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One Mum's Story: Rebecca & Tyler
I was booked into my specialist straight away and told that my baby was about four weeks behind the size he should have been. I was told by the doctor that I would probably be admitted to hospital the next week for two weeks bedrest and then he would deliver my baby at 35 weeks (five weeks early). This was ok by me. Monday arrived and I went back to my specialist who told me to pack my bags and go to hospital for bedrest. I went straight to the hospital where they did a trace on my stomach. The nurses were not happy with the trace so called the doctor on duty. I had the trace on for about two and a half hours when the doctor told me he wasn't happy either and he wanted to send me to another better equipped hospital. An ambulance was ordered and I was sent to RPA hospital in Sydney 200km away from my home. When I got there they had been waiting for my arrival and prepped me straight away for an emergency ceasarean. My beautiful son was born at 00:26 on the Tuesday morning weighing just 1.326kg. I had to stay with him in Sydney for three weeks and then he was transferred to our local hospital for 2 weeks, after which I was finally allowed to take him home. This being my first baby was quite an ordeal. A very worrying and upsetting time but in the end all has turned out fine and my little man is now 15 weeks old and doing great!!!!
I had a lot of help and support from my family and friends through this time. Although my husband still had to work he came up to Sydney each weekend with my mum or friends to visit. He was there for the first week and then had to come home to work. I lent on my mum a lot. After the first week there by myself it started taking its toll on me and one day I just broke down. I rang my mum and she came and spent four days with me just to let me see outside the hospital and have someone different to speak to. She took me shopping and to lunch and dinner just so I felt a bit normal again. My husband's family lives in Sydney but because of work I didn't see them except on weekends mostly. I had a lot of support from people at work calling and also phonecalls from extended family members which helped a lot. It was weird - because Tyler was in the special care unit of the hospital it was like I hadn't even had a baby. Also because I didn't actually go into labour. It wasn't real until I held him each day and until he actually came home. Looking back on my experience I can now understand how people feel when their babies are in humidicribs and the detachment you feel because you can't hold them or touch them all the time. I feel sorry for Tyler now because I am always holding him and cuddling him because I feel he missed out on that a lot when he was born because of the restrictions. It was hard being away from home for so long but looking back it was all for the best and we were both in the best place possible for everything to happen. The staff at the hospitals were all fantastic and so nice and helpful and I have a beautiful baby to prove it! Rebecca Poulter If you are a Mum who has a story to tell or you know of one, email your story to admin@mumzone.com.au. If you have a photo feel free to include it in your email. |
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