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3BoysBlue
24-08-2008, 21:10
Im writing this tonight as i wont have time tomorrow.
25th of August 2007

it was a Saturday and i was having a cleaning day as i was having a photographer come and do so pregnancy shots.
I do the vacuuming and Cleaning (dp took Hunter out for the day)
I go down the street to get Bread and Milk
i bump in a friend and he mentioned i didnt look to good
I turn around and joking say im probably labor (little did i know)
have tea , get Hunter ready for Bed, i mopped the floor
went and had a shower coz my back was killing me
and go to bed it was about 8:30 I couldnt get comfy and was having terrible Braxton Hicks
try and sleep by about 9-9:30 They where coming more frequent every 10min or so
I say to DP i thought i was in labor. I try and get some rest has i wasnt so sure
10-10:30 i get up as i was really uncomfy I jump on the puter and bounce on my fit ball
I was timing the contractions about every 5min so i continue to bounce away (it really helped)
then they start coming every 2-3mins and lasting about 30-50seconds
I though i better call the hospital they say to come in
lucky my sister lived in the next unit and where home she came over to watch DS1 as he was asleep
we get to Epping at about 12-12:30 It take me about 5 min to walk to ER from the car park
they take my details. I go up to the birthing suite.
they do the usual tests hook me up to the CGT monitor.
Yeap there really contractions ( i dont think they believed me)
They monitor me for about 1/2 and then come back saying i have to go to the Womans
so there waiting for the Ambos (which on a Saturday night are busy)
the Ambos get there about 3-3-30am the whole time i was on the CGT

I get to the woman at about 4am the 26th of August
they do the usual checks
hook me back up to the CGT (the only time i came off it was to pee)
i try and get some sleep (didnt happen)
DP gets back in at about 11am ( he went to heck on hunter and get some sleep)
the Doctor then told me i had a BU and i asked why I didnt get told before this and he presumed i had been
My parent came in while they where there the water breaks at around 3:30pm
I have a chat to on of the paeds to came up to see me and let me now what most likely would happen ect.
at this point my contractions have almost stopped with one every now and then.
im still leaking though
8:30 I try and sleep has a hadn't slept since Fri night
he starts to have some destats but hes recovering ok.
9:30-45 they nurse comes to check on me and says i might be able to come off the CGT
for a while to get some rest she goes and double checks with a doctor.
10ish the CGT starts going off I though it was coz i moved as i wss feeling quite uncomfy again
she come back look at the CGT then goes to the door and the next minute i know ever doctor and nurse are in the room
a quick internal shows im only 3cm the doctor goes we need to do a C-section and now
they grab an ultrasound machine coz they cant find the heart beat Its there but just
they pump me with Fluids as im starting to panic they ask of DPs number or my parent I cant remember i went blank.
they call a code Green and rush me in to theater.
Ive the anesthetist telling the nurse to hurry up and get me ready
and i drift off to sleep............................................. ...................................

to be continued!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ronni78
26-08-2008, 12:21
LOL! Don't you love dramatic labours and births... the shock, confusion, how everything is so surreal...

You don't forget in a hurry :)

zenifa
26-08-2008, 12:35
happybirthday to you!!
happybirthday to you!!
happybirthday dear Deegan!!
happybirthday to you!!

:party:Happy 1st Birthday Deegan:party:

3BoysBlue
26-08-2008, 13:54
Now the rest of the story

I woke up at about 12am in a complete daze (the morphine was working)
I had no idea what day it was, or what was going on
the nurse told me i had a little boy and to try and get some rest
Deegan was born at 10:30pm on the 26th of August 2007

and to press the morphine drip when i needed
I woke about at about 6am
they nurse give me a few more details
who much he weighted at Huge 2133gms (she even when and double checked)
I ask to get up and have a shower and go go upstairs they want to what for the doctor before i get up out of bed
so i have some breaky. one of the nurses helps me express
finally the doctor comes checks my wound etc i get the catheter taken out (ouch)
I have a shower some who i feeling better that i did with Hunter
I finally get up to NICU at about 10-11am (on the 27th)he was already 12hrs old
they said he was doing well he was already off CPAP and was on room Oxygen only
he was hooked up to IV antibiotics.

the next day(28th) i get my 1st cuddle and he also go moved to SCN later that day
surprising i was getting discharged later that night (7pm) not even 48hrs after a c-section
where was a lady in the same room who had her 4 child and it was a VB already there when i got there
We go up to see Deegan before we go and go give them milk (the little i had at that point) and
they where just getting ready to pop in under the lights
wasn't under them then i got the the next day
Thursday they take is IV line out and say he was getting transfered to Epping tomorrow morning coz hes doing well
I later read is discharge papers and they say he had RDS, Sepsis I dont remember being told any of that.

Friday 31st of August he got Transferred Via NETS to Epping
we meet them there he had coped well with the move.
Deegan spent about 2 weeks in a isolette
he had a few troubles while there with hes temp,
weight gain until the beefed up hes feeds
Reflux, and taking a bottle (he would choke)
he finally got the hang of it and was having every feed oral bar the 3am feed and they would tube it
both me and the head nurse gave instruction to stop this and to wake him.
the next 2 days i spend all day in there
he had he full 48 with suck feeds and the next day if he weight gain was well
we could go home over the weekend for home leave and
come back on Monday and all going well go home for good \
well He came home on the 1/10/07 old weighing 2985gms. he was 36 days old
we still had follow up eye appointment for the following week.


well today hes 1 and boy its been a long year but the times gone quick
Hes doing well he got weight today and hes now 9115gms
he still has alot of motor issues with the possiablity of CP but hes Physio and OT are helping.
hes eating getting better.
hes sleeping doing great

But its the big smile 1st thing in the morning that make it all worthwhile

Ronni78
26-08-2008, 15:11
Oh ya poor love! :hugs:A roller coaster ride or what! But Deegan sounds like he's doing so well and reassures me that my little Trey will get there in the end too :)

You're doing a good job mum!

Shajbm
05-09-2008, 22:02
You're doing a great job. It's hard being a mum to premmies and only those of us who've been through it truly understand. Deegan was a great weight at birth.

My boys were tiny when they were born at 32 weeks.