Logan's Miracle Birth Story Part 2
*Read part 1 here
Jonathan
and I had done some research on the procedure the night before and
asked the doctor if the last attempt could be done while I had an
epidural to relax my body. The doctor, who had done successful versions
before, agreed.
Because I was getting a
spinal/epidural they moved me to an operating room. Only one person was
allowed in the operating room, so I took my mom, as she was less likely
to pass out and Jonathan hung out in the waiting room.
Moments after they started the last attempt I felt a warm
wet feeling go down my legs. I asked the doctor if she had broken my
water. She lifted up the sheet covering my legs and said, "No. That
wasn't your water breaking. Somethings wrong and I'm going to have to
get the baby out right now!" I found out later that the warm feeling was
blood.
At this point I freaked out a little. In my
mind, if I was able to feel the warmth on my legs I was going to be able
to feel them cutting me! I stated begging them to not let me feel it.
My doctor said, "Sarah, if you didn't feel what I just did to you you're
not going to feel anything!"
Within minutes they had
Logan out and he was fine. They let me see him for a little while and
then whisked him out. Jonathan (who had no idea what was going on) said
he was just sitting in the waiting room reading when a nurse rolled a
new baby past that he thought looked like he could be our kid.
The doctors told me later that while they were attempting the version that last time, I had a placenta abruption.
"Placenta abruptio is the separation of the placenta (the organ that nourishes the fetus) from its attachment to the uterus wall before the baby is delivered."
All the pushing and pulling had ripped the placenta right from my uterus.
I
lost a lot of blood and had to have a blood transfusion but besides
that we were all OK and we had our sweet, healthy baby boy.
After
my initial freakout I had an amazing peace during the surgery. I
remember saying, "Thank you Jesus" while I lay on the operating table.
If the abruption would have happened in triage I'm not sure if Logan
would have lived through it. I know for sure that God has His hand on us
and it's only because of Him that things turned out alright.
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Logan's Miracle Birth Story Part 1
Today is Logan's 9th birthday. When I think about the miracles that I've seen in my life I always think about Logan and how from the beginning God had His hand on him. And on us...
Logan's Miracle Birth Story Part 1
Even after the first positive pregnancy test I wasn't sure I was really pregnant. I had most of the common signs but I was also having some complications - I was spotting. But after taking another test and then having the pregnancy confirmed by my doctor I thought we were in the clear. But I kept spotting. It got to the point that my doctor sent me to have an ultrasound.
I went to the appointment by myself and the technician told me that although she could see where the baby should be...she only saw pooled blood and no baby. She then asked me to get dressed and wait for her in her office. When she came back in she told me that from what she saw she thought I was in the process of a miscarriage and that I should go home and relax. I asked some people from church to pray.
After a few more days and no miscarriage my doctor sent me for a series of blood tests. One of the reasons pregnant women are so nauseous in the beginning is because typically every 72 hours the pregnancy hormone (hCG) is doubling. I had blood drawn every day to see if my hCG levels were normal. They weren't. My doctor said that after a miscarriage women still have a hCG in their bodies. She wanted me to go back for another ultrasound.
At this point I was still spotting (and would continue for the first few months) but this time the ultrasound technician not only saw a baby but a heart beat too!
After that point things were pretty normal. Right up until a few weeks before my due date.
Two weeks before my due date we found out that the baby was transverse (side ways). I tried not to worry because we still had some time and spent the next week doing some research. We tried everything to get the little stinker to turn! I even tried doing a head stand with no luck.
With a little over a week my doctor offered to try an external version. Basically I would go to the hospital where an experienced doctor would try and turn the baby manually. I was really scared but we decided to give it a try and called my pastors to ask them to pray.
With my mom and Jonathan there to support me, they tried to do the version in the triage. While laying on my back, 2 doctors pushed and pulled on the baby from the outside and tried to get him to turn. It was one of the most terrible feelings I've ever had! (The second would come later). In order for it to work, I needed to try and lay still and relaxed. With all the pressure though, I was vomiting and have trouble breathing. Jonathan was getting faint from watching and had to leave the room. When I started to pass out they gave me a break and said we would try again 1 more time.
This is where God stepped in...
Logan's Miracle Birth Story Part 2
Logan's Miracle Birth Story Part 1
Even after the first positive pregnancy test I wasn't sure I was really pregnant. I had most of the common signs but I was also having some complications - I was spotting. But after taking another test and then having the pregnancy confirmed by my doctor I thought we were in the clear. But I kept spotting. It got to the point that my doctor sent me to have an ultrasound.
I went to the appointment by myself and the technician told me that although she could see where the baby should be...she only saw pooled blood and no baby. She then asked me to get dressed and wait for her in her office. When she came back in she told me that from what she saw she thought I was in the process of a miscarriage and that I should go home and relax. I asked some people from church to pray.
After a few more days and no miscarriage my doctor sent me for a series of blood tests. One of the reasons pregnant women are so nauseous in the beginning is because typically every 72 hours the pregnancy hormone (hCG) is doubling. I had blood drawn every day to see if my hCG levels were normal. They weren't. My doctor said that after a miscarriage women still have a hCG in their bodies. She wanted me to go back for another ultrasound.
At this point I was still spotting (and would continue for the first few months) but this time the ultrasound technician not only saw a baby but a heart beat too!
After that point things were pretty normal. Right up until a few weeks before my due date.
Two weeks before my due date we found out that the baby was transverse (side ways). I tried not to worry because we still had some time and spent the next week doing some research. We tried everything to get the little stinker to turn! I even tried doing a head stand with no luck.
With a little over a week my doctor offered to try an external version. Basically I would go to the hospital where an experienced doctor would try and turn the baby manually. I was really scared but we decided to give it a try and called my pastors to ask them to pray.
With my mom and Jonathan there to support me, they tried to do the version in the triage. While laying on my back, 2 doctors pushed and pulled on the baby from the outside and tried to get him to turn. It was one of the most terrible feelings I've ever had! (The second would come later). In order for it to work, I needed to try and lay still and relaxed. With all the pressure though, I was vomiting and have trouble breathing. Jonathan was getting faint from watching and had to leave the room. When I started to pass out they gave me a break and said we would try again 1 more time.
This is where God stepped in...
Logan's Miracle Birth Story Part 2
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