28 Weeks!

We had a lot of scares along the way, but we made it to the 28-week mark! It’s a big milestone as the odds of the baby surviving and doing well are significantly better now. Looking back on it, we’re very lucky to have made it this far. About 50% of women who have PPROM deliver within one week. Less than 10% make it four weeks. That said, as one doctor told us, 28 weeks is still not good, and we still hope to delay birth as long as possible.

To “celebrate” we took a family portrait in the plaza during my wife’s 15-minute wheel chair excursion. Until recently, we never thought we’d get another photo of my wife standing up during the pregnancy.

We remember the sense of anticipation and excitement before our daughter was born. Once we were officially full term, and as we got closer to the due date, I remember thinking often “it could be any day now.” But this time, we’ve been living in fear with “it could be any day now” for a whole month. And if we’re lucky, we’ll have another month and a half of that.