33 Weeks and 6 Days Pregnant

by Jenna
(Washington, DC)

I was 33 weeks and 6 days pregnant when my water broke. I was not ready at all, and went to the hospital hoping they would give me something to stop the contractions and send me home. That didn't happen though.

I had an onset of preeclampsia and didn't even know it. My blood pressure was through the roof and the doctor told me I had to have a c-section that night. I was scared because I originally wanted to have natural labor, but all turned out well. My little boy was a preemie but he was able to come home in two weeks with no problems. God is good!

What is strange is that I thought having a c-section would rob me of all of the natural childbirth experience, but you still get a lot of the "fun". I was in hard labor for a few hours before surgery. Afterwards, when they finally let me walk, with each step my hip bones and joints would move and slip as if a baby had passed through them recently. Happy pregnancy to all.