Prolapsed Cord

[mimunchkins]

I was overdue when my midwife broke my waters. She said that she could feel a hand or "something". I thought nothing of it, because I'd never heard of a prolapsed cord before and my midwife didn't suggest that it could be a possility.

For those of you who might not know a prolapsed cord is when the cord is coming first. This is not good because it cuts of oxgen to the baby.

My midwife didn't realise that the cord was there until my son's head was already coming out. She told me to stop pushing because the baby was in danger and my hubby hit the emergency button.

The emergency call went off in the wrong area and so no-one came. My hubby had to go looking for a nurse to alert that there was an emergency.

All the while my midwife was holding my son's head in and I was trying not to push.

Finally a whole heap of nurses and medical staff came to the room. No-one seemed to know what they were doing. I had to climb up onto the barouche with the help of 1 midwife, while all the other staff stood around watching. All the while, not pushing and having contractions.

Then going to theatre they had trouble getting to the lifts because there were rennovations happening in that part of the hospital. Then the barouche got stuck getting into the lift.

I was put under general anaesthetic and woke up wondering if my son was alive. He was okay but was in the neonatal intensive care and they had to moderate his temperature and so we were not allowed to hold him for a week.

I went home after 5 days without my son and cried and cried. He ended up going home after 2 weeks and all the scans came up clear. We will never know if there was any long term damage. He has to have developmental checks to make sure that everything is happening the way it should.

It was a horrible experience & has put me off having any more children.

Has anyone else had an experience will a prolapsed cord as well? I am still yet to meet anyone that has and would like to.

[mumx3littlies]

I have read stories about it but never known anyone who has actually experienced it. Sounds like a horrible thing for you, hubby and bub to have to go thru. I hope everything goes fabulously for you all from now on:)

[BeautifulBoys]

I was overdue when my midwife broke my waters. She said that she could feel a hand or "something". I thought nothing of it, because I'd never heard of a prolapsed cord before and my midwife didn't suggest that it could be a possility.

For those of you who might not know a prolapsed cord is when the cord is coming first. This is not good because it cuts of oxgen to the baby.

My midwife didn't realise that the cord was there until my son's head was already coming out. She told me to stop pushing because the baby was in danger and my hubby hit the emergency button.

The emergency call went off in the wrong area and so no-one came. My hubby had to go looking for a nurse to alert that there was an emergency.

All the while my midwife was holding my son's head in and I was trying not to push.

Finally a whole heap of nurses and medical staff came to the room. No-one seemed to know what they were doing. I had to climb up onto the barouche with the help of 1 midwife, while all the other staff stood around watching. All the while, not pushing and having contractions.

Then going to theatre they had trouble getting to the lifts because there were rennovations happening in that part of the hospital. Then the barouche got stuck getting into the lift.

I was put under general anaesthetic and woke up wondering if my son was alive. He was okay but was in the neonatal intensive care and they had to moderate his temperature and so we were not allowed to hold him for a week.

I went home after 5 days without my son and cried and cried. He ended up going home after 2 weeks and all the scans came up clear. We will never know if there was any long term damage. He has to have developmental checks to make sure that everything is happening the way it should.

It was a horrible experience & has put me off having any more children.

Has anyone else had an experience will a prolapsed cord as well? I am still yet to meet anyone that has and would like to.

Oh your poor thing..how frightening for you & your DH..I haven't come across anyone who has had a prolapsed, however i can understand how you must feel..my birth story is in this section "i nearly died a week after my son was born" i too never wanted children after that,but time has healed my wounds..DS is now 2 & im 30wks preg & having a vbac in JUNE..
So my dear.. keep talking about how you feel..we are all here to listen & support you..:hugs::hugs:

[jas08]

hi there, my 3rd son was born via emergency csection due to cord prolapse. I dont meet very many other people that have had this happen either. My son was induced at 38 weeks due to pre eclampsia. As i was already dialiating they decided to break my water. it has been put down to the fact that his head sliped out from being engaged. i think it is emassaing the way they wheel you to theatre with a hand stuck up there. this is so the bub doesnt head but the cord and most uncomfortable. I have since had another little boy 2 years and 2 weeks after my ordeal. I am here if you would like to chat

[stellarella]

What an awful experience I am so sorry :(
One of the reasons why so many people are against AROM is because a complication is cord prolapse. When you have a full bag of waters the baby can move and so can the cord and often the waters will break very late in labour, as soon as they are broken the baby is stuck fast in that position with no more buoyancy to move.

You are allowed to feel grief and also anger at this routine procedure which may have endangered your babies life.

I am so sorry, go gently and work through the trauma.

[mimunchkins]

hi there, my 3rd son was born via emergency csection due to cord prolapse. I dont meet very many other people that have had this happen either. My son was induced at 38 weeks due to pre eclampsia. As i was already dialiating they decided to break my water. it has been put down to the fact that his head sliped out from being engaged. i think it is emassaing the way they wheel you to theatre with a hand stuck up there. this is so the bub doesnt head but the cord and most uncomfortable. I have since had another little boy 2 years and 2 weeks after my ordeal. I am here if you would like to chat

It is comforting to finally meet someone who has had the same experience. Did you have to have a general anaesthetic or were you awake for the procedure?

[jas08]

Hi there. I was fully knocked out for it. At the time it was and still to this day the most scariest thing. All i was told before hand was that he could die.
My 4th son was born via emergency csection as well, but was no where near as scary.
I dont think hospitals like to talk about it much. When i was pg with my 4th i talked to my new hosptial about it. They had never had one there yet.

[funnyfarm]

:hugs: to you. It must have been a very traumatic birth for you.

I think another member "moonblossom" had one with her last son born. You could search her birth story or PM her. I am sure she would be happy to chat with you.

[Chunkydunks]

:hugs: It can't be easy going through something like that.

One of the mums in my mums group was having twins and lost one of the due to cord prolapse. When bub 1 come out he pulled bub 2's cord out and despite the fact that they got her to theatre in record time she lost him.