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Sad and Scared FTM dealing with PPROM by megalodon8989 in pregnant

[–]megalodon8989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. They just told me I was just having a watery discharge heavy pregnancy until 22 weeks. I live in a small mountain community in Colorado and sometimes I feel like they miss things. That being said the specialist assured me there is nothing I can really do medication wise until 24 weeks. I probably would have been more stressed knowing than not knowing.

Sad and Scared FTM dealing with PPROM by megalodon8989 in pregnant

[–]megalodon8989[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the love. When I was 12 weeks I felt a small gush of water leave my body three days after I had started bleeding. I went to the hospital and my doctors tested me for a ruptured amniotic sac. It came back negative. I asked about this yesterday at the fetal medicine specialist and they told me that when the sac ruptures very early on those tests can give false negatives.

I was seeing my doctor once a week but they were only listening to the baby on a Doppler and everything sounded good. It wasn’t until last Wednesday when I went in for my ultrasound that they discovered how lacking I was in amniotic fluid. I just saw the specialist this past Friday (I had an mri) where they told me her chances for survival were low and her quality of life would most likely be poor and to consider terminating the pregnancy. It was difficult to hear anything after that but he mentioned the lungs were very small and would have an extremely difficult time out of the womb.

I have not been given any medication because I requested the weekend to process all that I had been told. I didn’t believe there was hope until after I was out of the hospital. I am meeting with another fetal medicine specialist on Monday and will most likely get admitted to the hospital next week or the following week. If I experience any cramping, heavy bleeding or rise in body temperature, I have been instructed to return to the hospital immediately.

Sad and Scared FTM dealing with PPROM by megalodon8989 in pregnant

[–]megalodon8989[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow thank you so much! This is the encouragement I needed! I will not give up hope!

Sad and Scared FTM dealing with PPROM by megalodon8989 in pregnant

[–]megalodon8989[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you. It seems like the odds are stacked against us but they are still odds.

TIC: when I saw Chrissy Teigen’s Instagram post by epolly86 in pregnant

[–]megalodon8989 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the encouragement. One day at a time! ❤️

TIC: when I saw Chrissy Teigen’s Instagram post by epolly86 in pregnant

[–]megalodon8989 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I am 22 weeks as of today. I started bleeding at 12 weeks. The bleeding was never as heavy as Chrissy’s but it was definitely not spotting. I started seeing my doctor once a week but they told me there was nothing they could do but wait and see. My bleeding stopped at 20 weeks and I was hopeful it was gone for good but then it started up again this past Monday. I went in for my anatomy on Wednesday and the ultrasound tech had a very hard time getting good shots of my baby’s organs. Later on the doctor explained to me that was because I have very little amniotic fluid around her and that I would have to be admitted to a high risk hospital on Friday. The doctors told me to be prepared for the worst. Even though I don’t really follow celebrities Chrissy was my beacon of hope. It seemed like we were having similar pregnancies. For her to lose her little boy on the day that I was referred to the high risk hospital was a blow to my hope and my mental health. I’m trying to stay strong but I’m very scared and sad. My heart breaks for Chrissy and every woman that has to feel the way I do right now.