Calvin and Luke arrive at 31 weeks

What a crazy couple of days its been. Yesterday was starting out like a completely normal day of bedrest for me. My husband came by to visit me in the hospital around 2 pm. I took a quick shower and while getting dressed started to feel incredibly nauseaous and lightheaded with a slight pain in my tummy. Well, within minutes I felt like I was going to pass out and now had excruciating abdominal pain. I lay down in bed and my blood pressure was 58/33! The nurse put the baby monitor on and both heartbeats were down into the 70's. So I got rushed back for an emergency c-section at 31 weeks. They tell me that I was having some sort of internal bleeding coming from the outside of my uterus. Apparently I had a liter of blood in my belly when they opened me up and then lost another liter in surgery. So of course I got transfused during surgery. But mom, Calvin and Luke are all doing well today. Calvin Jacob weighed 4 lbs and Luke Matthew weighed 3#11 oz. The boys are in the NICU on CPAP right now and are doing well. I'm starting to get some of my strength and energy back but I'm still adjusting to the unbelievable set of events in the last 24 hours.

 

Wow, what a scary thing to go through!
I am glad you and the boys are doing well now.
Congrats!!

 

WOW! Congratulations to you and your boys!! I am glad you are feeling better...what a rollercoaster! :icon_eek:


Missy

 

How frightening that must have been! So relieved you all are doing well. Congrats on the birth of your twinkies! I love the names. Happy Birthday to CAlvin and Luke!

I hope their NICU time is short, and that your recovery is smooth.

 

Oh my goodness, what a whirlwind! I can't believe your babies are here!! Congratulations! What a blessing that you were already in the hospital when this happened. Was it some kind of uterine rupture? I'm so glad the boys are doing well and that you are on the mend. I love your sons' names! Take good care of yourself and enjoy those babies!

 

Congratulations on your boys! What a scary delivery for you. I'm glad you are all doing well now and hope that their NICU stay is short.

 

I'm glad everything worked out! Those are some great weights for 31 weeks! Congratulations!

 

Oh my! I'm glad everyone is doing well now and hope the boys have a very short stay in the NICU.

Congrats on your babies!!!!

 

Wow, how scary for you. Congratulations on the birth of your boys and it sounds like they are doing well.

 

WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank the Lord you and your babies are OK!!!!

Congrats on your arrivals, and please let us know how everyone is doing when you can (HA!)

 

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Oh my goodness, what a whirlwind! I can't believe your babies are here!! Congratulations! What a blessing that you were already in the hospital when this happened. Was it some kind of uterine rupture? I'm so glad the boys are doing well and that you are on the mend. I love your sons' names! Take good care of yourself and enjoy those babies!


I think uterine rupture was the first thought, however my uterus was completely intact and wasn't even bleeding by the time they got in. They said it just looked "raw". Then they explored my upper abdomen (liver, spleen..) and said everything looked normal. So it's unclear where I started bleeding from.

I'm getting more blood today because my hemoglobin's still 7 so hopefully I'll get a little more energy back soon. I'm predicting that the boys will be here for 1-2 months.

 

Wow! I'm glad you were already in the hospital when that happened; it must have been scary!
Great weights for your boys! I hope their NICU stay is short and uneventful. We'll look for your updates, and we'll see you in FY soon.

 

Congratulations and :birthday: boys!

 

Scary--but so glad that you and your boys are okay!!! Hope you all recover quickly!

 

Wow! Good thing you were in the hospital when it all happened! How scary.

Congratulations on the births. :birthday: :birthday: I am glad to hear you are all OK even though it was scary.

(BTW, cool screen name! And our boys seem to have the same age separations! )

 

I'm sorry you had to go through that. I'm glad everyone is okay now. Congrats on your boys! I wanted to name one of my boys Calvin after my dad...just couldn't talk dh into it. Good luck with everything, and get your rest.

 

Nelly- Oh my goondess! Congratulations!!! Please visit the NICU forum for any support you need during and after your NICU stay, I hope it's short and uneventful.

 

congrats on your baby boys! i cant imagine how scared u must have been i hope their stay is short in NICU

 

I hope you're feeling better really soon. Congratulations on your twinkies .

 

Oh my gosh...well congratulations on their birth and surviving the ordeal like a champ!

 

I am soooo glad you were in the hospital already..what a blessing that was for you and your boys. Thank God for modern medicine. Good weights too!!!! i wish you all well!!!

CONGRATULATIONS MOMMY!!!!!!!

 

Oh my goodness! Congratulations on the birth of your boys and hopefully you'll have a speedy recovery too. Well done!

xxx

 

Congratulations on your boys! I wish you and them a speedy recovery!

 

Congratulations! I'm sorry it was all so sudden but it sounds like everyone is doing wonderfully and those are great weights.

 

My boys were 31 weekers and I think you will like to hear they are doing very well. One of them has a bit of a social problem we are investigating but at 3 years old could read all letters, numbers and knows about 6 mio animal names! The other one is a normal 4 year old whose main interest is power rangers and (who'd have thunk) ballet!
Mine were in the SCBU (that is our word for NICU) for almost 6 weeks each. But they were born smaller than yours!
Enjoy every moment with them (in and out of NiCU), they will grow way too fast!
Oh and huge congratulations!
Millie

 

Wow! Thank goodness you are okay and were being monitored. Congratulations on your little boys!!!

 

Oh, I am so glad they are ok. :hug99: Beautiful names, congratulations!

 

Congratulations on your newest arrivals and hope that you all recover soon.