Thursday, May 19, 2011

Grant's birth story

I found out I was pregnant January 3, 2010. I was so scared the entire time since I had had 3 miscarriages after Sierra (who is now 8) and Nicholas (who is now 4) but with lots of prayer we made it past the scary 1st trimester. Then I started having blood pressure problems and they had talked to me about if it continues they would have to take him early. So I was on blood pressure medicine and bed rest alot during this pregnancy not only due to blood pressure but also had a hematoma behind the placenta. On Monday June 7, 2010 I had to go to l&d cause I was having contractions turns out they were being caused by my high blood pressure, we got them to stop when I laid directly on my left side. Thursday June 10, 2010 I had an appointment with a kidney specialist and I was spilling 600 mg of protein. That weekend we h a garage sale and everyone else took care of it while I was laying in the lounge chair. Come Monday June 14, 2010 I was having pain in my kidney area and so they wanted me to come in to rule out kidney infection. My mom dropped me off at l&d and they ran test but no kidney infection but my blood pressure was dangerously high. They decided to keep me and see how I was on Tuesday. Tuesday June 15, 2010 I felt absolutely horrible so they sent me to the nearby hospital with a great nicu. They immediately started me on magnisum and that shit is horrible. Remember last Thursday I was only spilling 600 mg but by Tuesday I was spilling 3,000 mg of protein. Yes you read that right 3,000. They decided to give me two steriod injections 24 hours apart and so come Thursday June 17, 2010 at 1026 Grant Nathanial was born by c-section at 27 weeks 6 days weighing in at 2 lbs 2 oz and was 14.5 inches long. It was so scary cause his heart rate went down to 0 two or three times in the delivery room. They got him stable enough to take him to the nicu. He was on the c-pap that first day.

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