Monday evening I began to notice him moving much less in my belly. By Tuesday morning I was very concerned and went to my doctors office first thing in the morning. Connor had a great heart rate but had very little fetal movement. We spent the rest of the day in the hospital while I was being monitored. After tests and an ultrasound they decided I could go home but needed to go back to the doctor first thing Wednesday. At that time his heart rate was good but he was still not moving much. My doctor recommended that I have a c-section as soon as possible due to the decreased fetal movement and she didn't think Connor would have tolerated being induced basically he just needed to come out.
My surgery went well and Connor came out crying and looked great! About 30 minutes later when the neonatologist was examining Connor they noticed that there was a bump near his left elbow and suspected it might be broken... After the x ray showed no break they started to worry about some sort of vascular issue (possibly compartment syndrome) and decided he needed to be transferred to another hospital with specialists. I made them let me get out of bed so I could see my baby before he left on the helicopter. When the care flight team arrived I was holding his hand and talking to him. His breathing was really labored due to pain and from being agitated so much so they decided to intubate him (breathing tube in his throat). Connor was careflighted to Memorial Herman children's hospital in downtown Houston about 9:00 last night. Anthony drove down there and has been with Connor all night and today. Connor's arm has been getting much better without any intervention and they are no longer concerned about the arm. His abdomen became distended and firm so they placed a orogastric tube which began to drain a greenish fluid. They suspected that his intestines might be twisted so they did an x ray with dye but that didn't show any problems which is great and he didn't need emergency surgery last night. He has already had a couple poopy diapers today so that is good news especially since they were worried about his intestines.
Basically something was/is wrong with Connor but they are not sure what.... All the potentially bad things they suspect are being ruled out which is reassuring. Anthony has been by his side this whole time holding his hand, talking to him and letting him know how much we love him. He is still in the NICU and is still intubated, but hopefully they will take it out this afternoon. We really do not know what is wrong but all the original problems are getting better. He is moving his arm more, the color is more normal and his abdomen is much less distended.
My doctor came by this morning and said that she will let me leave tomorrow morning which is 2 days early so that I can be with Connor. We are planning on getting a room near the hospital downtown so that I can start breast feeding and be with Connor (I have never even held him). Please keep us all in your prayers for a speedy recovery and no new problems so that all 3 of us an go home together soon!
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