My best and worst day all in one.

[BIG-TED]

Though i'd best tell you lot about my best/worst day of my life last wednesday. It started normally got up then the wife shouts to me she feels funny, I go see her where her eyes rolled and started fitting. I put her in the recovery postion, and phoned for an ambulance, the ambulance were great they turned up with in 5 minutes just as she was coming round. She started screaming didn't know who she was or who i was. I calmed her down and let the ambulance men take over. there was no obvious reasons why it had started, so we rushed to the hospital (15 miles away) on route she had another fit, when she came round the same happened, screaming and a terrible look of panic. she never really came round again aftrer this. At the hospital just as she was in the room, she had another fit, this was a big one and took 8 people to hold her down.

I was in a terrible state of shock by this time.

They managed to run a load of tests and get the fits under control.
It turns out she had full blown ECLAMPSIA not the usual pre-eclampsia the most ladies get and get bed rest. Only a week before she was at the midwife who checked her out and joked that her blood presure was low was she dead.

The only way to cure the problem was to deliver the baby. She is 9 weeks early, so the decision was made to give her the operation, she had an epiduaral and c/section, and baby madalyn was born at 16:24, weighing in at 2lbs 14oz. She slept through the birth and can't remeber anything about the day. (perhaps best for her it was traumatic)

Both are still at the hospital, Madalyn is in an incubator breathing for her self but has just picked up an infection of the stomach (NEC) is quite common in prem babys, but is serious. So she is on nill by mouth for ten days and see how it goes from there.

Mums blood presure is still high so is on blood presure tablets to try and keep it under control but is likely to be in hospital for a week or two more.

So that said i'll not be around much got some traveling to and from hospital for a week or two

So thats thats the worst day and the best day of my life. i'll not forget it for a while.

Ted

[flanflinger]

Fook me matey hope all goes well for you the mrs and the ikkle one.

congrats as well Daddy Mac

[Shambles]

Sorry to hear about all that Ted; must be very worrying. Yet you now have a little bundle to console you, so take some strength from that and keep your pecker up mate

[BertRoot]

A nerveracking day by the sounds of it mate. Glad to hear it all panned out alright though. Good luck with the little little one.

[Crags]

Really sorry to hear about what happened mate, but HUGE congrats on the little one. I wish you all the best of everything I can and hope all are well and you'll have yer family all home and well soon enough.

Give my best to your wife and little girl mate.

[Mr Olympia]

Best wishes to the family m8. Glad to hear all is ok.

[marcode]

****ing hell.. nightmare.... congrats m8..

[Midnight_Toker]

Congrats Ted. Sorry to hear about the drama. Hope things work well, keep us informed.

[SiE]

congratulations mate, Sounds like you deserve a beer after that experience.

Hope the missus is ok

[wtaylor]

Sounds very traumatic mate, as you say its prob better she doesnt remember. I hope Mum and Madalyn get well soon, and congratulations !

[partyman]

All the best mate. My thoughts will be with you, the missus & the litte un.

[brumbino]

My ex-wife and I had the same - full blown eclampsia as well as HELP syndrome.

Mine was born 11 weeks early and as I speak the little 8 year old sold is bouncing his football with next doors kids of my car!!!!

Be prepared!

My son and the mrs were wards apart so get them together whenever you can....and when she comes home and you have to leave junior in hospital she will need all you support - trust me it's worse than death for here living the kid behind.

Whilst in hospital my son was fed every two hours because so prem - this will carry on when you get junior home so be prepared.

After about a month of doing this, you get into a routine - you will wonder if it is possible to be so tired and not dead at times bit stick with it.

I know you and the Mrs are in it together, but being tired with a prem baby is sooooo stressful so even if you are in the right, bight your lip and count to ten!

PM me if it ever gets too much!

[barne77]

best wishes and congrads

[salvadorescobar]

What a day eh?

How all is well and congrats.

Like the name Madalyn, good choice.

[beansontoast]

Bad news & awesome news Best wishes for big-ted mrs-ted & little-ted

[DB]

My heart goes out to your family m8, i know a fair bit about necrotizing enterocolitis as im a childrens nurse.

Congratualtions on the birth of Madalyn, hope she picks up really soon m8.

[Thrush]

Congrats on the baby! Hope the misses get's better soon

[Oracus]

Grats! And look at it this way, least you got two hospital related things over and done with in one go.
(Seriously though, glad both are ok, and hope both are well enough to return home soon)

Os`

[mcdee]

few months ago my grandson was born 9 weeks early wieghing 4lb's hes
doing fantastic now thanks to modern medicine , congrats mate and best
wishes to you all

[shadygeezer]

Hope all goes well m8 congrats and good luck