Mom: Renae Baby: Keely Brianna
Weight: 5 lbs. 13 oz.
Height: 18 inches
Date: March 8, 1998
Time: 12:35 pm
Birth: C-section for high blood pressure and breech at 34 weeks.
Keely was born at 34 weeks on March 8, 1998 12:35pm. She was 5lbs. 13 oz. (not bad for a preemie!) and 18" long. Here is the abbreviated story:
On Feb. 27 I went to my regular OB appt and she sent me to the hospital because my blood pressure was sky high. I had not felt well, but it had been such a horrible week (we had to put down our stallion on Tues and on Thurs my car got impounded becuase my tags had expired....talk about pregnorance!) I promptly got put on strict bed rest (pee only) and had to go to the hospital every other day for non stress tests and blood work. My OB left on vacation that night and so I had a OB that I had never even met taking care of me! UGH! My BP kept climbing and I had a constant headache. By Tuesday I was restricted to laying on my left side in the dark, with no TV, computer, books, etc. Talk about boredom! Finally when I went in Sat. the 7th they kept me. My OB got back that night and immediately came to the hospital. She was furious. She had left orders that if I got worse I was to be delivered immediately. She put me on anti-convusion IV meds and I got the steriod shots to try to develop Keely's lungs. She wanted to give the steriods 12 hours so Sunday I had a c-section (my BP was too high at this point to try a vaginal delivery and a good thing too because Keely had flipped and was breech!- no one knew!) Keely was born with premature lungs. She was intubated and had to be taken to the NICU hospital (an hour away). I didn't even get to see her until 5:30 when they were on their way out with her in the ambulance. It was terrible. I joined her when I got out on Weds. She is doing great now. Off the ventilator and gaining some weight. We hope to have her home in about 5-7 days.
renae (mom to Keely Brianna, due April 18th, born March 8th)