Hunter and Cassandra arrived at 33 weeks 6 days

Well, after being put on bed rest for 11 weeks because of preterm labor, I was admitted on Aug. 31 because of pre-eclampsia. The doctors had decided to wait till Wednesday to decide whether to induce or not, but my babies had other ideas. On September 1, my water broke at 11:30am, and at 6:32pm Hunter Nathan was born, weighing 4 lb 11 oz. His sister, Cassandra Lynn, followed at 6:53pm, weighing 3 lb 12 oz. I got the vaginal birth I wanted, but there were problems with Cassandra which almost lead to an emergency C-section. Turns out that she really needed to come out, as her blood gasses through the umbilical cord were really off. Both babies came out crying, but needed some help breathing right away. Hunter was intubated, and Cassandra was put on CPAP. They both came off all breathing help by the next day, and now they are in the NICU, but they seem to be doing well. Unfortunately, my blood pressure spiked after delivery and I had an infection, so I spent the next 24 hours on magnesium sulfate (for blood pressure) and antibiotics. Everything cleared up the next day, and I finally got to see both my babies. Hopefully we won't have too long of a stay in the NICU. Thank you so much to everyone in this forum for all the help, advice, and encouragement throughout my pregnancy. I'm so glad I found this site.

 

Congratulations on your newest additions! I hope they are able to come home with you soon!

 

Congratulations!!
:bday: Cassandra & Hunter! :wub: :wub:
(great names!)

I hope that their NICU stay is a short one & that you all are recovering well!
Please feel free to visit the NICU forum for any support :hug:

 

Congratulations and all the best - hope your lil ones will be coming home soon!

 

:wub: Congratulations Momma!! I hope their NICU stay is a short one. :hug:

 

WElcome to the world Hunter and Cassandra, great job mom =) Hope you'll be checking out soon and on your way home-

 

Congratulations! Hope you are all home soon. How is your recovery going? What was your infection from?

 

Congratulations!! I hope the NICU stay is shor and you can bring your babies home soon.

Welcome to the world Hunter and Cassandra!!

 

Congratulations on the birth of your babies! I'm glad everyone is doing well. I hope their NICU stay is short and uneventful!

 

Congratulations! :welcome: to the world Hunter and Cassandra! I hope their stay in the NICU is a short one!

 

Congratulations! I'm glad everyone is doing well! Hopefully they will get to go home with you soon.

 

Congratulations on the arrival of your twins. I hope that they have a short and uneventful stay in the NICU. Your twins were born at the same gestational age as mine, and weigh about the same as mine... Funny that. Mine are still in the NICU, but that's because they really enjoy not burning any calories for their feedings and getting half of their feedings down their tubes. I call them lazy... LOL... So here's to yours enjoying their meals a little more than mine do.

 

Congratulations and best wishes for a short NICU stay!

 

Congratulations Momma!! :woo: Welcome to the 1st year with Twins!! :yahoo: I hope their NICU stay is short and uneventful! I have started a Welcome thread for you Here in the NICU forum. There are a lot of BTDT mom's that are willing to help you out if you need any support or have any questions during or after their NICU stay! :hug:

 

Congratulations on your babies. :Clap: I hope their NICU stay is short. :hug:

 

Congratulations!!

I hope their NICU stay is short. Sorry about the rough time for you, but sounds like you are doing well!