All the doctors that 27-year-old Hannah Morris went to told her the same thing – without an amniotic sac, the baby in the mother’s stomach does not expect anything good, so the pregnancy needs to be terminated. But Hannah did not listen to the doctors and, having gone through difficult trials, she gave birth to 2 twin boys.
Leaving the doctor’s office, a resident of the small town of Washington Hannah Morris could not recover from grief that had suddenly fallen on her.
After all, only 4 months have passed since that joyful moment when Hannah and her boyfriend Mark King found out that they would have twins. True, a month ago, a woman caught an intestinal infection somewhere and was forced to take antibiotics. But the disease quickly receded, and Hannah felt just fine again.
And so, at the 16th week of pregnancy, the woman suddenly lost water from one amniotic sac, and after only 3 weeks – from the second. Doctors diagnosed – PRPO (premature rupture of membranes) – one of the most severe complications of pregnancy.
As the doctors explained, the fetal bladder consists of two membranes. The softer internal (amnion) is responsible for the formation of amniotic fluid, which nourishes the fetus and protects it from all sorts of injuries. The outer shell (chorion) is denser and serves as a barrier to the penetration of microbes and bacteria to the child. Therefore, the rupture of the bladder threatens the unborn baby not only with infection with various infections, but also with the underdevelopment of vital organs (in particular, the lungs and kidneys).
That is why all the doctors unanimously persuaded Hannah to terminate the pregnancy and not risk her health.
“If I am destined to lose children, let it happen on its own”
“I asked the doctors if there was even a small chance that my children would survive. But they were 100% sure of their death and insisted that I have an abortion. Then I said that if I was destined to lose children, then let it happen naturally. I will not help this. And the doctor said: “Well, I know that you will have a miscarriage within two days,” Hanna recalls.
After that, according to the woman, she and Mark were left alone in the ward to wait for a miscarriage. And when nothing happened after 48 hours, the surprised doctor sent the woman for an ultrasound. Fortunately, scans showed that both babies are alive and well. Then, with a shrug, Hannah was sent home.
The most surprising thing is that, knowing about the very difficult condition of the woman, the doctors did not give her any instructions on what to do and how to behave. The only thing they said was to come every week for an ultrasound. Therefore, Hannah was forced to look for information on the Internet herself.
In addition, the mother-to-be contacted Little Heartbeats, an organization that provides care for pregnant women with PROM.
It was not the doctors who helped me, but the employees of Little Heartbeats
On the advice of the staff of Little Heartbeats, Hanna began to drink plenty of water (up to 8 liters per day) to make up for the loss of amniotic fluid.
“I needed to lie in bed as much as possible. After all, even the slightest movement led to dehydration and I had to drink and drink again. I drank especially a lot of water after going to the toilet,” Hanna recalls her torment.
And although the ultrasound showed that the children were developing normally, the doctors did not stop scaring Hannah with various horror stories.
“They didn’t understand why I was resisting and not having an abortion. They said that my little ones’ arms and legs stuck together, that their lungs didn’t work, and they were generally called goners. But I firmly stood my ground – my children will live! the woman continues.
Despite the threats of doctors and terrible torment, Hannah managed to hold out the pregnancy to 34 weeks. After examining the woman once again and making sure that the babies are normal, the doctors decided to do a caesarean section.
And finally, two lovely little boys were born – George, weighing 4 pounds and 4 ounces (1.9 kg) and Alf, weighing 4 pounds 1 ounce (1.84 kg). True, one of the babies had problems with cardiac activity, and the second had a weakened immune system, but most importantly, they survived! And survived contrary to all the forecasts of doctors!
The first few days the babies spent in boxes in the intensive care unit. But soon the doctors were convinced that George and Alf were no different from other newborns and they were transferred to a regular ward.
“No one has the right to take away a chance for life from children”
Not so long ago, the kids turned two years old.
