[Sam914]

Gosh, where to begin? I guess i'll start at the beginning...

So Thursday night i got up from my computer to go lay on the couch with dh to watch and i felt the telltale gush... i was like okay, i know i did not just pee myself so something is not right. Went to the bathroom, got up and was still leaking so we headed to the ER. They did the little test and determined that it was my water that broke and up to l&d i went. My hospital NICU only handles babies 28 weeks and up but we happened to be having some bad weather so i spent the night there and they transfered my to a lower level NICU hospital Friday. Spent about 24 hours there being poked and prodded and monitored and at that point they were really hoping that they would be able to keep me pregnant for weeks on end... obviously that didnt work out.

So Saturday at about noon they were just doing tests and all of a sudden his heart rate dipped a bit so the doctor decided it was go time. So, Michael Jonathan was born VIA "emergency" c section (mostly i guess because he was breech otherwise i might have tried to push him out? not sure on that really but i guess it doesnt matter) at 12:34 on 1/9 weighing a whopping 1.11oz and being 13 whole inches long.

How he's doing now is basically excellent... it makes me nervous that he's doing well because i feel like the other shoe is going to drop, but i also felt that way during my pregnancy since that was so easy and something did happen so im going to try to not think like that anymore. Right now hes breathing mostly 21% oxygen which is what we breath... through a CPap machine. Sometimes they have to turn it up if hes having a bit of a tough time but they try to keep him around 21 because if he can handle that they can switch him to just the regular nasal thing with regular air basically. He was on some breathing thing the first night, i forget what it was called then should have gone on a ventalator but was doing so well they skipped it and are just doing the Cpap. His only real issue is he has what they call "bradys" where sometimes he just forgets hes supposed to be breathing and his heart rate dips but all he has to do to recover from that is kind of be poked or shook a little and he goes right back to normal. The nurses say thats totally common and its good that he recovers so fast on his own, sometimes they dont even make it over to poke him before his rates gone back up. They did an ultrasound on his head and so far theres no bleeding either, they'll do another one on the 16th but after apprx 29 weeks i think they said the concern for brain bleeds goes way down. O and today they gave him his first feeding and will do that every 12 hours i guess.

I'm at home right now which is an hour and a half away so unfortunately im away from him, which is hard... it was upsetting leaving today without him i just wanted to go grab him and hide him in my pocket. But, all in all i'de say i'm handling things okay. DH and i were going to stay closer to the hospital but all the nurses told us to go home and recover for a week or two and go back and forth and then maybe look into staying at the Ronald McDonald house as he gets bigger and we're able to do more with him. I mean honestly right now i can't even hold him yet so theres not much i can do for him. Of course i miss him like i said but idk, its like the nurses can handle his needs better then i can so i need to recover the best i can also.... i guess its kind of hard emotions to describe if you've never done all this. As for the actual c section i feel great - hardly any pain and i stopped taking percocet two days ago and have been managing fine on Tylenol. Of course now that i'm home and not in bed all day it might get worse but i dont really feel like i've had "major surgery" like everyone keeps reminding me i have.

Most importantly the doctor did discover what caused my water to break... apparently i'm in about the rare 1% of women with a bicornuate unterus.
Bicornuate uterus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Basically my uterus is heartshaped not round, so baby implanted near the top in one of the humps and then couldnt grow anymore so that caused the water to break. I've read some stuff that says i was actually pretty lucky to be able to hold on to the pregnancy at all and that this probably explains the reason for m/c in June. I'm not really sure what it holds for future pregnancies, i THINK if in the future the egg implants low enough a baby would have enough room to grow full term, but... i mean thats something to think about way down the road.

Anywho i think thats basically it... if anyone has an questions please feel free to ask and thank you all for the thoughts And thanks Stacy for updating!

[jensma]

Awww Sam, he's already a miracle baby and a fighter and I am so thrilled to hear he's excellent and that you're holding up okay too!! Just wanted to send you and michael and the rest of the family lots of love and prayers!!

[lttle_one]

I'm so glad he's still doing so well! You've got a strong boy there, Sam! Considering what you found out about your uterus, it's obviously good that things turned out the way they did! I hope he keeps on this track and come home with you as soon as possible!

Of course, still text/call/email anytime if you need anything at all! Congrats again, Momma!!

[AlexasMomma]

Im so glad you and him are doin great and I will continue to keep you in my T&P's and he is very beautiful

[MarinaAndCharlie'sMommy]

So glad he's doing so well Sam. That little boy is definately a fighter! Still sending tons of T&Ps your way.

[amazing_love]

It's so good to hear from you Sam. You've been in my thoughts and i've been praying Michael grows big and strong and stays healthy. That's crazy about your uterus! I would've thought they'd be able to see that sooner? Take it easy and get lots of rest hun. I wish you a very speedy recovery and hopefully you'll be able to hold your little boy very soon! HUGS!!

[Celry]

I'm so glad you're all doing well. I used to work with a woman with a bicornuate uterus. She was able to carry one of her two children to term because he implanted low. I hope everything continues to go as well as it has so far.

[MommyPoky]

Wow I'm glad he's doing ok I hope you get to bring him home soon!

[stlgirl]

I'm so sorry you have to be away from Michael right now, but as you say, he's getting the care he needs and soon enough you will be able to be more interactive with him. I am so so happy that he's doing as well as he is - it is really amazing. (((hugs))) to your family!

[Oreobaby]

Sam, I am so glad you are home, and am happy to hear that Michael is doing well. I am so sorry you have to be away from him, and will continue to keep him in my prayers...that little guy is a fighter!!!

[~* Liss *~]

Sam - it's so nice to hear from you! Happy that Michael is doing well and I will continue to keep him in my thoughts & prayers. Sorry that you guys are so far away from him right now. Get some rest my dear!

[pthree]

Congratulations, Sam! I am so glad he's doing so well! What a trooper! I know it stinks being so far away but since there isn't much you could do there anyway, it's great that you'll get a chance to recover yourself. I can't wait to see more pics of him!!

[ca_dawson]

I'm sorry you have to be away from him. But so glad yall are both doing so well! I hope he continues to grow big and strong so he can come home!

[SassyMama]

Sam that's so great that he's doing well! It's also great that the DRs were able to find out why your water broke so early. Unfortunately, my DRs weren't able to figure out why mine broke. I know how hard it is to be away from him so many hugs to you. I hope your little prince continues to thrive in the NICU and that he's home with you when he's good and ready.