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Journals
PPROM over...Joseph born
- By MissPixter · Posted November 16, 2009
- 23 replies
- Not posted for a while. I went into labour on the 22nd October at 30weeks and Joseph Freddie Alexander was born via emergency C-section under GA. He was in poor condition at birth, no heart rate or breathing ...
26 weeks 3 days
- By jdee2003 · Posted November 3, 2009
- 6 replies
- Well i've made it 2 26 weeks 3 days thats longer then anyone thought in the beginning..I'm still hoping the drs do something within the next few weeks...he said last week he wants me to get to 32 weeks...i'm ...
25 weeks 2 day and 24 hour urine came back high maybe i do know my body
- By jdee2003 · Posted October 26, 2009
- 6 replies
- Well i got the results of the 24 hour urine it came back high 0.027 - 0.093 g/24 hours is normal range and mine was 0.144 which is high but when i was in the hosp weds and thurs those drs made me feel ...
Home after 1 day
- By jdee2003 · Posted October 22, 2009
- 23 replies
- The drs discharged me today i have to finish my 24 urine and take it back to the hosp tomorrow...they wanna check for protein..i don't like the drs or hosp around here they sent me home still have contractions ...
24 weeks 5 days in hosp
- By jdee2003 · Posted October 22, 2009
- 0 replies
- well drs came in and checked me i'm not dialated but they are starting me on tribuline to stop the contractions so i am staying today again and they also are making me do a 24 hour urine ...
24 weeks 4 days in hosp
- By jdee2003 · Posted October 21, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi everyone i'm 24 weeks 4 days and in the hosp due to bleeding...i have been bleeding for weeks and they think it is a placenta abruption..i do think i will get to go home tomorrow as no bleeding scense ...
pprom: 28week update!
- By MissPixter · Posted October 9, 2009
- 15 replies
- Cannot believe I'm 28 weeks! Considering my baby was written off at 18weeks when my waters went, we've come so far. Not much change really, other than I get much more positive vibes off my consultant ...
prom at week 24/delivery at week 40!!!
- By cecilia1975 · Posted September 26, 2009
- 5 replies
- dear ladies! just wanted to update! my baby girl was born 2 days before the delivery date, after prom at week 24th and more then 2 and a half months of bed rest!! so for all of u who have prom, please ...
pprom; 26 wk update
- By MissPixter · Posted September 25, 2009
- 7 replies
- Well I'm now 26 wks, never thought I'd get even this far! Feeling greedy now though, want to get to 28 even 30, thats my goal. Ive had the steriod jabs this week, so fingers crossed they are helping babies ...
re: losing my mind
- By parkersmom09 · Posted August 26, 2009
- 2 replies
- Talked to the NICU MD and he probably has a protein allergy, so after 3 days on antibiotics they will put in a PICC line for TPN and then start him on an Elemental formula. Saw they Psychiatrist yesterday ...
Losing my mind
- By parkersmom09 · Posted August 25, 2009
- 7 replies
- so today parker is 5 weeks old and it has been a rough night. The MD called from the NICU that he had gross blood in his stool and is anemic. So he will be getting a blood transfusion today. He has abdominal ...
decide!!
- By meli8806 · Posted August 20, 2009
- 0 replies
- So I thnk I decided to keep da baby...I no my mom nd my fam gnna flip but all in all its my choice..nd cnt nbdy change my mind nd I'm the one who gtta live wif my choice...I kno its gnnab a hard road ...
pprom update*2
- By MissPixter · Posted August 19, 2009
- 3 replies
- I'm keeping this journal in the hope that one day I'll have my baby and I can look back at this journal and know that it was all worth it. I had another scan yesterday and the amount of amniotic fluid ...
3 weeks old
- By parkersmom09 · Posted August 18, 2009
- 5 replies
- so it's now been 3 long weeks on the NICU and we're looking at potentially another 3 weeks. Parker is at 5lbs now and finished 2 bottles today, all we need is for him to nipple all feedings on a regular ...
PPROM UPDATE
- By MissPixter · Posted August 12, 2009
- 2 replies
- Went into hospital on monday, woke up to discover I was bleeding. They were unable to find a source for the bleeding, saying it was most likely due to the lack of amniotic fluid left causing the uterus ...
Scheduled maintenance this evening
- By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
- 13 replies
- All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...
2 weeks old
- By parkersmom09 · Posted August 7, 2009
- 2 replies
- well parker turned 2 weeks old (34 weeks gestational) on tuesday and he is was the doctors call a grower/feeder. All he has to do is figure out how to stay awake during feedings and suck right and finish ...
so unsure
- By MissPixter · Posted August 6, 2009
- 14 replies
- I am 18 weeks pregnant with my second child. Starting leaking waters 4 days ago and went into hospital where they discovered my waters had ruptured. They scanned the baby and it was at that time alive ...
breastfeeding
- By parkersmom09 · Posted August 3, 2009
- 6 replies
- so today was a huge milestone for parker. I was doing kangaroo care and the nurse suggested i put him to the breast to see what he would do and to our amazement he went right for it, latched on and started ...
thankful
- By parkersmom09 · Posted August 3, 2009
- 1 reply
- When Im in the NICU ans I see how well my son is doing I can't help but feel a little guilty that although he was born at 32 weeks, so far he hasn't had any major complications. He's a fighter. I see ...
