Jes.shortcake
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September 4 I gave birth to my miracle baby Silas at 30 weeks. I had a textbook healthy pregnancy. I was doing everything right, he was growing perfectly, I even felt good for the most part. At 28 weeks I was supposed to have my glucose test but I was suffering with really bad heartburn so my doctor suggested I let my heartburn meds kick in and come back at 30 weeks just to take the test. At this point me and my husband were already frustrated with the amount of prenatal appointments we had to have. Because my pregnancy was going so well, she was going to let me come in at 32 weeks. But I had to come in again in 2 weeks. So I go in for my appt, I felt fine..a little heartburn but what else was new? My blood pressure was through the roof...over 180/120. The nurse was shocked and went to find another blood pressure cuff to check it again. Still high. Then my urine had protein in it. They called my doctor right away and I was admitted to the hospital. It was sudden and surreal. After blood tests it turned out I had HELLP syndrome. I didn't even know what that was. By this time my blood pressure had spiked to over 200/130. It turned out that the heartburn pain was my liver. And that pain was my only symptom i could feel. I didn't have headaches or blurred vision or anything. My doctor and nurses said they never seen anything like it. I had to have an emergency C-section. My healthy pregnancy turned fatal in no time. Everything happened so fast. It was the scariest experience of my life. After the c section my doctor told my husband that we were extremely lucky and he could of lost us both. She said there was meconium in the amniotic fluid so he was in distress. Silas was 2lbs 5 oz and 15 in. long. I didn't get to see him for 24 hours because I was on a magnesium sulfate IV. I was pretty depressed about that. When I finally got to see him, I instantly fell in love. It also broke my heart to see him like that...so tiny and hooked up to the machines 
I had to stay in the hospital for 7 days bc my blood pressure was still high. I even had to limit my visits to the NICU bc seeing him made me upset and my bp would just rise again..even on all the meds. I had to start limiting my visitors as well. I used to think so many prenatal visits were a waste of a time for pregnancies that weren't high risk, but that appointment saved us. Everything happens for a reason.
He's doing really well now. He had patent ductus arteriosus but they gave him Indomethacin, and it has mostly closed. They believe it'll finish closing on its own. And he's off the respirator. He lost a couple ounces at first but now he's up to 2 lbs 6 ounces. I got to hold him for the first time Monday. Not how i pictured the birth of my first baby but I feel very blessed that my syndrome was caught in time before the situation got any worse.
I had to stay in the hospital for 7 days bc my blood pressure was still high. I even had to limit my visits to the NICU bc seeing him made me upset and my bp would just rise again..even on all the meds. I had to start limiting my visitors as well. I used to think so many prenatal visits were a waste of a time for pregnancies that weren't high risk, but that appointment saved us. Everything happens for a reason.
He's doing really well now. He had patent ductus arteriosus but they gave him Indomethacin, and it has mostly closed. They believe it'll finish closing on its own. And he's off the respirator. He lost a couple ounces at first but now he's up to 2 lbs 6 ounces. I got to hold him for the first time Monday. Not how i pictured the birth of my first baby but I feel very blessed that my syndrome was caught in time before the situation got any worse.
