PROM #2: Paige
My second baby was due March 20, 1991.
Before this pregnancy, I had joined a
health club, and had become a water
aerobics instructor. It was after
teaching my water aerobics class that I
noticed regular contractions, about 3-5
mins apart, lasting for 1-2 hours. I
was only 29 weeks! I went to my regular
30 week appointment a couple of days
later, and the doctor did an internal
exam. I was already 3 cms. dilated! He
told me to go home on "modified
bedrest", which to me meant that I
couldn't work teaching aerobics or
milking our cows anymore. 3 weeks
later, on February 2nd, I had PROM. I
was at home, alone with Becca, then 2,
when it happened. My husband had gone
to his brother's house, 15 minutes
away, to visit that afternoon. I tried
calling over there for an hour or more,
and I am nearly frantic by this time
with worry. Well, an hour and a half
after my PROM, he shows up at the door,
with a PUPPY!! He said, "guess what
Honey, I have a surprise for you".
Well I said, "guess what Honey, I have
a surprise for YOU!!" We were off to
the hospital.
To this day, I am thankful for Paige's
prematurity. Because I was at 33 weeks,
they didn't induce labor, I was able
to avoid Pitocin. They did the test to
see if her lungs had surfactant, which
took hours to complete. By the time the
test results were in, I was into full-
fledged, NATURAL labor. I absolutely
did NOT want an epidural, either. Well,
she did have the surfactant. She was
very large for a 33 weeker, weighing 5
lbs 13 ozs. She was only in the NICU
for 5 days, and was home at 7 days old.
She was so healthy!
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