Any ideas why i gave birth early?
Just reflecting on my birth, all I can think is why? Why did it happen. So does anyone have an idea of what could have caused it to happen
Here is the birth story:
At 31+5 I had a big bleed. When I got seen at triage they said my cervix was closed and the scan showed my placenta was okay. They kept me in for a few nights till the bleeding stopped and gave me steroid injections.
Then again at 32+3 I had another bleed, more blood this time. Again they couldn’t see why so I was kept in for 3 days till that bleeding stopped
Then at 33 weeks, i had felt pelvic pressure all day. And bad back ache. I took a bath and as I stepped out my waters completely broke. I went into triage and they kept me in again, I wasn’t having contractions. They said they’ll try get me to 37 weeks
Then early hours at 33+2 I started getting contractions, I contracted for 10 hours then my waters started turning green. And my baby’s heart started decelerating at every contraction. So I was taken for an emergency c section. My baby boy was a healthy 5lbs5oz. It was later confirmed that I had caught an infection from my waters breaking, and when they got him out there was little to no fluid left at all which was causing decels.
We spent 11 days in nicu and he’s now 4 weeks old and doing so well!
I just wonder why it happened, why I had a bleed twice and why my water broke so early. With My first baby I was induced at 41 weeks so I never went into labour at all, and he was a chunky 9lbs1oz!😅
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So sorry that happened!
Have you asked for a birth reflection or asked for a copy of your records? You have the right to all information on your health including a breakdown of what happened and why. You need to be told to understand for your own peace of mind xx
Hey, I’m sorry you’ve had a traumatic experience. I hope you and baby are ok and healing. I don’t know if you’re from the UK but atleast where I’m from in the UK, it is an strict policy that if waters break, baby must be born within 24 hours for the exact reason of infection risks and baby not having fluids, thus resulting in emergency c sec if contractions have not started naturally in that 24 hrs window. I am very shocked that this was not the case but I appreciate you were kept in so the doctors were monitoring you closely. Xx
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Any ideas why i gave birth early?
Just reflecting on my birth, all I can think is why? Why did it happen. So does anyone have an idea of what could have caused it to happen
Here is the birth story:
At 31+5 I had a big bleed. When I got seen at triage they said my cervix was closed and the scan showed my placenta was okay. They kept me in for a few nights till the bleeding stopped and gave me steroid injections.
Then again at 32+3 I had another bleed, more blood this time. Again they couldn’t see why so I was kept in for 3 days till that bleeding stopped
Then at 33 weeks, i had felt pelvic pressure all day. And bad back ache. I took a bath and as I stepped out my waters completely broke. I went into triage and they kept me in again, I wasn’t having contractions. They said they’ll try get me to 37 weeks
Then early hours at 33+2 I started getting contractions, I contracted for 10 hours then my waters started turning green. And my baby’s heart started decelerating at every contraction. So I was taken for an emergency c section. My baby boy was a healthy 5lbs5oz. It was later confirmed that I had caught an infection from my waters breaking, and when they got him out there was little to no fluid left at all which was causing decels.
We spent 11 days in nicu and he’s now 4 weeks old and doing so well!
I just wonder why it happened, why I had a bleed twice and why my water broke so early. With My first baby I was induced at 41 weeks so I never went into labour at all, and he was a chunky 9lbs1oz!😅
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