Emma
Well-known member
I know I've not been about lately at all (although hope to be back to 'normal'very soon) but I thought some of you might like to know the outcome of all the tests baby Callum andI had done after I had him at 24 weeks.
I've Jjust got back from the meeting now and it was ok surprisingly. I felt very wibbly having to go into maternity for it but it had to be done.
The outcome was that all my bloods were fine - and she said I had been tested for everything possible.
Callums bloods showed the very beginnings of infection but the placenta and cord did have infection and that was the reason for the pre-term labour.
They often don't find what infection causes this but in our case luckily they did.
It was a strep infection (I can't remember the exact one but it's all coming in a letter to me soon too). This particular strep infection isn't like the strep b one thats easily detected in women, it's one that lives in the throat normally and causes pnuemonia. Had Callum have lived he would have been a very poorly boy and had no real chance of surviving being as small as he was so I'm better now about the fact we didn't push that consultant when he told us it was best to let Callum go and not intubate him (although if I'm completely honest I know there will always been that tiny part of me that wonders 'what if').
Next pregnancy I have to let the hospital know straight away and will be monitored closely. I will also be given anti-biotics from about 20 weeks to prevent this infection happening again.
So I'm pleased I went and I do feel better knowing it wasn't an infection that I could have prevented or done anything different about - and no-one at the hospitals could/should have done anything differently.
Now we can move on and leave Callum at peace knowing he didn't suffer at all (another question I asked) and everyone did their best for him.
Love Emma
xxx
I've Jjust got back from the meeting now and it was ok surprisingly. I felt very wibbly having to go into maternity for it but it had to be done.
The outcome was that all my bloods were fine - and she said I had been tested for everything possible.
Callums bloods showed the very beginnings of infection but the placenta and cord did have infection and that was the reason for the pre-term labour.
They often don't find what infection causes this but in our case luckily they did.
It was a strep infection (I can't remember the exact one but it's all coming in a letter to me soon too). This particular strep infection isn't like the strep b one thats easily detected in women, it's one that lives in the throat normally and causes pnuemonia. Had Callum have lived he would have been a very poorly boy and had no real chance of surviving being as small as he was so I'm better now about the fact we didn't push that consultant when he told us it was best to let Callum go and not intubate him (although if I'm completely honest I know there will always been that tiny part of me that wonders 'what if').
Next pregnancy I have to let the hospital know straight away and will be monitored closely. I will also be given anti-biotics from about 20 weeks to prevent this infection happening again.
So I'm pleased I went and I do feel better knowing it wasn't an infection that I could have prevented or done anything different about - and no-one at the hospitals could/should have done anything differently.
Now we can move on and leave Callum at peace knowing he didn't suffer at all (another question I asked) and everyone did their best for him.
Love Emma
xxx
