave me a shot which would help the contractions
stop
labor. Still, another hour went by when I was checked again and was then
told I was dilated to a 4. I was rushed over to a hospital were they could
take care of my baby and me. I went by Ambulance which got us there in a
hurry.
I was given Magnesium Sulphate which would help stop the labor for a
while.
This was close to the last choice we had before delivery. While I was
given
this, they also gave me a shot which would help the baby's lungs develop
faster. (steroid) This was given every day once a day, for 48 hrs. I was
told that I would be there till then, hopefully not delivering in that
amount
of time.
I held off for the next 3 weeks, I was bedridden for that time being. I
was
given fluids, and antibiotics to help the baby stay in there for a little
longer. I was wrong, the 3 weeks were enough for her, she held out this
long
which was a blessing. I delivered her emergency C-section, on 03-15-01 at
6:39 a.m. her foot was sticking out of the birth canal, which I was rushed
over to the delivery room before she could go any further.
Once they were able to release her foot her head got stuck, then her arm,
and her shoulder. It was a long delivery. It was one of the hardest
delivery
my doctor had done. (he was a High-risk doctor). Finally she was released
and
taken across the window to the NICU. She was able to breath on her own,
and
with no complications. She just needed to gain weight. Shelby Katlyn, we
named her. She was 1 lb. 13 oz. and 14 1/2 inches long.
Shelby was so small, but yet she made it through everything, she came home
the day before Mother's day. Now she is 14 months, weighing 17.5 lbs. On
Sunday, (which was mother's day), Shelby again gave me something
wonderful,
she crawled for the first time that day. I was so thrilled to see her take
that first step to crawl. I couldn't ask for more than that. Shelby is
doing
wonderful and is such a good baby. We are grateful to have a wonderful
strong healthy baby girl.
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