Your going to the hospital... 34 weeks 2 days

Craziest 2 weeks!! My birth story!!

My pregnancy had been easy, no morning sickness, no complains everyone said how it suit me and I glowed and how great pregnancy looked on me. I loved it, it was great. I had heartburn but I expected it and just dealt with it. My Blood pressure was always perfect, never had any issues. Then I started to be itchy and that was my latest complain.

Friday i went to my regular OB appointment, felt great, no issues. My husband always comes with me, this time we took different cars cuz he was going to a golf tournament after and I was just going to go home.

I had been itching for 2 weeks and waiting for results about Intrahepatic Cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a liver disorder which occurs during pregnancy and makes you very itchy.

I walked in, did my urine, got weighted and got blood pressure done by the assistant. Then the doctor walks in and says she is going to re check my blood pressure.

Then she says very calmly I have protein in my urine, my blood pressure was 168/102 I had preeclampsia and most likely Cholestasis too. Then she said your going to walk to the hospital. (It’s across the street) But she was so calmed I was confused, and asked why I was going to the hospital and what were they going to do there. She said your going to stay there till you have your baby. Your going to have your baby..

she was so calmed I couldn’t even freak out! I was calmed and my husband husband was freaked out but quiet.

Walked to the hospital in shock but calmed, we were both just silent trying to process everything. And then.... it all started to go like not planned!!!

They gave me magnesium to avoid seizures which made me super hot and uncomfortable I had to have an ice towel in my face every 10 secs (my husband was a champ proving them for me with no complain) that night I slept 1 hour I was soo uncomfortable. They did lab every 4 hours to monitor me, my numbers kept going up. Baby was good but I was just crashing down. They thought they would start labor that morning (Saturday) I was exhausted, frustrated, tired, and freaking out as I still had a month a half to go and everything was just unexpected.

They checked my cervix (fist in all the way to the elbow... I was super closed as is my first one and I was only 34 weeks. They put a pill in my cervix to soften it. Checked me, I was still closed. Put another one in, chechecked me 4 hours later again, getting softer. Put another one in and then started me in pitocin. Contraction we’re starting... then after a few hours they put a ballon in to stretch my cervix. Then between all that contractions really started to get uncomfortable... by this time it’s already Sunday morning... contractions were not fun and good for those that can stand them. I have a high tolerance pain and I did not want to deal with them at all!!!

Doctor came in and said I’m not progressing fast enough, it could be another 12 hours, my numbers are getting worse let’s do a c-certion. At this point I didn’t want to have contractions for 12 hours and even though I didn’t want a c-cection it sounded better than contractions.

Get a c-cection which was a horrible feeling to not feel my legs (I had to concentrate to not try and move my legs, very panicking) baby came out, cried, husband was next to me and baby. I started to feel some pain and got morphine which made me feel nauseous. Got done with that. I went back to the room with my family then I was just tired from no sleeping or so I thought... in 5 hours I basically bled out... i just remember being tired the nurses checking and me feeling wet. Nurses kept saying doctor was coming in to check but he didn’t after an hour and half later when I was básically unresponsive.! I heard the nurses say frantically “she’s unresponsive, she’s unresponsive, she’s unresponsive” and my husband just lost it in the corner, as I was been wheeled out rushed to OR again I kind of lifted my head up and said David I’m fine! And past out again. I had a DC to get all the blood clot outs and lost over 3 liters of blood so I had a blood transfusion as well.

After that I got better everyday. But baby was in the NICU. They found his triglycerides high and are telling us he has some sort of genetic disease. They are sending testing done, and are waiting and meanwhile completely in freak out mode. My poor husband just doesn’t get a break!

Fast forward to two weeks tomorrow of just an emotional, physical rollercoaster telling us he could have mental delay, bone weakness, adrenal issues, I mean we’ve been on our toes this whole time just not even able to deal with it all. Today they tell us today he does have that form of disease but in an adult form and he is basically only going to suffer from high cholesterol when he is older. And that we can take him home.

I’ve been just trying to stay calm taking it one day at a time. It’s been hard. It’s been traumatizing, so many complications and then baby having health issues. I was a little mad and jealous seeing every mom with multiple kids, going home with healthy babies, saying how they had a smooth delivery. At this point after I had go e through all I wanted was the one healthy baby and I would be happy.

Anyways I am happy now my baby is just the most precious baby! We are so in love and he is just perfect.

Here are some pics!

By the way he was 5.10lbs 19in long. Didn’t need oxygen, had jaundice due to him and I having different blood type. Such a big and strong boy.