ellie is here - 14 weeks early

[PebblesUK]

just a quick update as i am still in hospital. ellie was born monday night at 26.4 weeks. she was 890g. i developed severe pre-eclampsia and if they did not deliver she would not have made it. she is doing good we have to take each day at a time. i am still in shock. we are in paddington hospital london so a long way from home. i am being discharged saturday so will fill you inproperly then. just wanted to let you know.

hope all is well

jo
xx

[vicky77]

Jo, congratulations on the arrival of Ellie!!, We will all be thinking of you and sending very good vibes for you and baby Ellie.
Take care of yourself and your little one.
Keep us posted!!

[elliecat]

Congratulations on your new baby. Ellie is a wonderful name.
I will be thinking of you and your little girl she is very special.
Ellie x

[JustinesBaby]

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[heather14]

Hi Jo- I know what you are going through. My daughter was born at 32 weeks. She was in the hospital for 25 days. She is now out and weighs close to 6 lbs. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, you will see. I am sorry that you had to deliver so early, but I am sure that she is a little fighter!! Girls are so much stonger than boys in the NIc u. You will be in my prayers.
Heather

[Smita]

Congratulations on the birth of Ellie.
Hope you and she are back home soon.
You are inmy thoughts.
hugs,
smita

[hlloyd]

Congratulations Jo on the birth of little Ellie. I am glad to hear that Ellie is doing well....I sincerely hope her mum is doing ok too!

Will keep everything crossed for continued good health for you both.

Best wishes
Heather

[Nance]

Jo,

Congratulations on Ellie! I'm glad that she is doing well. I had a friend whose baby was very early also and it is now he is a perfectly healthy and happy 3 year old. I will say a prayer for your and your family and that Ellie will be able to come home as quickly as possible.

Nance

[teachertam]

Jo,

Congrats on the birth of Ellie!!! I'm sure she will do fine after her stay in the hospital. How are you doing? Take care of yourself.

Tammy

[Rileydee]

Jo,
Congrats on Ellie!! All my best to you and your family and hope that everything keeps going well. Wow! That is crazy!

[kdc2006]

jo....

hope you are ok.... i noticed on the 2nd trimester thread people congratulating you.... i thought i was seeing things....

wow... im in shock.... sending best wishes for you and ellie...

love kareenxxx

[jp]

Hi Jo,

Congrates...Will keep you in prayer...marry xmas!


Jp

[PebblesUK]

Thank you all for your well wishes. I'm back home now. It's really hard coming home without her and I'm very very tearful. Still numb. I haven't been able to tell my mum yet as she was in Spain this week but due home tonight.

Didn't get chance to tell you why it happened. Those internet phones at the hospital are tiny to use!

I went to hospital last Sunday as I'm a bit of a hypocontract and Ellie hadn't been as active has she usually is. I thought I would be put on the monitor then sent home half hour later. They did a blood test (as they noticed I was rubbing my belly a little as I was a bit uncomfortable - not enough to mention), my urik acid (think that's what it's called) was sky high which indicates pre-eclampsia, my blood pressure was slightly raised but nothing worrying, I also didn't have any protein. I was kept in over night and had a scan at 12 the following day.

On the scan the doppler was going up down, then stopping, up down then stopping. The woman didn't really talk to me and was really offish. I went back to my bed and within 5 minutes the consultant was there telling me that the baby had to be delivered and I had to be transferred to a hospital who would deliver a baby under 28 weeks.

She was like a little time bomb waiting to go off. Do you keep her in to help her develop and risk a stillborn or do you deliver and risk a neonatal death? In my eyes if she stopped beating inside me there was nothing they could do but if it happened outside then there was a chance. I was rushed to London's Paddington Hospital by blue flashing lights and sierens - all very scary. I got there at 7pm and she was delivered at 9.38pm. Apparently the placenta didn't look very healthy so we made the right choice, she wouldn't have survived much longer inside me.

She is doing really well. We have to take each day at a time. They have moved her off the life support and she is now on SIPAP. I'm expressing so she is getting my milk, well all 2mls of what they are feeding her! There is a long road ahead which is going to be very bumpy. When she's strong enough they will move her to the hospital in Harlow but until then I am going to go to London every day - takes about 2-3 hours door to door.

I'm very weepy and can't believe this has happened. I've recovered really well from the section I just need to recover emotionally - it will take time.

Ladies go with your insticts. If you feel something just doesn't seem right then go and get it checked out. If I didn't then I would haven't Ellie now.

Thank you again for thinking of me.

Lots of love to you all

Jo
xxxx

[Smita]

Jo,
Thanks for popping in again to tell us how it all happened.
I just want to send you good wishes for ellie to grow well in the hosp so she can join you at home soon.
Hugs,
smita

[AMck]

Jo, thank you for sharing your experience. It sounded very scary. You are very strong and brave. Have everything crossed that Ellie goes from strength to strength and you can soon take her home with you.

You and Ellie are in my thoughts and prayers.xx
Hugs
Anna