Mum’s water broke this morning at 34 weeks and 3 days gestation and she decided to contact the Freemasons hospital. The operator told us immediately to come to the hospital for a check-up.
After arriving at the hospital Mum was put on a monitor, no contractions and my heart rate was good. At about 11am the obstetrician Dr Grant Saffer came to check up on Mum, he prescribed erythromycin to decrease chance of infections and told Mum that she would have to stay in the hospital for 48h observation as it was highly likely that she would go into labour within next 24-48 hrs. However, he also said that it could be possible nothing would happen and in that case he would induce labour before week 37 of gestation ( after week 37 potential infection makes it too risky). Mum was in complete shock, started crying and was definitely not prepared for a surprise like this! (But that's me I love surprises)
Silly mum only brought her laptop and her work stuff, therefore Dad had to run home to get her some clothes, underwear and of course some baby clothes for ME! Mum was transferred to another room and Dad went home to collect clothes and silly Dad was so flustered, he packed all the baby clothes he could find and forgot half of mums stuff!!! I think he was a bit surprised with my potentially early arrival as well. Dad arrived back at the hospital later that night and had dinner together with mum.
Mum also received some beautiful flowers from work.
Silly mum only brought her laptop and her work stuff, therefore Dad had to run home to get her some clothes, underwear and of course some baby clothes for ME! Mum was transferred to another room and Dad went home to collect clothes and silly Dad was so flustered, he packed all the baby clothes he could find and forgot half of mums stuff!!! I think he was a bit surprised with my potentially early arrival as well. Dad arrived back at the hospital later that night and had dinner together with mum.
Mum also received some beautiful flowers from work.
Laura, Mum's colleague also came by to visit Mum, as she was in Melbourne for a work visit. I received my first Aussie present from Auntie Laura: little Ugg boots.After Laura and Dad left the hospital Mum and I were finally able to get some rest and sit out the next 24 hrs to see what would happen.
Mum thought she felt a little bit of contraction activity late in the evening but it was so irregular it was too hard to tell.
Mum thought she felt a little bit of contraction activity late in the evening but it was so irregular it was too hard to tell.
