I had a brilliant pregnancy with my little girl Roxy now 2 years old, until I hit 29 weeks. I went to my midwife for my routine check and I had raised blood pressure and I had protein in my urine. I was sent to to hospital for monitoring and had to keep going regularly.
One of the midwives there was really horrible to me, suggesting I was making my blood pressure raise and go back down on its own, even called me an enigma. After a couple of weeks of going for monitoring I was admitted into ward 10, as my blood pressure again was too high and it didn’t seem to go down.
I was there until I was 34 weeks, then I was let home with Labetalol to lower it. I was home for 2 days when I started bleeding.
I was rushed back into hospital where I remained until I was 35 weeks. I was having contractions and as they were rising, my baby’s heartbeat was falling.
They took me to the labour ward telling me I would have to have a c section; they went to get all the things ready for me. When I had an internal and my placenta erupted my baby’s heartbeat had stopped.
I had never felt so heartbroken in my life, I was really confused and didn’t really have a clue what was going on, and to top it off my partner fainted, I was alone.
I was rushed to theatre and had to be put to sleep and Roxy was born at 00.47 on the 5th December 2009 weighing 4lbs, she was taken to the Special Care Baby Unit as she wasn’t breathing and was floppy. She stayed in hospital for 11 days and then was allowed to come home.
She is now a healthy happy 2year old. I had a rough time for my 1st but I would do it all again for her and it hasn’t scared me that much as I am currently 16 weeks pregnant with baby number 2.
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Oh my, this is so horrible I’m glad I’m reading it after the fact and know that it’s happy ending.
So sorry you had to go through that hunni, but glad you are both ok and wishing you all the best in your next pregnancy x x
I had high bp right at the end of pregnancy it’s scary stuff and so glad you and your daughter turned out okay x
Your story is heartbreaking glad she was on in the end. Good luck with your current pregnancy huni x
I had high BP towards wend of my pregnancy but never had such a horrible time as you did I am just so glad for you that it turned out fine.
i really hope this labour is better for you hun
Glad it hasnt put you off although this sounds alot like my hospital at bury st edmunds witht he ward and how the midwifes are x
Sorry to hear what u went through but a positive it hasn’t put you off
Glad your little girl is ok! It must have been so scary! And good luck with baby number 2! X
Phew! I was reading this really worrying! So glad everything turned out ok for you hun. Good luck with baby #2
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O my how scary glad it wqs an happy ending tho
good luck with baby number 2 xx
glad your lo is ok now
hoping ur next labour goes nice ans smooth for you hun xx
wow glad u got a happy ending
good luck with second pregancy 