6 years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter, I had a horrible experience. It is now preventing me from having one more child (which I really want) because I am so scared.
When I was 32 weeks along I was having some cramps so, I made an appointment with the hospital and went in for a check-up. They did a test with nitrazine strips for amniotic fluid and they said it came back positive and that I had premature rupture of the membranes.
In that moment, my whole world changed. I was told that I would have to stay in the hospital for the remaining 8 weeks. I had to sign papers for them to rush my daughter to the children's hospital immediately after birth. I was given a series of cortisone shots to strengthen my daughter's lungs and I was put on an I.V. to prevent any contractions from starting.
After I came to my senses, I demanded that they give me an ultrasound to check on my baby. She was fine and there was NO visible signs of missing amniotic fluid. Continued...
2007-09-10 20:49:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
It was then that I decided that the whole situation didn’t seem right and I signed myself out of the hospital (it was a Friday). The doctor at the hospital tried to con me into staying by insisting that I was signing my daughter’s death certificate if I walked out that door.
The following Monday, I went to a different hospital. The doctors there were appalled that the other hospital had me in such a panic. They said that was NOT normal procedure.
They again tested me for amniotic fluid and the test came back FALSE. They took a normal pap smear just for good measure and I found out the next week that I had an infection, bacterial vaginosis. I had to stay in the hospital just for a few days while they gave me an antibiotic drip to kill the infection and my daughter was born 5 days LATE and perfectly healthy.
The midwife that was present at her birth said that the amniotic fluid level was normal. Continued...
2007-09-10 20:50:07 · update #1
I read on the internet that the nitrazine test can give false positives when you have a vaginal infection as the acidity in your vagina is not at a normal level.
I am starting to question now whether the first hospital misdiagnosed me and scared the daylights out of me for no reason. Maybe there was no premature rupture of the membranes? I know that a rupture can sometimes heal but, it is not the norm.
So, either a miracle happened or they were wrong? Anyone else have that experience with false positives on a amniotic test? Anyone want to just offer their advice?
I am so scared now to have another baby...I am worried that the whole scenerio plays out again. Do you think I have to be worried? Thanks!
2007-09-10 20:50:26 · update #2
For those saying that I shouldn't be so upset, read the following carefully: I would have been in the hospital for EIGHT WEEKS. I already had a one year old daughter at home that would have been without her mother for eight weeks because somebody screwed up. Would you like to lay in the hospital for that long for absolutely no reason?
If something was truly wrong with my daughter then of course I would have stayed there, no questions asked. But, this was not the situation.
Would you like to be told that you are killing your baby if you leave when in fact there is NOTHING wrong? That same hospital closed the following year and I almost sure they were just trying to make me stay so, they could make money because they were already going under.
The second hospital also said that the first hospital did NOT follow the normal procedure in that situation. So, yes...they did something wrong (even if the amniotic test was really positive) and I think I have a right to be upset.
2007-09-11 18:52:58 · update #3
I don't think you have anything to worry about. Yes you had a bad experience and I understand why you're concerned but it certainly sounds that the 1st hospital made an error. Humans make mistakes and I guess although you were shaken you should take try to let it go and concentrate on YOU, NOW, and not about what happened all that time ago when you had no control over it. Put it behind you and enjoy...!
2007-09-10 22:39:39 · answer #1 · answered by tanglewoodlinden 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok look, not to be mean or anything, but I've working in L&D/NICU for three years, and I dont understand why you're so upset. Would you rather the doctors and nurses not taken precaution and you have lost your baby? What if they would have been right? I really think that there are a whole lot worse things that people have to deal with in the hospital then what you did. The doctors didnt do what they did to hurt you or be mean, THEY WERE DOING THEIR JOB.
2007-09-11 07:55:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe someone at that first hospital made a mistake on something they did to you, and so they basically made it sound like there was something wrong to cover up their error. Unless it was about insurance, and they were trying to say something was wrong to make money off of you being there.
Its a good thing you went with your gut instincts.
2007-09-11 03:58:09 · answer #3 · answered by Somaesthesia 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since nothing happened to you or your baby and you made the conscious choice to seek another opinion, I would say that you should be just fine to have another baby!
2007-09-11 04:01:30 · answer #4 · answered by Brooke S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think before they perform any surgery or opeartion on you, they would request to sign some liability release form that in the event they make a mistake you cannot sue them....
2007-09-11 03:58:44 · answer #5 · answered by Peter 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it wouldbe a diffrent story if they had have got it the other way round,but luckily they didnt,you didnt loose anything and got good treatment as far as i can see ,you are being silly,it wouldnt happen again
2007-09-11 03:57:49 · answer #6 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋