He was discharged exactly 6 months after I was admitted with a trach, vent, oxygen, and a g-tube. Throughout his 158 day stay, in 3 different NICUs, he suffered multiple collapsed lungs, 9 blood transfusions, PDA ligation, stage 2 zone 2 ROP (self-resolved), 4 rounds of dexamethasone (10 day dart protocol), pulmonary hypertension, chronic lung disease (BPD), 2 picc lines, he went through opioid withdrawal, he spent almost 8 weeks on a ventilator, 3 of those weeks on an oscillator, a week on nitric oxide, and at 41 weeks actual, he had a tracheostomy and g-tube placed, as well as, a umbilical hernia repaired. We are grateful to of had the doctors, nurses, and RT’s that cared for our son, the choices they made, when they made them, undoubtedly saved him. At birth, his left lung was completely underdeveloped. The room was quite, he didn’t cry, the lack of fluid really hindered his lung development in spite 2 rounds of steroid shots, his Apgar score at 1 minute was 1. I was lucky to not have an infection and our little boy stayed put until I went into labor at 26 weeks 1 day, he was born just after midnight via emergency (classical) C-section weighting 990 grams and 13 inches long. The medical term is PPROM, preterm premature rupture of membranes, and it is the cause of 40% of premature births. Instead, they asked me to come right in and I was given an ultrasound, and in a room with two nurses, my doctor came in and informed me that I would need to head to the hospital and have my son at 22 weeks 6 days, that I had ruptured my membranes. I decided I’d better just call my OB when they opened and hoped they’d tell me “welcome to that awkward part of pregnancy”. I went about my business getting ready and heading into the office.
On September 13, 2017, I woke up with my pants soaking wet.
To connect with one of our mentors like Ashlee did, click here.įirst, I’d like to give a little backstory to how I became a micropreemie mom.
Today’s post comes from preemie parent Ashlee, who shared her experiences in honor of World Prematurity Day.
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