The stories where the baby survived are marked with green,
the stories where the babies did not make it are marked with blue.
Black means it was a pregnancy with multiples
with different outcome for the babies, or that the outcome is unknown.
| Name (Year) |
PROM week | Delivery week | PROM Days | Kimberly (1998) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks. | 0 | Multiples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I gave birth to twin girls (22wks). The smaller twin (McKenzie Anne-born weighing 11 ounces) only lived eight days. Her identical twin (Mary McClain - born weighing 1lb,8oz.) sp... Read more » | Mariana (2000) |
22 weeks | 23 weeks. | 7 |
| The pregnancy of my second daughter was just great, we were so thrilled with that. The due month was July. On sunday morning, March 26th, after going to the bathroom I felt my w... Read more » | Tracy (1999) |
22 weeks | 23 weeks. | 7 |
| On April 24th, 1999 my water broke while in the bathroom. I was 22weeks 1 pg. I was rushed to the hospital with contractions every 2 minutes. I didn\'t have any pain at all. The... Read more » | Jennifer (2000) |
22 weeks | 24 weeks. | 14 |
| It was a beautiful day (May 16, 1999) the day my membranes ruptured. I was just over 22 weeks and my husband, my 3 year old son and I were spending the day working and gardening... Read more » | Amy (1998) |
22 weeks | 25 weeks. | 21 |
| I had contractions (about 25-30 perday) with her older brother Evan, but he had no problem going full term. So I didn\'t worry when I started to have contractions with Olivia. B... Read more » | Kristi (1999) |
22 weeks | 26 weeks & 3 days. | 31 | Multiples |
| My husband and I are 27 years old and in December of 1998, we were vacationing in Florida. I was pregnant for the first time with twins. On January 1, 1999 at 2:00a.m., one of t... Read more » | Deborah (1997) |
22 weeks | 35 weeks. | 91 |
|
| Kim (2000) |
22 weeks | 24 weeks. | 14 |
| My boyfriend and I lost our little boy on July 27, 2000. He was stillborn. His name is Dante\' Jr. Dante means everlasting. I had just went to the doctor the day before an... Read more » | Ryver (2000) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks. | 0 |
| I lost my little Girl on December 27th, 2000 to premature rupture of the membrane. I started leaking fluids earlier in the week and being this is my first pregnancy I didn... Read more » | Susan (2002) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks & 4 days. | 4 |
| I am writing this 3 months after I PROMed. I haven't seen any stories on this site where the parents elected to terminate a pregnancy complicated by PROM. If you might b... Read more » | Denise (2003) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks. | 0 |
| Hello this was my third pregnancy that really took us by surprise I had a prior PROM but hey had determined tht it was due to an infection so I was in the clear for a regula... Read more » | Tamara (2003) |
22 weeks | 32 weeks & 3 days. | 73 | Multiples |
| I became pregnant with triplets after going through IVF. My pregnancy was picture-perfect for the first 12 weeks. At 12w2d, I started bleeding heavily, and continued to bleed ... Read more » | Pamela (2003) |
22 weeks | 24 weeks & 3 days. | 17 |
| I am one of the unfortunate ones who do not have a successful PROM story to share. However, i do believe that all information - good and bad - is helpful for those that are ... Read more » | Sonya (2004) |
22 weeks | 23 weeks & 5 days. | 12 | Multiples |
| My husband (Lonny) and I had tried having a baby for five years when we seek'ed out fertility help. We did clomide at first then moved on to six IUI's (artificial insemination)... Read more » | Maria (2004) |
22 weeks | 29 weeks & 5 days. | 54 |
| September the first 2003 me and my husband knew we were expecting a baby. Several times in December I lost amoniotic fluid without noticing it. December the 27 th my membranes ... Read more » | Kim (2004) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks & 5 days. | 5 |
| Hello, My story, unfortunately, is like many of yours. It's been 19 months since my first loss & I'm still find myself searching for answers but I don't think I'll ever get ... Read more » | Angel (2005) |
22 weeks | 24 weeks. | 15 |
| A couple of days before X-Mas I noticed that my panties were wet with fluid so I got up out of my sleep and immediately called my doctor. I knew this wasn't urine so I went to ... Read more » | Bridget (2005) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks & 4 days. | 4 |
| Two days past a normal monthly checkup with my OB, I noticed water at work - had to change my underwear 3 times. It being my first pg, I was concerned but not paniced, until, th... Read more » | Denise (2006) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks. | 1 |
| Just before my daughter turned 8 months old, I conceived a second. Since I was still breastfeeding, getting back to a fulltime job, and taking care of our baby, it was an exhaustin... Read more » | Kath (2006) |
22 weeks | 23 weeks & 2 days. | 9 |
| My daughter was born at 23.2 weeks 450 grams (just under a lb), she had every problem possible, Grade 4 IVH, PDA, ROP grade 3, heart surgery, eye surgery, jaundice, chronic lung... Read more » | Odete (2007) |
22 weeks | 23 weeks & 6 days. | 13 |
| My PROM story: Honestly, I don’t even know when my water broke all I know is by the time I had gotten to the hospital, I had no fluid left. Here is my story: I am 29 and... Read more » | Deb (2009) |
22 weeks | 30 weeks & 3 days. | 59 |
| My pregnancy with my second baby went pretty normal with normal scans etc. until 19 weeks when I had minor spotting of blood. This was checked out and was determined to be ok. ... Read more » | Gaz (2009) |
22 weeks | 37 weeks & 5 days. | 110 |
| I was driving to a work meeting when I got a call from my partner: we had just been for a routine scan and she had been asked to stay behind because the "the amniotic fluid was ... Read more » | Abigail (2009) |
22 weeks | 33 weeks. | 78 |
| well what a journey!! my pregnancy progressed normally i had sickness, had great photos from my 12 week scan and was happily looking forward to my 20 week scan we were going t... Read more » | Melissa (2010) |
22 weeks | 26 weeks & 2 days. | 30 | Multiples |
| My first pregnancy with my now 3 yr old son was uneventful and by the book (he was actually 10 days overdue and I was induced). My second pregnancy however, was much different. I... Read more » | Christine (2011) |
22 weeks | 31 weeks. | 63 |
| By the time Meghan was 2, Jake and I knew we wanted to try for our third baby. We had to wait for my cycles to return to begin. My cycle returned March of 2010, we charted that mont... Read more » | Ana (2001) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks & 2 days. | 1 |
| My last menstal period was 11-16-2000 when I was 21 weeks into my pregnancy I started having contractions and pink mucus my doctor gave me a medecine (Brethine 2.5MG)and send me... Read more » | Priyanka (2003) |
22 weeks | 23 weeks & 2 days. | 8 |
| I had suffered with endometriosis prior to this, my first pregnancy, so was over the moon when I conceived just 3 weeks after I got married. I had some bleeding in the first 12... Read more » | Hope (2004) |
22 weeks | 28 weeks & 5 days. | 46 |
| My husband and I were so happy when we got pregnant. This was our first baby and at 8 weeks into the pregnancy we found out we were having twins. At 20 weeks we found out they... Read more » | Danielle (2004) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks & 3 days. | 2 |
| En route to San Diego from Baltimore, I was 22 weeks 1 day pregnant with my 1st baby (I had a missed miscarriage back in December @ 10 weeks.) On the connection from Las Vegas ... Read more » | Janis (2005) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks & 5 days. | 4 |
| After 3 early miscarriages, surgery to correct some "possibly" fertility problems I finally became pregnant again in AUG 2004. My husband & I were so happy, though I know I mad... Read more » | Kendall (2008) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks & 5 days. | 4 |
| Reading these PROM stories has been very helpful to us. I hope our story is, in turn, helpful to someone else. I have received fertility treatment for 3 years, and our PROM (a... Read more » | Carrie (2010) |
22 weeks | 22 weeks & 2 days. | 1 |
| After losing my first child, I vowed to come back to this site if I ever had a full term pregnancy to inspire all woman who have suffered the loss of their child due to pprom an... Read more » | Natalie (2010) |
22 weeks | 32 weeks. | 70 |
| My water broke with baby #4 at 22 weeks 1 day. My husband and I were both devastated, and the thought of having to deliver my baby who was alive was even more heart breaking. I was ad... Read more » | Catie (2012) |
22 weeks | 31 weeks. | 63 |
| I had the picture perfect pregnancy; No nausea/vomiting, no mood swings, no fatigue... everything was perfect except for a small bleeding episode when I was 13 weeks pregnant. On July 1... Read more » | Darla (2003) |
22 weeks & 2 days | 22 weeks & 3 days. | 1 |
| My name is Darla. I never thought that I would have any problems with pregnancy, since it was so easy for us to conceive. In July of 2002 I became pregnant on our first try. 7 ... Read more » | Laura (2005) |
22 weeks & 2 days | 24 weeks. | 12 |
| Very sadly, our darling baby Ethan was born after a long fight with PROM. I was on a bunsines trip in the US and for the whole week I thought that I was getting really we... Read more » | Anna (2005) |
22 weeks & 2 days | 22 weeks & 3 days. | 1 |
| I was sound asleep when I awoke to a bed full of water. I woke my husband and told him I did not know what was happening. This was my first pregnancy. My husband thought well ... Read more » | NENA (2006) |
22 weeks & 2 days | 22 weeks & 5 days. | 3 |
| I found out that I was pregnant February 2006 and my boyfriend and I were thrilled. This was the first child for both of us, and also the first grandchild for both my parents and hi... Read more » | Andria (2008) |
22 weeks & 2 days | 23 weeks. | 5 |
| This was my 6th pregnancy, but 3 of those were miscarriages, 2 were babies. My 1st son was born at 34 weeks, after PROM. My daughter was born at 30 weeks after PROM. I got pregna... Read more » | Tiffany (2008) |
22 weeks & 2 days | 22 weeks & 3 days. | 1 |
| This was my first pregnancy and it was fabulous. I had no problems aside from having pneumonia early on. I did everything right and had never even thought that I may be a candid... Read more » | Kris (2012) |
22 weeks & 2 days | 22 weeks & 4 days. | 2 |
| I had a difficult pregnancy from the beginning with lots of bleeding, etc. I was on progesterone, 17P, modified bedrest, etc. At 16 weeks, my cervix started softening. At 22 weeks, 2... Read more » | Lisa (2002) |
22 weeks & 3 days | 33 weeks & 2 days. | 76 |
| Here is our story: My husband and I had been trying to conceive for nearly three years. After being diagnosed with unexplained infertility and deciding to use IVF, we were f... Read more » | Rachel (2004) |
22 weeks & 3 days | 22 weeks & 4 days. | 1 |
| My PROM pregnancy started uneventfully, except for a small amount of spotting in my first trimester. Then, at 22 weeks and 3 days I woke up in the middle of the night with a fe... Read more » | Rachel (2006) |
22 weeks & 3 days | 24 weeks. | 11 |
| I woke up one morning (23 weeks and 3 days) and found liquid running down my legs. I convinced myself I had 'wet' myself and went back to bed. A couple of hours later, the same ... Read more » | Kerry (2009) |
22 weeks & 3 days | 27 weeks & 3 days. | 35 |
| My husband Aaron and I were very happy to find out that we were expecting our first child on November 19, 2008. I was very nervous as this was my first pregnancy but other than... Read more » | Dina (2002) |
22 weeks & 4 days | 24 weeks & 2 days. | 12 |
| I had a regular doctors appt. on September 11, 2002. That morning I noticed blood in my discharge. I was a worry wart over everything with my pregnancy so seeing blood made me... Read more » | Jeanne (2002) |
22 weeks & 4 days | 27 weeks & 2 days. | 33 |
| I had been getting some really painful cramps for about two weeks prior to my water breaking. My doctors said that they could find nothing wrong, and not to worry about it. Tw... Read more » | Melanie (2003) |
22 weeks & 4 days | 23 weeks & 3 days. | 6 |
| After having my second child (first two were both overdue and healthy), I suffered from Asherman's syndrome - meaning my uterus was scarred. I went through two surgeries wonder... Read more » | Jenna (2003) |
22 weeks & 4 days | 28 weeks & 3 days. | 41 |
| I became pregnant for the second time in August of 2002 and was given a due date of May 12,2003. My previous pregancy ended in miscarriage at 5 weeks, 3 months earlier. My p... Read more » | Deepa (2003) |
22 weeks & 4 days | 22 weeks & 5 days. | 1 |
| Hi friends I got back from the hospital last evening and it is still difficult for me to fathom what happened. 36 hours ago all was well, I was working in the office.I was ... Read more » | Griselda (2008) |
22 weeks & 4 days | 22 weeks & 4 days. | 0 |
| Hi Im 19yrs old......I was so happy when I found out I was pregnant my Doctor told me she was a healthy baby and she seemed in good condition.... On valentines day I got sick,... Read more » | Lauren (2008) |
22 weeks & 4 days | 28 weeks. | 39 |
| The baby implanted very low, but we found out later it was basically a cervical pregnancy with very little of the placenta in the uterus. Upon implantation, a subchorionic hema... Read more » | Sarah (2009) |
22 weeks & 4 days | 27 weeks & 5 days. | 36 |
| I have an incompetant cervix, i've had 3 surgeries on it for precancerous cells and had already had a pprom pregnancy (http://www.kanalen.org/prom/stories.ph p?page=story&showi... Read more » | Veronica (2014) |
22 weeks & 4 days | 22 weeks & 6 days. | 2 |
| I am 31 years old and my husband and I have been married for 8 years. We got pregnant very easily and I had no issues during my first 22 weeks of pregnancy. I started having little cram... Read more » | Leslie (2000) |
22 weeks & 5 days | 31 weeks. | 58 |
| This was my fifth pregnancy. All previous were uneventful. I am usually an active, energetic, very busy person. At week 12, my family and I had flown to London. The first day, ... Read more » | Melissa (2001) |
22 weeks & 5 days | 35 weeks & 3 days. | 89 |
| I had been feeling 'wetness' for about a week prior to my Dr appointment. So when I went in for my checkup I mentioned that I thought "If I didn't know any better I would think... Read more » | Sue (2002) |
22 weeks & 5 days | 32 weeks & 4 days. | 69 |
| I was very excited about this pregnancy, i had found out on Dec. 10 that this would be a little girl, my four year old daughter would have a sister. How wonderful I thought. Lik... Read more » | Tammy (2003) |
22 weeks & 5 days | 23 weeks. | 2 |
| Hello my name is Tammy. I wanted to write this story so that maybe some of the mothers and fathers out there could have hope for a healthy full term baby after PPROM. ... Read more » | Carrie (2004) |
22 weeks & 5 days | 28 weeks & 4 days. | 41 |
| Here is my story, and I am writing this for all the women who have been told grim statistics and horror stories about PROM and babies of PROM. I had bleeding from week 7 to... Read more » | Betsy (2005) |
22 weeks & 5 days | 23 weeks. | 2 |
| Ember Rae Doerr: This is her story>After giving birth to my son on March 7th 2005, it was a big shock to find out i was pregnant again not even 2 months later..We were so excite... Read more » | Lisa (2006) |
22 weeks & 5 days | 27 weeks & 6 days. | 36 |
| Margaret Evelyn born 8/1/05 27w 6d apgars 5, 7 2lbs, 15oz 14.75 inches It was Sunday night, June 27, 2005, and I had just returned from a family reunion and a surp... Read more » | Heidi (2007) |
22 weeks & 5 days | 23 weeks & 7 days. | 9 |
| i was 23 wks pregnant when i started leaking fluid i thought maybe it was just urine but called my dr n was told to go to the hospital.I found out my water had leaked out not mu... Read more » | Panagiotis (2008) |
22 weeks & 5 days | 33 weeks & 4 days. | 76 |
| My wife's water broke on 16 February in week 22 of the pregnancy. We went to see the gynaecologist the next day who confirmed that Maria had to be admitted to the clinic immedia... Read more » | Colie (2010) |
22 weeks & 5 days | 38 weeks & 4 days. | 111 |
| My story of infertility, incompetent cervix, pPROM, resealed membranes, and a miraculous FULL-term baby! After 8 years of infertility following a loss, in summer 2009 we star... Read more » | Rachel (2004) |
22 weeks & 6 days | 23 weeks & 6 days. | 7 |
| My story is one I never thought in a million years I would tell. Here I am telling a story I wish I never knew about. I was at work and all morning in my pad I had more whi... Read more » | Gretchen (2009) |
22 weeks & 6 days | 26 weeks & 5 days. | 27 |
| i was so happy when i found out i was pregnant. my husband and i had gotten married 1 month before we started trying and i was pregnant the next month. that was the easy part fo... Read more » | Kim (2010) |
22 weeks & 6 days | 26 weeks & 6 days. | 28 | Multiples |
| I had the perfect pregnancy until 22w/6d when my water broke. My husband took me to the hospital only to have them tell me it wasn't amniotic fluid and discharge me. I knew ... Read more » | Alice (2010) |
22 weeks & 6 days | 26 weeks. | 23 | Multiples |
| I noticed a watery discharge during week 22 of my twin pregnancy. I went to my doctor who examined my cervix and discovered it was totally open with 'bulging membranes'. I was... Read more » | Louise (2010) |
22 weeks & 6 days | 30 weeks & 4 days. | 54 |
| From early on my pregnancy had been a worry 9 weeks bleeding++ they found a haematoma 5cm big monitored that for 4 weeks then it started to decrease and told me not to worry as ... Read more » | Amy (2010) |
22 weeks & 6 days | 23 weeks & 2 days. | 3 | Multiples |
| I want to tell you first that my story has two endings - a happy ending because I now have a 8 month old baby from a later healthy pregnancy, but a very sad ending because an earlier tw... Read more » | Kayla (2011) |
22 weeks & 6 days | 23 weeks & 6 days. | 7 |
| I found out in September, 2010 that i was pregnant, and everything was going good up until the 7th week in when i started bleeding. I thought i was having a miscarriage but i wasn\'t. I... Read more » | ||||
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Shane Nelson 1 day old. 6 lbs 7 oz (
2920 grams )...