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Hearing sunny/low 90's
IT'S OVER
First I want to thank each of you who prayed, left a kind word, emailed me, and were there to once again support me and my family, and hold me up at my weakest point......
All I can say is; Thank God for people like you all....Thank God.
I am so glad it is all over...I am so glad to be here tonight....and I am so glad that things turned out the way they did.
When I took Amanda to the fetal specialist Wednesday morning at 8:30, it was with the hope that all would go well and I could get back home. It was not to be.
The sonogram showed that Wyatt had gained 6 oz. but his stomach had gotten smaller. Also, he had dropped further down. Amanda had began to dilate and was further thinned out. The specialist walked us over to her OBGYN and admission papers were printed up and we left the office headed to the hospital across the street.
Amanda was admitted and taken to a beautiful labor/ delivery room there...It had a comfortable bed with huge oil paintings on the wall behind it. The nurses soon came in and started a drip to bring her on into labor. A few hours later, after having no pains and not dilating, they increased the drip.
After lunch, and still not having any pains...they again increased the drip. During all this time, the monitor belt had kept acting up....slipping off and such. (It timed and measured the strength of her contractions) The monitor was showing very small contractions that were erratic.
Well, after still having no pain...and not dilating past 3 cm....they once again upped the iv drip. They also finally took the stupid monitor belt off and placed an electronic probe in Amanda to measure her contractions.
It was then they found out that Amanda was indeed having contractions..huge ones...and they were coming every minute...On the scale from 0-100...they were measuring 85 to 100. For some unknown reason; she just did not feel them....
ALL THIS TIME IN LABOR AND SHE HAD NOT FELT ANY OF THEM.
The nurses all spoke of how lucky Amanda was to not be able to feel the pain associated with childbirth and once again they upped the drip.
I had been watching the monitor screen ALL DAY....to watch not only the contractions, but also little Wyatt's heart beat...which had been holding steady at normal which is @ 135-150 per minute......It was while I was watching the monitor that I noticed shortly after they increased the drip the last time; that Wyatt's heart rate had suddenly dropped to 66...
I spoke to Kelvin's mom and asked her to step outside and call a nurse. When she stepped out, I again looked at the monitor and his heart rate had dropped to 60...and then to nothing....Before I could say a word, the door burst open and four doctors and nurses ran in...
They came running in...One took over the monitor, one stopped the drip, and then.... this blew me away...One of them ran to the painting behind the bed and threw it up the wall...and an oxygen mask dropped down! The painting had been on a hidden track of sorts and was there to hide the oxygen equipment!
They threw the mask on Amanda's face and began saying..."BREATH>>>BREATH>>>BREATH FAST>>>BREATH DEEP" All of this had terrified Amanda and she began hysterically crying...I hushed her and quietly told her that she HAD to breathe...for Wyatt....and she did.
The rest was as if in slow motion....Doctors coming in and explaining that they were going to do an emergency c section right now...Kelvin putting on doctor scrubs....nurses throwing the blanket back and prepping Amanda and then wheeling her out and heading to the operating room....
I was left in a fog of terror and heartache....as we were led to the labor/delivery waiting room....to wait.
Danny's sis, Kat was with me and she convinced me to take a look at the babies in the nursery window...There were around 14 babies there...guess it was the full moon thing going on...While standing there watching the nurses clean up a newly born infant; I was wondering how my daughter was and if they had saved my little grandchild...
I kept looking at the tiny baby that they were turning every which way but loose, checking it for everything....and finally they turned the baby to where we could all see the face....It had so much hair...and I swear it looked just like Kelvin. I even told Kelvin's mom this and after looking at the baby, she agreed...It was then that Kat said that she had seen them place a pink bracelet on it's tiny arm.....meaning it was a little girl....With that info, I left to go to the restroom .
As I was coming out of the restroom, my niece came running up and said," Aunt Carlene......your grand baby is in the nursery!!!' I said excitedly..."really...he is??" and she said; "yeah...it was the baby you were looking at!!!" I was thoroughly confused by then...my grand baby was suppose to be a boy! She saw my confusion and said..."Aunt Lene...the baby you saw...it was a boy...It was Wyatt!!!"
OMG...I have felt this elation only twice...Both times when my own two children were born...alive... healthy....and kickin' and screamin'. I looked up and saw Kelvin standing there in his doctor scrubs...and he said..."yes...Amanda is okay!" I broke down right then and there...I felt as if I had been holding my breath the entire time and had just now gotten my first good breath of fresh air.
Kelvin told me after it was all over; that once inside the operating room....and after cutting Amanda open, the doctors found that not only was the cord wrapped around little Wyatt's neck, but his little arm was wedged..pressing up against and pinching the cord in one spot....no wonder he wasn't getting enough blood and nutrients. They also found out that Amanda's cervix was too small to have delivered him anyway.
They did not find out why she never felt any of the pains....I choose to believe that the good Lord, your prayers, and maybe even Danny had a little to do with that.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
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Reading with tears rolling down my cheeks. Your words are beautifully expressed.
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I can't stop crying with koy for you .. god bless you and your family
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Sherry
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Oh Carlene,
I'm so glad God blessed you and your family with this little miracle boy. You must have been terrified with all that happened at the hospital. We had a really scary time when my first grandbaby was being born and I know how awful our fears were. Thank God everything ended so wonderfully for you all.
Take Care,
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Wow so much excitement! I Am glad and happy for you that every thing turned out ok and you have a healthy grandbaby BOY!!!
7/2/08 12:08 PM
xxx
Lisa