Kurt & Michele's story

Hi Everyone! I finally found an extra moment to post my 1st blog. Before I tell you about Abigail I need to tell you why my pregnancy was high risk & why Abby was born early. About 4 yrs. before Abby was born Kurt & I were having trouble getting pregnant so I started fertility testing. The 1st test was called the hcg were they shot dye into my fallopian tubes to look for any blockages. They take an x-ray of your reproductive organs. When my Dr. saw my uterus he saw that half my uterus was on the right side & half was on the left side. I have a birth defect called uterine didelphys, which means I was born with 1 uterus but the 2 halves never fused together. So Kurt & I knew that when I got pregnant I would be high risk because a baby has only 1/2 the space of a regular uterus to grow in. We went to a fertility clinic to try to get pregnant last summer. I did injectable drugs & IUI(intra uterine insemination). The 2nd time we did the injectables & IUI we got pregnant! We were so happy! My pregnancy was going great until week 25 when I started to have bleeding & pains. It all started Thurs.(4/10). I was having pains & my Dr. offfice told me to go to Labor & Delivery. Well, they sent us home. They thought the pains were from a growing ligament. Sat. morning(4/12) we went back to the hospital because I was still having pains, but more consistently. They checked me & said my cervix was efaced to 18(it was complete at 32 on Thurs.), & I was 1/2 a cm. dialated. They said I was staying in the hospital until I delivered. What a shock! They got the contractions under control with an IV drip of a medicine called Magnesium to stop contractions & relax the uterus. Mon. night I started having contractions again. They tried to stop them with medicine but couldn't. The Dr. on call, checked me & said," You're 8-10 dialated, we're having a baby. " They threw some scrubs at Kurt & rushed me to the OR for an emergency c-section.I was scared but I was in good hands. I had great Doctors & nurses caring for me.

Abigail Faye Sexton was born on Mon. April 14, 2008 @11:35 p.m. weighing 1 pound 11 oz. & 12 inches long. She was born at 25 wks. & 5 days. Abby is truly our little miracle in many ways. Her Mommy & Daddy are so happy to have her! STAY TUNED! I WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT ABBY IN MY NEXT BLOG! Michele & Kurt (Abby's Mommy & Daddy)