Jeremiah before birth

We have 2 daughters born 2 years apart & without major health issues. When my 2nd daughter T was in pre-school Jeremiah was conceived. My husband P.A. was ecstatic! He started praying for a son.

As it was my 3rd pregnancy, I didn't rush to my doctor straight away - "no hurry" I thought. Daily routine went on. Get kids ready for school, do chores, prepare meals - repeat the next day.

That morning was no different. I was walking back to the lift lobby after T was picked up by the school bus when I felt a hot gush of fluid & thought to myself "???". I quickly went home to check & discovered I had experienced pre-natal bleeding. I've experienced 'spotting' while pregnant with C, my eldest daughter but this    
time seems more severe. I called P.A. to get me to my doctor & lay down to wait for him. Panic was how I felt.

At Dr H's clinic, I got worked up & was crying. Dr H gave me a hormone injection which was suppose to stabilize my pregnancy. He ordered bed rest & minimal strain for the next 2 weeks. My mother came to my aid - as usual. She took over my work as well as took care of me. When the bleeding continued the next few days - I got another hormone injection & continued to lie in bed as much as possible. Not daring to make unnecessary movements.

After recovering from that ordeal. Life went back to routine - more or less. I was not putting on weight much, it was similar with my first 2 pregnancies - I only started gaining more weight during the 3rd trimester. Dr H, however, became concerned & since I was in my early 30s - he referred me to a specialist for an amniocentesis -to check for Down syndrome etc.


I got emotional again at that clinic while waiting for the results & had to be comforted by the nurses.

It was good news though! No problems in that area! Things aren't so bad after all - I thought.

By the end of the 2nd trimester the fetus' (& mine) inability to gain much weight got me to another specialist clinic. This time the findings revealed high pressure in the umbilical cord resulting in the poor delivery of nutrients. !!!! What now?

I tried my best to eat as much (high nutrient foods) as possible - to the point of nausea. It didn't make a difference.

Worst of all - the amniotic fluid started to dry up. Dr H wanted an early delivery via C-section. I was against that. My baby was so small, surely he would be safer in my womb then out of it!By the end of the 3rd trimester, Dr H insisted on the delivery, the amniotic fluid was almost all gone.

Can't I have a normal delivery? No - it would be too risky, the baby might not be strong enough to survive the ordeal. So a date was set for the delivery. Mixed emotions accompanied every moment leading up to then. From: "I'm going to meet him at last! Yay!" to "Will he survive?"