I have more news about Chase...no pictures yet, cuz everyone has been so busy with things (you'll see why in a moment).
Terry told me this morning that Chase was 8 lbs 12 oz, just a few ounces smaller than Brent was when he was born, and that they were all exhausted.
Around noon, I hadn't heard from anyone (no pictures or anything) and thought I would call Darlene to see how things were. I coudln't get her, so I called Hannah's cell to see if Jeremy had it and I could talk to the proud Daddy. Well, Hannah answered and she sounded very sad. I asked if she was okay and she told me that Chase had had a seizure last night about 1:30 and they flew him over to Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. Apparently, they found he had a bruise on the brain (blood on the brain) that they think was caused from delivery and that at this point they don't think there would be any lasting damage. Hannah said he was fighting the nurses and didn't like to have his blood drawn! But she is still in the hospital and wouldn't be released for another day due to her own complications.
Then later this afternoon I talked more with Darlene and found out that they also see now that they broke Chase's collarbone during delivery. She said that Hannah had been ready to push and they made her wait last night for 15 mintues cuz the doctor wasn't there yet! Apparently they squirt some fluids back up on the birth canal to relieve the pressure off of Chase while they waited! Then when they finally let her push, the dr had to twist and pull on Chase's head to get him out...hence the broken collarbone! Good grief! And Darlene said his little forehead was all deformed cuz he kept hitting the pelvic bone...he was just too big. We're still trying to figure out why they didn't go ahead and do a C-section long before this time...there is no reason for Hannah (or Chase) to have had to go through all that!
Gr....the medical profession aggravates me sometimes!
Please pray for Hannah and Chase (and Jeremy). They are all exhausted and torn as to where their place should be. Hopefully this will all be over within a few days and Hannah and Chase will both be home!
1 comment:
Amanda,
We had a very similar experience and I know how VERY SCARED they must be!! When Braxton was born he had a lot of bruising on his face, but he seemed ok and we were released from the hospital on schedule. When he was just three days old he started running a fever--which I now know is NEVER normal for a newborn!! We rushed him to the ER and after many extensive tests--blood draws, spinal taps, x-rays, etc. they discovered that he had blood on his brain. They called it an Inter Ventricular Hemmorage (IVH) which basically means he had a stroke. He was also severely jaundiced and had spinal menigitis. We were in the hospital for 11 days on IV antibiotics (until all his usable veins collasped). These IV meds were mostly as precautionary because they didn't know what caused it all. Did the menigitis cause the IVH or vice versa?? They never were able to determine for sure. My theory, though, was that he came down the birth canal too hard and too fast (caused by the pit drip they put me on). I would never again agree to "induce" my labor like that!! They told us that IVHs can be fairly common in premies, but he was a full-term baby. They told us that we would have to watch for hydrocephalus (water on the brain) for up to a year following--we went to the doctor for weekly head circumference measurements. They also said that he could have developmental delays as well. Well, God is so good and we had NONE of that!! And by the looks of Braxton today you'd never know any of that ever happened!! PRAISE GOD!! Please tell Hannah that I will have them in my thoughts and prayers!!!
Much love,
Misti
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