**Tiffany**
09-12-2007, 10:48 AM
UPDATE:
Well things went downhill really quickly yesterday afternoon. Hanna's bp went way up to 190 over something and they had to start her on mag. sulfate. They got her bloodwork back and her white blood cell count was very high indicating and infection and it also showed her liver enzymes were high (i think whichever is bad) indicating she was indeed eclamptic. So they started her on pit at 1 pm and checked her, she was not much of anything actually having gone backward from the 2 she started at. They were afraid they may have to do a section b/c of this but were willing to see how things went, they were pretty sure she wasnt going to deliver until the next day. At 3 they checked her and she was 7! They put in the epidural and at 4 she was complete! No one was ready she said she felt alot of pressure the doctor turned around to look at her and caught little Delaney Lucille!! Unfortunately they were very off on her weight she was only 2lbs 14 oz. She was breathing upon delivery and my cousin was able to see her but not hold her before they took her to the nursery. I am very happy to report she is still not on oxygen, which is pretty miraculous for a such a tiny baby, probably due to the steroids and the fact that she was 34 wks even though she was tiny. She is in an open air warmer but for some reason they wont let them hold her and said it would be a few days yet. My aunt that I talked too (she has just talked to my other aunt Hanna's mom) said they dont know why and neither Hanna or her mom ask many questions so who knows, hopefully there is nothing wrong?? She has an i.v. and hasnt eaten yet but they said they want Hanna to pump to get rid of the colustrum and get in reg. b.m. and then they will feed her some b.m. and some formula together (no idea when) right now she has a pacifier as they dont want her to cry as it will burn calories. My aunt says she is very active though squirming and kicking her legs. So praise the Lord she is here and relatively healthy!! Send some good thoughts her way though!
For my cousin. She just turned 21 and is having her first baby (which was a total accident she had an IUD in and got pg anyway). Her fiance is in basic training and due to be back in about 10 days I thin, which is very hard for her. Anyway she is just shy of 34 wks and her water broke yesterday. I just saw her this weekend and they were watching her very closely then as she had many risks, her bp is high, she is quite overweight, she has PCOS, her mom had a history of early births (35 and 36 wks), and she had been dialated to 2 for a month already. They had her in for NST every other day for these risks plus the baby was frank breech and then transverse and had been having heart decels and accels but she (her name will be Delaney) was rebounding well after those they thought maybe there were due to her position. With all those things I am shocked that she wasnt on bedrest (my aunt who works at the ob here said she would have been here) but they only took her down to half time at work, I wonder if they had if she could have made it longer. At first they were going to try to keep her pg for a few more days but have now decided it is best to get the baby out. She has thankfully turned to head down now so unless she is in major distress (she had a few more decels but is ok now) she will be delivered vaginally today. My cousin has recieved antibiotics and steriods to help the baby's lungs mature. They are hoping the baby is far enough along that she wont need any help breathing. At the u/s last week she was est. weighing 5 lbs so I hope she really is that big! Please pray for the best for my cousin Hanna and her new daughter Delaney!!!
Well things went downhill really quickly yesterday afternoon. Hanna's bp went way up to 190 over something and they had to start her on mag. sulfate. They got her bloodwork back and her white blood cell count was very high indicating and infection and it also showed her liver enzymes were high (i think whichever is bad) indicating she was indeed eclamptic. So they started her on pit at 1 pm and checked her, she was not much of anything actually having gone backward from the 2 she started at. They were afraid they may have to do a section b/c of this but were willing to see how things went, they were pretty sure she wasnt going to deliver until the next day. At 3 they checked her and she was 7! They put in the epidural and at 4 she was complete! No one was ready she said she felt alot of pressure the doctor turned around to look at her and caught little Delaney Lucille!! Unfortunately they were very off on her weight she was only 2lbs 14 oz. She was breathing upon delivery and my cousin was able to see her but not hold her before they took her to the nursery. I am very happy to report she is still not on oxygen, which is pretty miraculous for a such a tiny baby, probably due to the steroids and the fact that she was 34 wks even though she was tiny. She is in an open air warmer but for some reason they wont let them hold her and said it would be a few days yet. My aunt that I talked too (she has just talked to my other aunt Hanna's mom) said they dont know why and neither Hanna or her mom ask many questions so who knows, hopefully there is nothing wrong?? She has an i.v. and hasnt eaten yet but they said they want Hanna to pump to get rid of the colustrum and get in reg. b.m. and then they will feed her some b.m. and some formula together (no idea when) right now she has a pacifier as they dont want her to cry as it will burn calories. My aunt says she is very active though squirming and kicking her legs. So praise the Lord she is here and relatively healthy!! Send some good thoughts her way though!
For my cousin. She just turned 21 and is having her first baby (which was a total accident she had an IUD in and got pg anyway). Her fiance is in basic training and due to be back in about 10 days I thin, which is very hard for her. Anyway she is just shy of 34 wks and her water broke yesterday. I just saw her this weekend and they were watching her very closely then as she had many risks, her bp is high, she is quite overweight, she has PCOS, her mom had a history of early births (35 and 36 wks), and she had been dialated to 2 for a month already. They had her in for NST every other day for these risks plus the baby was frank breech and then transverse and had been having heart decels and accels but she (her name will be Delaney) was rebounding well after those they thought maybe there were due to her position. With all those things I am shocked that she wasnt on bedrest (my aunt who works at the ob here said she would have been here) but they only took her down to half time at work, I wonder if they had if she could have made it longer. At first they were going to try to keep her pg for a few more days but have now decided it is best to get the baby out. She has thankfully turned to head down now so unless she is in major distress (she had a few more decels but is ok now) she will be delivered vaginally today. My cousin has recieved antibiotics and steriods to help the baby's lungs mature. They are hoping the baby is far enough along that she wont need any help breathing. At the u/s last week she was est. weighing 5 lbs so I hope she really is that big! Please pray for the best for my cousin Hanna and her new daughter Delaney!!!