Hi all,
Lexi appeared at 28 weeks gestation. Never been given a reason why! Sure she just decided she should be here! My waters broke at 27 weeks and into hospital i went, dr's decided after a few days i was developing an infection and proceeded to induce me. 2 hours later i had a beautiful little girl. Eye's wide open and taking everything in! Lexi was taken to intensive care and ventilated. By the time i had a bath and a cuppa and got down to icu she was off the ventilator. Still very scary with wires evrywhere and alarms bleeping all around. After 2 weeks in icu 60 miles away she was transferred to our local special care unit to grow big. We were very very lucky as there wasn't much wrong for by a heart murmur, umbilical hernia and reflux. All of which have thankfully disappeared!! Spent 6 weeks in scbu and came home 4 weeks before my due date. Once home we had a huge fright after her first lot of immunisations. Stopped breathing, turned blue etc Straight back to scbu and they decided the jabs and a bit of anemia were just too much for her. Stayed in for 5 days in which time she had a blood transfusion. Lexi was like a little tomatoe after. There's been no looking back since. Born at 2lb 3oz, came home at 5lbs and today after appointment with paed she is now 11lb 3oz. Doing great, absoloutly thriving. Started rolling from belly to her back on monday night. Thinks she's great (she is! haha) Started solids 2 weeks ago and is loving it. Fruit for lunch and veg for dinner. Can push herself up etc Sleeps through. Really contented, very alert, just alittle diamond! Sooooo proud of her. Paed was thrilled with her and said she is really early at rolling etc. All development is taken from her due date rather than birth date so that makes her 12 weeks!
After delivery, i was put on to a triple course of iron for 6 weeks and just before Lexi came home i was started on vitimin B12 injections. One every 3 months and i'm only 26!! I have never been given a reason or explanation for the waters breaking so early. I have my own thoughts and i will be surprised if it had nothing to do with me being so anemic! It was never picked up. I was due a blood test the day after my waters broke so presume it would've been picked up then!! Too late!! I will be requesting an app with a consultant sometime to find out!
Anyway, i thank my lucky stars everyday, so far so good, hope it continues..
