I have a thread kindly created by Tsia in 3rd Tri about this, so i guess i'll post the short of it!
I write this from my hospital bed. I had Alex on saturday, by hospital dates, i was 27wks 4days gestation. I had no obvious signs i was going to have her until the pains i was getting on friday night became worse. Turns out, they were contractions...
She was 2lb 4oz, and a fair size for her age. Shes now in neonatal. She started off on morphine and ventilation, and they've been able to bring the vent down and have stopped the morphine to see how she copes.
The major concern is that she has had bleeding on the left side of her brain. We have NO idea what this may bring.
We are taking every day as it comes.
So far i have heard some stories from people and they have brought hope for Alex. It breaks my heart i can't do much for her. I am expressing milk for her though. (i've got way more than enough for her!)
Hope this section can bring me some support and stories. I too was born at 29 weeks, due to placenta previa(i think, my mum tells me the story!) and i got myself wrapped round the cord. Back then things weren't as clever but i survived. So my parents are overly optimistic, yet they don't quite grasp the brain thing yet!
I write this from my hospital bed. I had Alex on saturday, by hospital dates, i was 27wks 4days gestation. I had no obvious signs i was going to have her until the pains i was getting on friday night became worse. Turns out, they were contractions...
She was 2lb 4oz, and a fair size for her age. Shes now in neonatal. She started off on morphine and ventilation, and they've been able to bring the vent down and have stopped the morphine to see how she copes.
The major concern is that she has had bleeding on the left side of her brain. We have NO idea what this may bring.
We are taking every day as it comes.
So far i have heard some stories from people and they have brought hope for Alex. It breaks my heart i can't do much for her. I am expressing milk for her though. (i've got way more than enough for her!)
Hope this section can bring me some support and stories. I too was born at 29 weeks, due to placenta previa(i think, my mum tells me the story!) and i got myself wrapped round the cord. Back then things weren't as clever but i survived. So my parents are overly optimistic, yet they don't quite grasp the brain thing yet!