So on 03/04/2010 I woke up and the day started off like every other day. Went to the Dr for my 30 week ultrasound and to see how Baleigh was measuring. The Dr was very worried about my high blood pressure since i normally didn't have high blood pressure. I was ordered to get some labs done and to do a 24 hr urine lab work. Well by the time i left the Dr's and got the labs done and got home i received a call from my Dr telling me to pack my bags, get a hold of my husband and get back to the hospital because he was very worried with my labs. I was diagnosed with pre-eclamsia and Hellp syndrome (Hellp syndrome for those of you like me who had never heard of it is when you have hemolysis; elevated liver enzymes; low platelet count) With pre-eclamsia and hellp syndrome they said that it could lead to still birth and death for me.. so they said with in 24-48 hrs i was having a baby.. talk about freaking the heck out..
Back to Womack I went.. got there and was met by my great friend Angie (love ya girl!).. I was admitted and they started talking about transferring me to either Duke University or UNC-Children's Hospital. Welp UNC is where we ended up going. I was admitted into UNC on 3/4/10 at 10pm. Angie being the wonderful friend she is followed the ambulance from Womack to UNC to meet me.
on 3/5/10 in the morning they took more blood work and were still not happy with the way things were progressing and i was getting a horrible headache that i just could not get rid of no matter what they did. so they decided I was having her.. I was so damn worried.. Called my mom and told her and she jumped on a plane and came to be with me until Jeremy got home (he was deployed and was being red crossed home).. at 10pm my mom arrived and at 10:05 they took me into surgery.. 10pm is when Jeremy made it into the country.. he was at BWI in Baltimore Maryland..
Baleigh was born at 10:57pm.. she was 2lbs 5oz 15 inches long. It was very scary her being so small... but she is one hell of a fighter. She was on a CPAP machine for a couple days and was on oxygen for a week or so but other than that she was breathing on her own and was doing wonderfully. The only other machine she needed was a billi light to help with her having jaundice.
8 weeks in the hospital and Baleigh finally got to come home!!
She has been home since Friday April 30Th.
