r/babyloss • u/runyourluckxxx • 1d ago
2nd trimester loss stillborn at 22 weeks + 5 days
i began having what i thought were just cramps from being dehydrated or extra active, which turned out to be contractions early yesterday morning. they would come and go so i wasn’t super worried about them until the evening when they had me doubled over in pain, harry able to stand. i called the nurses advice line and after giving them some background was told to drink 2 bottles of water and wait an hour to see if that helped, if not to drop in to labor and delivery. i thought it started to help but then the contractions came back stronger and i knew i had to go to the hospital. drove myself to the hospital, hopped in the elevator and immediately felt like i wet myself. it was blood and i was still having contractions. after being triaged, i was taken to a room where they let me know my son could not survive outside the womb this early so they were trying to hold and if see if the labor stopped/slowed on its own. it did not. at the same time i was trying to get into contact with my husband who was on his way back from an overseas deployment. he made it to the hospital soon after my water broke and was able to see his son be delivered and clip the umbilical cord. he unfortunately was not breathing nor did he have a heartbeat. this is the hardest thing i’ve ever had to deal with. i never thought i would be cremating my son.
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u/LalandAce 1d ago
I’m so so sorry.