Placenta Abruption - Nearly Lost Us Both

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Hi there

My pregnancy story is a shocker and I still can't beleive it was me. I was 8 months pregnant when I was taken into hospital for stomach come sickness bug, my stomach was permanently contracted and I was feeling very ill. I had a stitch pain on my right hand side in a perfect circle. After two days on a ward isolated for the bug they sent me home on Sunday 13 June very hot day. I complained as they discharged me of the pain still on my right hand side. They game me pain killers and said to take regularly. I felt more unwell at around 4pm and went to bed with pain killers as prescribed. Again I went back to bed around 9pm after a very uncomfortable bath. I woke around 11pm with very painful abdomen on right hand side (like it had a heartbeat of its own) by 12pm I had collapsed on the hall floor, my husband called the ward in panic and they said they could not send ambulance, he explained I could not get dressed and was on the floor . He managed to get me into car and a very, very painful drive to the hospital. On arrival I was examined by a useless midwife, I said there was something really wrong and could she get someone. Eventually after a further 20mins a second lady arrived in the delivery room. They talked between themselves about my case. I was in so much pain I could not believe I had not passed out. All at once I coughed and my husbands face was horified as I thought I'd been sick, it was blood coming from my mouth as I had torn a hole in the lining of my throat from the pain. My babies heart beat went off the monitor and all hell broke lose. Within what seemed like seconds I had lines put in and was wheeled into theatre (still bleeding from my mouth). An arugment broke out between staff when eventually I was put to sleep. I woke 24-30 hours later as I was on so much morphine to find a baby boy had been delivered, a full placenta abruption had taken place and had been going on for a few days.
Amazingly my little boy only needed a whiff of oxygen and was perfect ( a shock to all hospital staff we believe), I however had contracted a hospital virus and was in for three weeks afterwards. Do you know what the funny thing is ? What upset me the most was the fact that everyone knew before me what I had had and what we had chosen for a boys name.
Thats it really All good now though.

[pinky29]

omg hun you went through alot glad things are ok now

[CoNFuSeD24]

Oh gosh hun. Thats bad what you went thru and glad everything fine.

[c.a.cullum]

OMG... thats awful!!! im so glad u r both ok now!! wel done on ur strength and i can totally understand wot u mean about every1 knowing b4 u!! that must have been heart breaking!!

[Charlie_x]

glad all is ok now!

[sarahfeb10]

Your story gripped me. WOW! You sound like a strong woman and seem to have got over such a terrible birth, it must have been so scary!! Well done in being so strong and atleast you and baby are well now xx

[melanie]

Originally Posted by sendangelmail.com

Hi there

My pregnancy story is a shocker and I still can't beleive it was me. I was 8 months pregnant when I was taken into hospital for stomach come sickness bug, my stomach was permanently contracted and I was feeling very ill. I had a stitch pain on my right hand side in a perfect circle. After two days on a ward isolated for the bug they sent me home on Sunday 13 June very hot day. I complained as they discharged me of the pain still on my right hand side. They game me pain killers and said to take regularly. I felt more unwell at around 4pm and went to bed with pain killers as prescribed. Again I went back to bed around 9pm after a very uncomfortable bath. I woke around 11pm with very painful abdomen on right hand side (like it had a heartbeat of its own) by 12pm I had collapsed on the hall floor, my husband called the ward in panic and they said they could not send ambulance, he explained I could not get dressed and was on the floor . He managed to get me into car and a very, very painful drive to the hospital. On arrival I was examined by a useless midwife, I said there was something really wrong and could she get someone. Eventually after a further 20mins a second lady arrived in the delivery room. They talked between themselves about my case. I was in so much pain I could not believe I had not passed out. All at once I coughed and my husbands face was horified as I thought I'd been sick, it was blood coming from my mouth as I had torn a hole in the lining of my throat from the pain. My babies heart beat went off the monitor and all hell broke lose. Within what seemed like seconds I had lines put in and was wheeled into theatre (still bleeding from my mouth). An arugment broke out between staff when eventually I was put to sleep. I woke 24-30 hours later as I was on so much morphine to find a baby boy had been delivered, a full placenta abruption had taken place and had been going on for a few days.
Amazingly my little boy only needed a whiff of oxygen and was perfect ( a shock to all hospital staff we believe), I however had contracted a hospital virus and was in for three weeks afterwards. Do you know what the funny thing is ? What upset me the most was the fact that everyone knew before me what I had had and what we had chosen for a boys name.
Thats it really All good now though.

that is a shocker,you should feel so proud for getting through.its great that all is well now,xx