Well
everyone wants to know what happened, so I'll write a big post and put it on all the forums I go on!*
Firstly, i went into preterm labour at 27+6 and they managed to stop it. Then i sat in hosp for 8 days, just Waiting ti see what would happen. Yesterday (29/6)at about 5pm, I started feeling odd. The best description is that I felt like I needed to push and a full feeling down there. Id had bulging membranes a week earlier, but *it felt like they were bulging again. I told hubby to come - just in case. * So I rang my bell and my midwife examined me and said she thought it wad fine, but would get a doc to check. The doctor decided to scan me instead of doing another examination, and found I was still dilated a bit, and bubby had gone breech! Waters were bulging so she sent me to birthing suite where she checked me again (examination I think) and said I was 8-9cm dilated (was having contractions by this stage). *I needed another scan to check his position again, and he'd turned! Transverse with feet AND hands down in my cervix. Now I see why it HURT when he moved! *
They Had told me before this that I might need a c section but then said I definitely would, and started prepping me quickly. I was breathing through contractions and Realistically probably in transition since I was finding it hard not to push.*
They got me to theatre and gave me a spinal. When they'd talked about a c-sect they said that because he was small, I may need a classic c section. I'm still to research 'exactly' what it is, but means I have to have c sections everytime from now on.*
Then whilst waiting for the spinal to absolutely be certainly working, they put the catheter in. At that stage, the midwife asked when I went toilet last, and I said 2hours ago, and she said ok... She said she though it going in had made me leak, but the doc checked it and everything went very quick, waters had broken!! As his hands and feet were in birth canal and he wasnt allowed to come that way! Less than 5 mins later, they pulled him out, very slowly (surprisingly bit by bit) and he was silent for a few secs then coughed and finally on resus table cried! *
They intubated him as whilst he was breathing on his own, it was tiring for him. And within 20-30 mins he was taken to nicu with hubby to get sorted out and eventually put in a proper incubator.
I'm in a little pain, but it's not that severe really! I have minimal bleeding, and pretty tired. I'm expressing 2-3 hourly in the day and 4 hourly overnight, and I guess ill maybe go home on Sunday or Monday! We are hoping his boss can manage to get him some arranged paternity leave for a week or two as I'll need rides and whilst I have others who can take me it's better with hubby.*
As for Jesiah, he was 39cm long, and 1345gm. He's doing amazing and had the tube taken out this morning and he was put on CPAP! Yay for small miracles. He's also been under blue lights to help process bilburin (think that's how it's spelt).*
We got our first hold today (umbilical line in still til probably tomorrow) and maybe kangaroo cuddle tomorrow!
and I got to change his nappy today too. He was off cpap this morning for 30 mins When he had his head ultrasound (find out results tonight) and did amazing, but they said they'll probably keep him on it til Sunday cos he's coming out of the 48 hour honeymoon period now so may go down hill. I feel prett relaxed with it all though
