here is my birth story! so 2 weeks ago I went in to preterm labor. My mother took me to the ER…

here is my birth story!

so 2 weeks ago I went in to preterm labor. My mother took me to the ER because I had started bleeding and was a little worried. thinking they would send me home I told her it will probably only be 30 minutes to an hour we are at the ER, no problem. We get there and they check me and told me nope your closed up but yes you are bleeding from somewhere. This whole time they have me hooked up to the monitors. After 30 minutes from the check the doctor comes back into the room and said some things not right your having contractions 2 to 3 minutes apart ( I had no idea I was having them). She checked me again and I had dilated to a 2. she left came back 10 minutes later checked me and I was at a 4 100% effaced and the baby was at a -1 station. Needless to say they rushed me to a labor and delivery room, and told me I was having a baby. They started pumping drugs in me to try and stop the labor and gave me a fast track steroid plan. fast forward a week and they got me to stop dilating, but not stop contracting. The doctors labeled me high risk and told me I couldn't go to a midwife- they then changed their minds at the end of the week and said I was no longer high risk and was clear to go to a midwife. The midwives rejected me and refused to see me leaving me without anyone to go to. After being sent home from OU last Monday, that same Monday night I went back because because I was running a fever and had contractions every went to the ER and after 30 minutes they turned me away. we went home where my temp stayed at 102- 103 for 2 todays. Oct the third morning I started throwing up and was so weak my husband had to carry me into the ER. they took me and started running tons of tests. a they had me on oxygen, heart monitors, cold ice packs around me and the whole work up. my white blood cell count was 30,000- that's 3 times the safe amount a pregnant lady should be. they started ultrasounds and a CT- scan. they found that part of my lungs were collapsing and I was not able to breathe correctly. they concluded I had had a UTI for months and had a worked it's way up to both of my kidneys and up.and around my uterus and was trying to work it's way inside the sac. after 2 days they told me they had to take the baby they didn't have a choice. on Saturday I was induced they had me on oxygen the whole time and at 7:42 exactly 12 hours later I pushed my baby girl out! she was a very quiet baby and didn't cry much but my gosh her breastfeeding abilities!!!! made it all worth it.