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Thanks for the update! Keep those babies a'cookin!
Waters Breaking At 14/15 Weeks?
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aiimee12345, sorry I didn't respond to your post before, it was quite hard to reply at all from the hospital. How did your scan go? I hope everything is well with your baby.
I am back at home now. I have to go to my local maternity unit three times a week to have bloods, urine etc done to check for infection levels, and see my consultant there once a week too. Then, if I make it to 20 weeks, I will be re-admitted.
I have had another scan today and although the doctor who did it was worse than useless and had an attitude problem, both babies are still OK. Twin 1 (the one with the ruptured membrane) still has a hearbeat and it seems is able to move a little also. Twin 2 is doing great and a right little wriggler!
I am on antibiotics 4 times a day as the main risk to my babies now I am past the period where I am most likely to go into labour is infection, and from what I can gather, it is a huge risk. I am on complete bed rest except for hospital visits and doing what I can to help prevent nfection such as using anti bacterial wipes after toileting, drinking lots of water and trying to eat as healthily as I can. I am also having those 'friendly bacteria' yoghurt drinks as apparently the bacteria in them is the same as the good bacteria in the vagina. Not sure if it will make any difference, but it's worth a try at least!
Statistically I know my babies don't have much of a chance, but survival rates aren't so low that it would be a miralce if my babies survied. My consultant was very honest and said I would be lucky to come out of this with one twin, exceptionally lucky to end up with two. He did also say thought that he has never dealt with a rupture this early, but has had two ladies, one with ruptured membranes at 17 weeks, the other at 19 weeks, both of whom took live and healthy babies home.
24 weeks is the magic number, when my babies will be considered viable and can be delivered, but I am hoping I can maybe hold onto them a bit longer than that. This is going to be the longest 9 weeks of my entire life! I am 15 + 2 today, and counting...
Thanks so much for all the support, it helps a surpisingly huge amount.
I am back at home now. I have to go to my local maternity unit three times a week to have bloods, urine etc done to check for infection levels, and see my consultant there once a week too. Then, if I make it to 20 weeks, I will be re-admitted.
I have had another scan today and although the doctor who did it was worse than useless and had an attitude problem, both babies are still OK. Twin 1 (the one with the ruptured membrane) still has a hearbeat and it seems is able to move a little also. Twin 2 is doing great and a right little wriggler!
I am on antibiotics 4 times a day as the main risk to my babies now I am past the period where I am most likely to go into labour is infection, and from what I can gather, it is a huge risk. I am on complete bed rest except for hospital visits and doing what I can to help prevent nfection such as using anti bacterial wipes after toileting, drinking lots of water and trying to eat as healthily as I can. I am also having those 'friendly bacteria' yoghurt drinks as apparently the bacteria in them is the same as the good bacteria in the vagina. Not sure if it will make any difference, but it's worth a try at least!
Statistically I know my babies don't have much of a chance, but survival rates aren't so low that it would be a miralce if my babies survied. My consultant was very honest and said I would be lucky to come out of this with one twin, exceptionally lucky to end up with two. He did also say thought that he has never dealt with a rupture this early, but has had two ladies, one with ruptured membranes at 17 weeks, the other at 19 weeks, both of whom took live and healthy babies home.
24 weeks is the magic number, when my babies will be considered viable and can be delivered, but I am hoping I can maybe hold onto them a bit longer than that. This is going to be the longest 9 weeks of my entire life! I am 15 + 2 today, and counting...
Thanks so much for all the support, it helps a surpisingly huge amount.
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its ok i understand how mad it is been in hospital & everything!! they wouldnt scan me because i havent bled much since my last scan.. i went a&e thursday night cus i had quite a big clot but when they did an internal cervix was closed.. but doctor stil booked ascan 4 yesterday but the nurse said there was no point & just found the heartbeat which did make me feel better but doesnt show me if babys grown or has water round it or nothing!! hows you & the twins? i remember that day i started bleeding i had bled so much i didnt expect baby to be ok i went for the scan and babys heart was stil beating 
i was so happy until they said about the fluid... but mine did re-seal and come back by the sunday wel so the woman said who scanned me but i didnt think it looked no diff.. i asked her how much was there & all she said was i cant take it out put in a jug and measure it!!! :O i dont get y people like that have them sort of jobs!! x
i was so happy until they said about the fluid... but mine did re-seal and come back by the sunday wel so the woman said who scanned me but i didnt think it looked no diff.. i asked her how much was there & all she said was i cant take it out put in a jug and measure it!!! :O i dont get y people like that have them sort of jobs!! x
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Oh Midori thats good news. At least bubs is still holding on in there..
I had my girls early and the technology has come a long long way! Please keep hoping and praying and try not to worry too much. we are all here wishing you on to 24 weeks!!!
Good luck xxx
I had my girls early and the technology has come a long long way! Please keep hoping and praying and try not to worry too much. we are all here wishing you on to 24 weeks!!!
Good luck xxx
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Thankyou all.
Meganb, yes, they are little fighters, aren't they?! I keep telling my husband they must take after their Mum...
I am feeling a little more human today, although still dreadfull worried, of course. I am wishing away the time until the next scan, which will be on Tuesday. Leaking fluid on and off, but not huge amounts, although I have no idea how much fluid baby would be producing at this age.The only figures I can find are that it is around 500ml a day at 27 weeks, so must be much less at the moment. I'll know at the scan if any fluid is re-accumulating.
Stuck in bed with just a laptop and magazines at the moment, but hubby is going to sort me out a TV and DVD player later, and hopefully get some actual TV in the room, as the ariel that comes in here is useless!
Poor hubby is running around like some kind of man servant.
Meganb, yes, they are little fighters, aren't they?! I keep telling my husband they must take after their Mum...
I am feeling a little more human today, although still dreadfull worried, of course. I am wishing away the time until the next scan, which will be on Tuesday. Leaking fluid on and off, but not huge amounts, although I have no idea how much fluid baby would be producing at this age.The only figures I can find are that it is around 500ml a day at 27 weeks, so must be much less at the moment. I'll know at the scan if any fluid is re-accumulating.
Stuck in bed with just a laptop and magazines at the moment, but hubby is going to sort me out a TV and DVD player later, and hopefully get some actual TV in the room, as the ariel that comes in here is useless!
Poor hubby is running around like some kind of man servant.
aiimee12345
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hope your ok hun... x
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Feeling a bit like a pin cushion today! My arms are so bruised from all the blood tests it was hard for the midwife to find a vein for todays one. She almost decided to take blood from a vein in my hand at one point! eek! She managed in the end though.
I also managed to get an extra scan today, as I asked the midwife to see if she could find the heartbeats and she couldn't, so she got one of the other midwives to scan me instead. One of the babies did a huge kick when the midwife was trying to find the heartbeat, and did the same when I was being scanned the other day, so clearly likes his/her peace! Both babies were Ok on the scan and both moving, althouh twin 1's movement is obviously restricted as no fluid.
So, all OK so far and now only 8 weeks and 2 das to viability.
I also managed to get an extra scan today, as I asked the midwife to see if she could find the heartbeats and she couldn't, so she got one of the other midwives to scan me instead. One of the babies did a huge kick when the midwife was trying to find the heartbeat, and did the same when I was being scanned the other day, so clearly likes his/her peace! Both babies were Ok on the scan and both moving, althouh twin 1's movement is obviously restricted as no fluid.
So, all OK so far and now only 8 weeks and 2 das to viability.
aiimee12345
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awww hehe.. not long then really 8 weeks & 2days.. wil go fast for u i hope! & i had another scan today cus thought i was loosing the water again y.day but it must not have been cus baby fine.. and had its legs closed so couldnt tell if it was a boy or girl hehe!! & im bleeding cus got a blood thing i dunno what its called all one side ov my uterus xx
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