The Growing Chafin Family

Updates on mine and Rhys's progress in the hospital as Thomas and I bide our time- waiting until Rhys decides it's time to come! Following my rupture, we were told I may lose the baby, or, at best, he would be born premature. We are praying for a miracle- so far we have already beaten the odds. (A detailed explanation of our story is posted at the bottom of the page.)

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Cards today!

Received a package in the mail today from my sister-in-law, Misti. Included were some precious cards from my nieces:

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For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him.
1 Samuel 1:27

Peanut at 24 weeks- he always covers his face

I think we chose the perfect name...

Long before we knew what we were having, Thomas and I decided on a boy's name- funny, but we never did decide on a name for a girl.

Our little Peanut (so called because of the 6 week US pic in which he looks like a peanut) will be called Rhys, his full name being Thomas Rhys Chafin.

At the time, we had no idea if what troubles were to come, but I think his name suits him perfectly: Rhys is Welsh, meaning 'enthusiasm for life.'

Peanut's Second US, 10 weeks- starting to look like a baby!

Peanut's First US, 6 weeks

Many people have asked how they can help us-

If you are wondering what you can do to help, please visit our Target registry. With me living in the hospital, and Thomas being down here whenever he can, there hasn't been any baby shopping going on! I believe this link should take you straight there: http://www.target.com/registry/baby/014399701365214

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Our story

I am labeled a pPROM-er (Preterm Premature Rupture of Membrane). This is not something I was familiar with prior to my own experience, and it varies greatly from patient-to-patient. Our experience is below.

My sac ruptured on October 14. I spent 5 nights at SGMC before I was temporarily discharged for bed rest at home. As I was only 22 weeks pregnant, my pregnancy was not considered "viable" by many facilities. Dr. Taylor and I discussed several transfers, but decided I would go down to Orlando, where I have my sister for support. The next week, after 7 days of at-home antibiotics, I came down to Winnie Palmer, a Level 3 NICU hospital in Orlando, FL. We are here for the long haul. If I am able to make it to 34 weeks (Jan 12) without going into labor, infection, etc, then they will induce me at that point. Otherwise, I'll be a patient until I deliver, at which point our Peanut will be the patient.

I only had 2cm of fluid left, initially, following the rupture, but now my level is actually a little lower. I never started contractions and my cervix didn't dilate. I hope this is a good sign. Peanut's heartrate has stayed fairly steady, usually in the 145-155 range, and he has been kicking up a storm. It seems he is not to upset about anything!
I spent most of the first 3 days crying, but am trying to stay encouraged by the little things. We were told, immediately following the rupture, that I would possibly lose the baby, but that, if not, he would be born premature. We've hit our first 2 'big' weeks (24 and 28), so at least he is in better odds at this point. I'll have a US every other Wednesday to determine his growth- so far he has been measuring 2 weeks ahead! I've told Peanut he has to be 5 lbs when he comes out, so he still has some work to do in there. After visiting the NICU here at Winnie, I feel very encouraged about the care he will receive after birth. However, we are still praying that my sac will re-sealed and my fluid will replenish to a healthy level.

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