PROM

claywalker

hi everyone, I used to post on 3t intermittently, and have been pretty absent from posting for awhile.

I was hoping that some of you on this board could help me. Tuesday night I had a gush of fluid while out of town. I was admitted to the hospital Wednesday and discharged yesterday. I was diagnosed with PROM, and told to terminate my pregnancy because there is no amniotic fluid around the baby. I was 15 1/2 weeks when this happened, and told that the lungs cannot develop without the amniotic fluid. my baby's heart beat is strong and I am not showing any signs of miscarriage. I cannot give up on my baby. the specialists have told me that procedures with glue that were tried in the past resulted in infection and ultimate loss of the pregnancy. I found a couple of success stories in 2001, but nothing recent.

has anyone read something recent that has worked, or able to.provide insight? I cannot justify killing my baby when the hb is strong and im showing no signs of infection or miscarriage. I want to make sure we do everything we can to help our baby fight. thank you!!

kneenah1231

I have no experience with your situation but my thoughts and prayers are with you and your little one.

claywalker

Thank you.

2have2hold

I'm so sorry but I do not have any personal experience with such an early pPom. I understand what your doctors are saying but have they offered any kinda monitoring/follow up? Even with a strong heartbeat, without the amniotic fluid both YOU and your baby are at very high risk of infection. It can get very serious very quickly. I am not trying to scare you but I personally have not heard any positive stories with such an early pProm. It is a very difficult situation to be in, and I wish you and the baby all the best. ::Hugs::

claywalker

I am on strict bed rest with monitoring instructions for infection. we'll be seen in the office 1x per week with u/s, blood work, and heart tones. I have zero signs of infection or miscarriage at this point. of the specialists I have seen, they have said that the chance of resealing is very slim, but not impossible. we realize that I have no choice but to terminate if I develop an infection, but I cant constitute doing that when I'm doing just fine. provided that we make it, we're going to go to 20 weeks to see if the sac reseals and lungs develop. if not, we know that we have to terminate.

im just looking for I
info on ways to promote the healing, or potential research studies on successful patching.

Thank you for your kind words and support.

2have2hold

claywalker:

I have zero signs of infection or miscarriage at this point. of the specialists I have seen, they have said that the chance of resealing is very slim, but not impossible. we realize that I have no choice but to terminate if I develop an infection, but I cant constitute doing that when I'm doing just fine. .

Totally understandable! I'll be sending thoughts and prayers your way. 

renlb

I'm so sorry this is happening to you. I PPROMed at 18 weeks with my first pregnancy and lost the baby a day later. I haven't heard many positive things about survival rates after PPROM.

claywalker

2have2hold:

claywalker:

I have zero signs of infection or miscarriage at this point. of the specialists I have seen, they have said that the chance of resealing is very slim, but not impossible. we realize that I have no choice but to terminate if I develop an infection, but I cant constitute doing that when I'm doing just fine. .

Totally understandable! I'll be sending thoughts and prayers your way. 

Thank you.

claywalker

RedheadBaker:

My water broke 19 weeks into my pregnancy. Rather than risk my future fertility or worse, leaving my toddler without a mother, I ended my pregnancy. No matter how much I wanted to continue carrying my baby, there was no chance of his survival.nbsp;

I'm sorry for your loss. I understand each situation is different. I am peace with our decision. I just want to do anything I can to promote healing.

claywalker

renlb:

I'm so sorry this is happening to you. I PPROMed at 18 weeks with my first pregnancy and lost the baby a day later. I haven't heard many positive things about survival rates after PPROM.

Thank you for your response. I'm sorry for your loss. praying to be one of those miracles.

renlb

Thanks, I hope you are one of the miracles too.

Jtillisch1

Be strong and have faith. My wife had prom at 18 weeks the odds are discouraging but not impossible. It has been three weeks she is now 21 weeks as of Friday. The baby is healthy growing strong heartbeat. She will be admitted to the hospital at 23 weeks and be monitored until she delivers. I would not terminate. Also u may contact a maternal fetal medicine to see what they recommend

claywalker

Jtillisch1:

Be strong and have faith. My wife had prom at 18 weeks the odds are discouraging but not impossible. It has been three weeks she is now 21 weeks as of Friday. The baby is healthy growing strong heartbeat. She will be admitted to the hospital at 23 weeks and be monitored until she delivers. I would not terminate. Also u may contact a maternal fetal medicine to see what they recommend

thank you. my fx for your wife and baby. we are seeing the head of mfm at the hospital. he supports our decision, though he has stressed it is not the medical recommendation. Thank you for sharing your story, it keeps me hopeful.

claywalker

nola78:

I'm so sorry you are going through this. nbsp;While this isn't an area of research that I am familiar with, I did a search and found some studies:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19449217https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18289539https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9840545https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19546755nbsp;Huge hugsnbsp;

thank you so much for your support and the links.