Lorraine ~ Congratulations! What a scary ordeal -- but thankfully
Sam is doing well now. Do you know about how much longer he will be
in NICU? Be sure to keep us updated on his progress.
I have not been on here much because I am absolutely sick with my
pregnancy!! I am 12 weeks along and have been so sick since I was
just 5 weeks -- it seems like an eternity. With my other 2 I was
sick until 20 weeks, so I have a ways to go. The biggest hardship
is that my husband has been working such long hours and he doesn't
help out much with the house/kids these days. I just have to stay
positive and get through this part.
Congrats again and take care
love,
Michelle B.





--- In placentaabruption@yahoogroups.com, "L & M Bourguignon"
<boogs3@b...> wrote:
> Hi guys. Well what a few weeks I have had.
>
> First of all, I was admitted with contractions on 10th Jan (30
weeks). Then
> my blood pressure was a bit high and I detected a trace of protein
in my
> urine on 23rd Jan so I turned up at the Hospital and my OB decided
to admit
> me for observation. I was now 32 weeks and 2 days. At 2.00am on
24th woke up
> feeling wet in my undies and went to the toilet. My worst fears
has come
> true, I was bleeding. I called the nurse and she put me on the
bed. She got
> CTG machine and for about a minute she could only pick up my heart
beat. You
> can imagine the state I was in! I was convinced I had lost another
baby.
> Even after she found it I refused to believe her! Anyway, she
monitered me
> for a while and then called my OB. He was already at the large
maternity
> hospital in the city and asked that I be transferred there. I was
put in an
> ambulance and off we went.
>
> My Ob checked me when we got there and decided to do an emergency
C-Section.
> Samuel was never in any trouble on the moniters, but by that stage
I was
> having contractions and bleeding a little more. My placenta was
low lying
> and this was causing the bleeding. He seemed to think it was not
another
> abruption but who knows. I don't know if I can put myself through
the
> stress of another pregnancy but I'm not thinking about that for at
least a
> year!
>
> Samuel was born at 5.05am weighing 3pounds 13 ounces (1725g.) He
was placed
> on C-PAP for 2 days and is doing really well now! He had
phototherapy for a
> couple of days too.
>
> He looks so much like his 2 brothers! I know Benjamin was looking
down on us
> that night and saved his brother's life.
>
> Sorry about the lengthy message but just wanted to let you all
know about
> Sam's arrival!
>
>
>
>
>
> Lorraine (28)
> Michael (32)
> Michael Luis 27/03/00
> Benjamin Angelo 28/10/03-28/10/03
> Samuel Luke 24/01/2005