After being on hospital bed rest for 49 days, we came frighteningly close to losing our baby.
Without warning, the umbilical cord prolapsed. It is fatal within minutes. The entire cord fell out and the baby fell against it, which essentially cut off the oxygen supply. The baby’s heartbeat dropped down to a dangerously low level.
Thanks to the amazing team at our hospital, an extremely difficult emergency c-section was performed only minutes later which saved our baby’s life. We were told that if my wife had been anywhere else but in her hospital room, the baby would not have survived.
The record will state that my wife gave birth to a baby girl on September 2nd at 3:32pm, weighing 3lbs. 2oz., and measuring 15-3/4 inches. She was at 30 weeks and 4 days gestation, over 2 months before her due date. She could not breathe on her own, and was immediately taken to the NICU. We are told she will be there for about 2 months, but that her prospects are good. She has been making mostly positive progress over the last week and we are cautiously optimistic.
My wife returned home a few days ago and is recovering from both the c-section and being on bed rest for 7 weeks. Life still isn’t back to normal, but at least we have resolution on the first part of our journey.
Later we will post a more detailed entry about what happened that day. It all went down so fast that we’re still trying to wrap our heads around everything. It is a truly amazing story, and it is truly astounding to us that our daughter is here and alive.
