Hi IMS, Last week I was airlifted to the Royal Womans Hospital Brisbane as I had a spontaneous bleed and Cramping at 24 weeks. I am now 26 weeks and I have started to have spotting again (no new blood all old) but without any cramping.
What I would like to know is has this happened to anyone else?
How did you deal with it?
Did you go into early labour?
How is your child/baby now?
Sorry there are a lot of questions, but if I deliver early I will be more than 4 hours away from my family and I'm worried about what will happen.
TIA
Very Early Labour Worries
Very Early Labour Worries
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I had spotting and bleeding in my pregnancy they dint know what was causing it but I did have new blood as well as some old it. I was told that I could have gone into early labour but I didn't, bub decided to stay a week longer and I wasn't put into hospital as my doctor did a scan to check everything and told me that I couldn't do certain things and to rest but if I had of got it really bad I had to go to hospital. Good luck and I hope you go to full term :)
My son threatened to come early and I stayed really in contact with the doctors and they gave me stuff to stop me contracting. They also injected me with the full dosage of steroids in case he did come out so that his lungs were stronger and had a higher chance of being ok. He ended up coming early still from my waters breaking but those few weeks and steroids helped a lot. Put the rest of your life on hold and stay at the good hospital so they can do all they can. I had to travel 6 hours drive from home which was really scary and lonely and my husband almost didn't make it (conveniently it was when there was flooding and no phone communications) to where I had my son but I'm so glad I did because it was best for me and bub. See a social worker to help talk u through stuff too. Use the opportunity to rest up a lot don't be in a rush to get out of hospital and let the doctors and nurses do what they do best :) my bubba is now a very healthy happy 11 month old :) best of luck xx
My son was born at 27 weeks gestation weighing 740g. It was my first pregnancy and I had an emergency c/s, I didn't go into labour so I can't offer any advice on that side of things. The prognosis of babies born at this gestation is relatively good, not to say it wasn't a rocky road for everyone but we made it through. He is now a healthy happy 11y/o and is thriving. I too was at a hospital 4 hours away from my family but my parents and sister came down at varying times and offered us all the support they could. It was lovely having them there supporting us and running here and there organising meals and things because all my husband and I wanted to do as spend time with my little guy. He was 10 days old before we got our first "proper" cuddle but that didn't mean we didn't get to touch him or care for him. We still got to change nappies and do his "cares". Certainly not the start to motherhood I was expecting but in the words of Temple Grandin "Different not less".
I hope you make it a little further along but if aren't so lucky there are lots of positive stories out there of these little miracles walking among us :)
Best wishes to you and your family xx
ETA: Both myself and my husband stayed at the hospital in the first couple of weeks so we were with him the entire time.
First of all just breathe and try to relax a bit! I have had spotting with two of my babies and nothing eventuated from it but having said that I had to have an emergency c-section with my 3rd baby at 28 weeks ( no spotting with this one ). The hospitals are well equipped to deal with prem babies and most of them have fantastic outcomes. My little girl is 4 1/2 and is absolutely thriving, you would never know she was 3 months prem. There is nothing you can do but take it one day at a time and if you do deliver early just remember there are people all around you in the hospital that know what you are going thorough, if your family can't be there then make sure you talk to the other mums that are there, they will need to talk as much as you do! Good luck with it all.
Big hugs and try to stay calm. You are in an excellent hospital at the RBH and the only thing you can do is rest!
Obviously it was not as early as you, but I had a bleed at 32 weeks with cramping and i was given steroids for bub's lungs just in case she was delivered. She made it to 40wks1day and is a very healthy 3 year old with a huge set of lungs!!
Hope everything settles down and you have a lovely Christmas. Just take every day at a time.