*.* BARNABAS' STORY - By Sharon *.*
I found out I was pregnant again in June 2003 after a miscarrriage in April 2003. I was very excited and surprised at the news of another baby. We were looking forward to his arrival.My pregnancy wasn't as smooth as I wish. Though I did not experience any bad nausea, I had some bleeding which required me to have bed rest for 3 anxious months. The bleeding stops towars the end of my first trimester. I was feeling great and was even glowing from my pregnancy. I thought my second trimester would be easier.Just when I thought that I could start enjoying my pregnancy, my gynea discovered that my blood pressure had gone sky high! I had to be hospitalised immediately for observation. Those 3 days spent in Mount Alvernia were very one of the most scary moments in my life as I was afraid that something bad might happen to the baby. After I was discharged, I had to rest in bed all the time. Poor Tommy, got to juggle between work and taking care of me. I went for another check up the folowing week and this time, my blood pressure was getting higher and my gynea felt that the baby's life might be in danger. We were advised to go to a government hospital as the bill for premature babies was high. I was only in my 28th week then, which means the baby will be born 3 months earlier! I was warded into Singapore General Hospital.After the docs at SGH had checked on my condition, they told us that I will need to have the baby the next day via c-section as his heart rate was dropping and my amniotic fluid was rather low. Baby was in fetal distress! I was feeling very helpless at that time cos it was my first time having a baby and as well as being cut up. S0 on 28 December 2003 at 8.58am, Barnabas was born at 28 weeks, weighing only 690gms - the size of a mineral water bottle. He was placed in an incubator with lots of tubes and machines surrounding him.During his stay in SGH, Barnabas had been diagnosed with perforated intestinal problems due to his prematurity and had to undergo a surgery at KKH when he was 4 days old. The rest of the story will unfold as you continue to read his postings here....................
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