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June 2014 Moms
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Aug15 December Siggy- Holiday Fails
prayers please...water broke at 21 weeks...update loss mentioned
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First I want to say thank you to everyone who has been praying for my family, and thank you to my labor buddy for updating for me when I couldn't. I know its been almost two weeks since this post but wanted to give a more detailed update. After my original post I tried to go to sleep but barely slept 2 hrs all night. They checked me many times for a fever because that would indicate an infection starting. The next morning the dr came in and said that it didn't look like I was getting an infection and that if everything continued to go well and she looked good on the ultrasound that after another day of IV antibiotics I would get to go home on strict bed rest and more antibiotics until I was 23 weeks. Then I would come back there and stay until I delivered and basically the longer we could keep her in there the better chance she would have. After that we had an ultrasound and she was breech but still had plenty of fluid and was kicking so much it took the tech a good 5 minutes to get her heartbeat. After that I finally got to eat after almost a day and even threw up like I always did. I felt so much better and tried to get some sleep but after a few hrs I started getting very strong contractions and was already dilated to a 10 so there was nothing they could do. They told me ahead of time that she was going to be too small for them to try to save because their tools were too big for her and her lungs werent developed enough at 21 weeks. My heart sank but I basically already knew this. They also couldn't give me an epidural because of something they had given me earlier that day so I could only have morphine. That helped the contractions but not the actual birth. About an hr later at 3:35 McKenzie Nicole was born weighing exactly 1 pound and was 10 1/2 inches long. She looked perfect and beautiful just small. She had my nose and my husbands lips and feet. She passed away about 45 minutes later but we got to hold her for as long as we wanted. We had her baptized in our room and basically all took turns holding her until around 9pm. It was hard to say goodbye but I knew we needed to. Later after everyone left we ended up asking the nurses if we could hold her just a little bit longer and I'm glad that I did because I don't think I was ready to say goodbye before. As of right now we are still waiting on the chromosome tests to come back but my dr doesn't think that will show anything since they had already tested her while I was pregnant and she looked absolutely perfect just small. The placenta didn't come back with anything abnormal so they aren't sure what happened. My husband and I are doing ok under the circumstances. I seem to have good and bad days but it helps to write or talk about it. Tonight seems to be a bad night but it has helped writing this. Thank you everyone for your thoughts, prayers, and support and please continue to pray that this gets easier. I miss my baby girl so much and just can't get over how quick everything changed.
I'm attaching a few pictures of her as well. I know its sad but she was just too beautiful not to share with you all.
If you all get a chance please pray for my baby girl McKenzie, DH, and me. We are currently at the hospital. I have been having watery discharge last night and all day so I finally called my dr. They had me go to the hospital and honestly I was expecting them to tell me I was fine and go home. Turns out my water broke. Its been trickling out for the past day. They said that I still have a good amount in there so I have been admitted. They are going to keep an eye on my white blood cells count and make sure I do not get an infection. If I do I will have to deliver baby girl and she will not have a chance to live. If they can keep me from getting an infection at least a few weeks then she will have a small chance of survival. Please pray for my baby girl and that we can keep her in as long as possible. Thanks in advance.
First I want to say thank you to everyone who has been praying for my family, and thank you to my labor buddy for updating for me when I couldn't. I know its been almost two weeks since this post but wanted to give a more detailed update. After my original post I tried to go to sleep but barely slept 2 hrs all night. They checked me many times for a fever because that would indicate an infection starting. The next morning the dr came in and said that it didn't look like I was getting an infection and that if everything continued to go well and she looked good on the ultrasound that after another day of IV antibiotics I would get to go home on strict bed rest and more antibiotics until I was 23 weeks. Then I would come back there and stay until I delivered and basically the longer we could keep her in there the better chance she would have. After that we had an ultrasound and she was breech but still had plenty of fluid and was kicking so much it took the tech a good 5 minutes to get her heartbeat. After that I finally got to eat after almost a day and even threw up like I always did. I felt so much better and tried to get some sleep but after a few hrs I started getting very strong contractions and was already dilated to a 10 so there was nothing they could do. They told me ahead of time that she was going to be too small for them to try to save because their tools were too big for her and her lungs werent developed enough at 21 weeks. My heart sank but I basically already knew this. They also couldn't give me an epidural because of something they had given me earlier that day so I could only have morphine. That helped the contractions but not the actual birth. About an hr later at 3:35 McKenzie Nicole was born weighing exactly 1 pound and was 10 1/2 inches long. She looked perfect and beautiful just small. She had my nose and my husbands lips and feet. She passed away about 45 minutes later but we got to hold her for as long as we wanted. We had her baptized in our room and basically all took turns holding her until around 9pm. It was hard to say goodbye but I knew we needed to. Later after everyone left we ended up asking the nurses if we could hold her just a little bit longer and I'm glad that I did because I don't think I was ready to say goodbye before. As of right now we are still waiting on the chromosome tests to come back but my dr doesn't think that will show anything since they had already tested her while I was pregnant and she looked absolutely perfect just small. The placenta didn't come back with anything abnormal so they aren't sure what happened. My husband and I are doing ok under the circumstances. I seem to have good and bad days but it helps to write or talk about it. Tonight seems to be a bad night but it has helped writing this. Thank you everyone for your thoughts, prayers, and support and please continue to pray that this gets easier. I miss my baby girl so much and just can't get over how quick everything changed.
I'm attaching a few pictures of her as well. I know its sad but she was just too beautiful not to share with you all.
If you all get a chance please pray for my baby girl McKenzie, DH, and me. We are currently at the hospital. I have been having watery discharge last night and all day so I finally called my dr. They had me go to the hospital and honestly I was expecting them to tell me I was fine and go home. Turns out my water broke. Its been trickling out for the past day. They said that I still have a good amount in there so I have been admitted. They are going to keep an eye on my white blood cells count and make sure I do not get an infection. If I do I will have to deliver baby girl and she will not have a chance to live. If they can keep me from getting an infection at least a few weeks then she will have a small chance of survival. Please pray for my baby girl and that we can keep her in as long as possible. Thanks in advance.
Married my Best Friend 4/16/11
Started TTC 10/12
BFP 10/16/13, Due June 27, 2014. PPROM at 21 weeks. Our baby girl McKenzie was born and passed on Feb 17, 2014
Mommy and Daddy love you so much baby girl. We will never forget you.
BFP 10/16/13, Due June 27, 2014. PPROM at 21 weeks. Our baby girl McKenzie was born and passed on Feb 17, 2014
Mommy and Daddy love you so much baby girl. We will never forget you.
Aug15 December Siggy- Holiday Fails
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Re: prayers please...water broke at 21 weeks...update loss mentioned
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