Update

These past couple of weeks have been more than a little hectic and the last twenty four hours are no exception. Now that we can look at what has happened in hind sight…. I can actually breathe.

The middle of last week had Jenn’s blood pressure remaining high and had some complications. Our doctor said that Jenn was diagnosed with preclampsia and was developing toward Hellp Syndrome. In order to prevent some issues a plan laid out to induce Jenn ealier than the 27th (which marked 36 weeks pregnant). As last week continued on Jenn’s high blood pressure began to stabilize and we continued to look to the 27th to deliver.

Yesterday was the most hectic day of all. We were scheduled to be induced at 11 a.m. but did not get moved to the Labor and Delivery room until 12:30. After the pitocin was set, we were good to go. About an hour and half in, trouble happened. Jenn thought that her water had broken and the nurses went to check and discovered a large amount of blood. Immediately they called the doctor and attempted to stabilize her. Her blood pressure dropped to 80/42. They stabilized her and took her took her to surgery for an emergency c- section. The whole thing started just after 15:15 and Daniel was born at 15:54.

I was told that she had had a marginal occlusion of the uterus. Otherwise know as the placenta begin tearing away from the uterus. The nurses tell me that she was safe because she was in the hospital but can be serious if she was not here, expecially with the amount of blood loss. In the end Daniel and Jenn are both doing well, but definately a scare. We hope that she will be released from the hospital on saturday.

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