My One and Only

At the beginning of my pregnancy my blood pressure started getting elevated. My doctor had me monitor it throughout my entire pregnancy. It wasn't until 30 weeks where it got more excessive and I had to go to the doctors twice a week for the non stress test.

At 32 weeks my doctor finally prescribed me meds. Throughout the next few weeks I was going to the doctors and in and out of the hospital. They monitored me and made sure everything was ok. It wasn't until November 8th I went in that Friday night because my blood was getting high like 166/95. By the time I got to the hospital and situated in a bed I started having contractions that lasted 3-10 mins apart. The on call doctor decided to stop them and keep me over night for observation. I was also doing the 24 hour urine test so while I was there they didn't want to mess the test up so I finished it. Well come to find out I had mild preeclampsia. The on call day time doctor came in and talked to me told me I had two choices get discharged and immediately come back if anything changes or to stay in the hospital for the next two week because I would be induced at 37 weeks. I decide to go home since I only live 5 mins from the hospital. Sunday morning 11/10 I wake up at 5am to pee and when I go to lay back down I started to have contractions. Now this time they're non stop back to back. Somehow I end up falling asleep between them and wake up at 8am and they're still there. I also start throwing up a bunch of yellow bile and my mom asked me what was wrong I told her about the contractions. So the next few hours there still there and getting worse. My mom called the hospital asked if I should come in due to the contractions and throw up and the lady said she can if she wants but there really is no need. Well around 10:30am we get ready to leave and I go to the bathroom one more time and that's when I start to bleed. By the time we get back to the hospital and they get me to a room the on call is the same as Fridays and he is mad. He asked why they released me and that they shouldn't have. He sees my blood pressure is out of control, I'm bleeding and having contractions a minute apart. So he sees if I'm dilated I'm closed and now he's trying to figure out why I'm bleeding. They wheel me into another room and at this point he wants to do an emergency c section. I had an ultrasound done at the bed side and they see bf comes in he sits next to my head and we're talking we're both so nervous and trying to preoccupy ourselves and then we hear the cries and it's our baby boy. He was 6lbs 3oz I was only 35 weeks and 3 days. He looked just like his dad when he came out. As time is going on and when they should be stitching me back up they weren't. They were pressing down on my stomach. I'm throwing up the whole time and wondering why it was taking so long. Then as I'm thinking this I hear the doctor say "it's not hardening" and he keeps repeating that. After a little bit they needed another doctor to come in. As they were getting the baby and my bf out my doctor tells me they need to do a hysterectomy or else I'm going to die. So they put me under do what they have to do when I come to I'm doing skin to skin with my baby. Also, come to find out I lost over half the blood in my body and the next day I needed two more bags of blood. They told me my uterus was an old sponge and they don't know how I carried my baby for as long as I did. It's been two weeks and I'm finally feeling better I still hurt but I know it's a long recovery road until I'm fully healed. Both my baby and I are miracles and I'm so thankful I at least have one baby to care for.