Here is a reader’s pregnancy and birth story; This was submitted to us by Kashi who has given account of birth of her second son, it is very real, funny, scary and you want to cheer for her. If you are interested in submitting your birth story, please do so in contact form from this page. If it is suitable, we will print here.
I am finally home, after crazy week since we found out we had a low
amniotic fluid and ds2 was not moving much. At first I thought, it
was because we had family over, and I was working hard and moving too
much.
Nightmare started, when we went to scheduled ultrasound and NST (I
am high risk) with 4 extra relatives, my mom, brother, bil and sil,
it starts out good, and we gush over his small hand and feet etc,
with ooh, aah….all of sudden after I mentioned i had not felt much
of baby’s movements. they checked fluid inside and amount was 4.5mm?
which they said was very badly low.
Jokes and happiness feelings turned into worrisome, they told me go
to Labor and Delivery and said you have to deliver NOW! you are being
admitted. I was shocked to say the least and mostly worried. I said,
I am only 36 + weeks, I am not ready, what is going on. They told me
little about low fluid, which was not enough, nor it made sense. They
put me in wheelchair and pushed me away to L&D. Dh and ds1 were very
supportive, ds1 was so so sweet, saying he is ready to welcome his little
brother and asking me every 15 minutes while they had hooked me up on NST
see if he is out. 🙂 (He was not inside the room, but with relatives
but came by 1-2wice)
Now, while in L&D, ds2 moved fine in NST chart, I guess he was up, maybe
he was sleeping before. I am not sure, but that time, his heart beats and
movements were normal. Other thing they worried about that he weighed 2-3
weeks younger in weight wise. Which I was not worried, due to ds1 also was
low weight but normal (almost 7 lbs at 38 weeks) and I had not gained
much weight, both times.
They said, they had a room ready for me and going to induce me, I asked
more information and more options as my head was spinning with thoughts
of concerns, worries and much more. I asked if NST was normal, they said
which it was, I asked them, what if I had broken water slowly and trickling
instead of gushing of water, I am losing water few drops at a time. They said
although it I had not broken water yet, trickling could be possibility.
I asked them if everything is normal in test, can they give me a half a
day to completely bed rest and take same tests next day, if results were
same or worse, I will come prepared with hospital bag (this was second
option given by delivery ob, reluctantly) but I took the chance and grabbed
it. so, we went home with heavy heart and confusion.
When we got home from hospital around 6 PM and we had an appointment for
1.30pm next day, I took on sofa and rested my feet up and upped my water
intake like crazy. My relatives all took on caring for dinner and ds1
and I took on internet with research information on low amniotic fluid
and low birth weight etc. Some of the sites were reassuring, some ladies
in similar situation were on IV hydrating and did fine in recovering
amniotic fluid and waited till full term to have a healthy babies. Some
were induced and had normal and some had c-section, babies. Some babies
recovered fine and other had to be in NCIU. I was relived first with
reassuring sites and worried later that night (more research as I could
not sleep) One lady mentioned, to other readers that get induced as she
gave birth to stillbirth child, induction/c-section was too late for her
child). That story broke my heart, and I was more worried about ds2’s fate.
I woke dh up and told them, no matter how much normal and natural birth
I wish for my child, I want him be alive, so we are going. Next day, I woke up
bit late (as hardly slept all night), finish paying bills, gave everything
else to do list (which I was doing in house) to dh and repacked hospital bag.
This time, only dh and I only went to L&D, unlike day before, as it was
bit sad for us, but we preffered to be alone without ds1 and worried
relatives. NST and quick ultrasound showed fluid levels were bit lower
4.3 from 4.5, and solution was the same, be admitted and get induced.
I had not eaten and drank much so far due to anxiety. By the time, we got
in L&D, they did not gave us any time asking, doing tests, they had room and nurse
ready for us, we were admitted, hooked in for monitoring baby’s heartbeats and
my contractions, which were barely there, as my body was not ready to deliver.
Dh called family members with news that we are admitted and I will be induced. We
did not know next steps, medicine, procedures or nurses or doctor in duties that
will help us, so we sat there not knowing what to do next and praying our angel babies and god.
See next part in series: Reader Birth Story: Kashi’s Birth Story Part 2
