Re: Sam's Birth Story! (long)

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on Sam's arrival!

Thank you so much for sharing your story - it is truly inspiring!

I know you must have been through great pain losing and

dealing with your uterine problems - it must have been such a

difficult journey.

But I hope Sam brings you joy and wish you both health & happiness.

Best wishes

Alison

> What a long couple of years it has been since discovering my

septate

> uterus. Here's a quick update of my history, and then on to the

> birth story!

>

> December 2002 - Uterus ruptured at 20wks, and I lost .

Uterus

> was repaired before we almost lost me, and septum was discovered

at

> that time. (Note: Extrememly, extremely rare to have an actual

> rupture related to a septum.)

>

> March 2003 - Septum was removed during lap/hyst, and uterine

repair

> seemed to hold up just fine.

>

> May 2003 - HSG (dye test) done to determine if septum was gone,

and

> it was!

>

> October 2003 - Found out I was pregnant! The plan was to wait

until

> January so the new insurance would cover it, but life happened a

> little early...

>

> January 2004 - Regular OB referred me to the high risk pregnancy

> group associated with MUSC (Medical Universtiy of South Carolina),

> as previous uterine rupture required very special care.

>

> March 2004 - Received rescue cerclage due to IC (22wks pregnant).

> Began bedrest at home for remainder of pregnancy.

>

> April 2004 - Five weeks after cerclage placed (28wks pregnant),

PTL

> began with bleeding and contractions. Given steroids to develop

> Sam's lungs and terbuteline and indocin to stop contractions,

which

> worked. Spent remainder of pregnancy on bedrest at hospital.

>

> May 5, 2004 - After three weeks of hospital bedrest, PTL began

again

> (contractions and bleeding). Turns out half of cerclage was no

> longer tied to anything, as my cervix had gotten too soft.

Received

> a break from the terb pump for a few hours with magnesium sulfate.

>

> May 8, 2004 - Contractions came right back, and no other

> interventions were really going to help at this point except to

just

> increase the risk of uterine rupture or at least hold off delivery

> for a day or two, so c-section happened! Pregnancy is at 30wks 3

> days at this point.

>

> Sam was born Saturday, May 8 at 9:03pm Eastern. He weighed 3lbs.

11

> oz., and is 16 inches long. His breathing has been excellent

right

> from the start, and he's digesting food well. He had a bit of

apnea

> at four days old, but has fully recovered already. He also lost a

> bit of weight, which is normal, but he lost all 10% of it in one

> night. But, he's in a great Level III NICU, so he's in great

> hands. He's wonderful!!!! Check out the pics in the photos

> section -- folder is labeled " Sam " . He's truly a miracle baby.

>

> My DH, who wasn't sure he could even be in the OR during the c-

> section due to blood and guts and stuff, turned out to get sucked

in

> to the whole process, and took lots of pictures, including several

> of my crazy uterus! They're not the clearest pictures in the

world,

> but I've included a couple of them in the " Our Uteri " folder

> anyway. My folder is labeled " 's Uterus " . Turns out I

have

> what I'm guessing is a combination of BU and SU -- there's a

> prominent arcuate dip visible from the outside, and I already knew

> about the septum running from the fundus to the cervix (now

> resected). I'm so glad the scar from the previous rupture held

out

> as well as it did -- the doctors confirmed that I did the right

> thing by not going through labor with such a scarred uterus. I

> heard comments like, " Wow! Look at that scar! " and, " Look at that

> heart-shape -- she's definitely bicornate! " ;-)

>

> Thanks for hanging in there with me through this long posts and

all

> of my previous long posts -- I would never, ever had the strength

to

> take on another pregnancy without this wonderful group, and it

> almost certainly would not have turned out to have a happy ending

> without all of the knowledge I gained from this group.

>

> , SU (resected)

> ...and apparently slightly BU, too...

[Guest guest]

Oh Jenn! Oh my gosh! He is absolutely perfect and gorgeous I might

add. CONGRATULATIONS to you and DH. I know it's been a long ride. I

thank God every night for these miracle babies. Have they said how

long he's going to have to stay in the NICU?? I'm so happy for you.

~ UU

17w1d (cerclage in at 14w6d)

1 loss @ 23w6d due to PTL or IC?

[Guest guest]

Jen,

Sam is soooo cute!!! I just wanna hug him. Congratulations on his

safe arrival. You sure have been through a lot! I hope that he will

be home soon. Sounds like MUSC took great care of you both.

Take good care of yourself and happy mothering )

Sara

PS Congrats on the resection also!!

[Guest guest]

,

Congratulations on your boy! I am glad he is coming along milestone wise.

I have been keeping you guys in my prayers and will continue to pray for him

and you to do well and to be home together soon.

Dena

UD

33 weeks

Sam's Birth Story! (long)

> What a long couple of years it has been since discovering my septate

> uterus. Here's a quick update of my history, and then on to the

> birth story!

>

> December 2002 - Uterus ruptured at 20wks, and I lost . Uterus

> was repaired before we almost lost me, and septum was discovered at

> that time. (Note: Extrememly, extremely rare to have an actual

> rupture related to a septum.)

>

> March 2003 - Septum was removed during lap/hyst, and uterine repair

> seemed to hold up just fine.

>

> May 2003 - HSG (dye test) done to determine if septum was gone, and

> it was!

>

> October 2003 - Found out I was pregnant! The plan was to wait until

> January so the new insurance would cover it, but life happened a

> little early...

>

> January 2004 - Regular OB referred me to the high risk pregnancy

> group associated with MUSC (Medical Universtiy of South Carolina),

> as previous uterine rupture required very special care.

>

> March 2004 - Received rescue cerclage due to IC (22wks pregnant).

> Began bedrest at home for remainder of pregnancy.

>

> April 2004 - Five weeks after cerclage placed (28wks pregnant), PTL

> began with bleeding and contractions. Given steroids to develop

> Sam's lungs and terbuteline and indocin to stop contractions, which

> worked. Spent remainder of pregnancy on bedrest at hospital.

>

> May 5, 2004 - After three weeks of hospital bedrest, PTL began again

> (contractions and bleeding). Turns out half of cerclage was no

> longer tied to anything, as my cervix had gotten too soft. Received

> a break from the terb pump for a few hours with magnesium sulfate.

>

> May 8, 2004 - Contractions came right back, and no other

> interventions were really going to help at this point except to just

> increase the risk of uterine rupture or at least hold off delivery

> for a day or two, so c-section happened! Pregnancy is at 30wks 3

> days at this point.

>

> Sam was born Saturday, May 8 at 9:03pm Eastern. He weighed 3lbs. 11

> oz., and is 16 inches long. His breathing has been excellent right

> from the start, and he's digesting food well. He had a bit of apnea

> at four days old, but has fully recovered already. He also lost a

> bit of weight, which is normal, but he lost all 10% of it in one

> night. But, he's in a great Level III NICU, so he's in great

> hands. He's wonderful!!!! Check out the pics in the photos

> section -- folder is labeled " Sam " . He's truly a miracle baby.

>

> My DH, who wasn't sure he could even be in the OR during the c-

> section due to blood and guts and stuff, turned out to get sucked in

> to the whole process, and took lots of pictures, including several

> of my crazy uterus! They're not the clearest pictures in the world,

> but I've included a couple of them in the " Our Uteri " folder

> anyway. My folder is labeled " 's Uterus " . Turns out I have

> what I'm guessing is a combination of BU and SU -- there's a

> prominent arcuate dip visible from the outside, and I already knew

> about the septum running from the fundus to the cervix (now

> resected). I'm so glad the scar from the previous rupture held out

> as well as it did -- the doctors confirmed that I did the right

> thing by not going through labor with such a scarred uterus. I

> heard comments like, " Wow! Look at that scar! " and, " Look at that

> heart-shape -- she's definitely bicornate! " ;-)

>

> Thanks for hanging in there with me through this long posts and all

> of my previous long posts -- I would never, ever had the strength to

> take on another pregnancy without this wonderful group, and it

> almost certainly would not have turned out to have a happy ending

> without all of the knowledge I gained from this group.

>

> , SU (resected)

> ...and apparently slightly BU, too...

>

>

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