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35 weeks 1day at 4.8lbs

Ba • Mon, May 22

I felt no contractions just a lot pelvic pressure, it was awful!!!

Started around noon, thought it was just the way I laid down and fell asleep on the couch. By three pm it intensified and I went to go pee and there was bright red blood when I wiped. Call my dr and told me to go to the hospital, he'll meet me there. Got settled in at 3:47pm and the pressure was horrible, I felt no stomach tightening from the contractions or cramping, just the pressure, yet contractions were being picked up on the monitor every 8 minutes. They checked me and 4pm and I was at 3cm, they told me I was gonna get IVs and get monitored and if I had change I would be delivering that night. Well, at 5:45pm I get checked and I'm almost a 6cm 100% effaced. The pressure was horrible. Well they wheeled me in the OR for my c section and by 6:18pm May, 21st 2017 my baby made her appearance. Because of my diabetics she has some respiratory distress but is doing well on oxygen. She made it to 35 weeks, I feel very grateful she did. After stopping her from coming at 23 and 29 weeks, and the bleedings and the scares, she's finally here. I know she's strong enough to overcome her respiratory distress. I'm in love with my miracle baby(born after tying my tubes 5yrs ago after my fourth baby, left tube decided to regrow).