Ryelee Mae's birth date May 14
My beautiful tiny granddaughter was impatient to be born. She started telling mom and dad she was ready on May 13. After calling the Dr they went to labor and delivery. They thought mom had an urinary tract infection causing pre-term labor. They started antibiotics and gave her something to stop labor, then sent them home. 4 or 5 hours later she woke up in labor again. Back to the hospital where they transfered her to the hospital with the best NICU in the region. The goal was to keep her pregnant as long as possible, hopefully at least 48 hours to allow the medicine to work and babies lungs to develop. We got to 12 hours when we noticed that despite what the monitors said she was in labor and had dilated completely. Because the baby was breach, they had to do an emergency c-section. There were 15 people in the delivery room, including mom and dad. They rushed Ryelee off to the NICU in a matter of minutes. Dad and I got to see her in the NICU about 1 1/2 hrs later. They brought mom by from recovery on the way to her room.
Ryelee Mae weighed 2lbs 4oz and was 14 inches long. She was a good size for a 26 week gestation baby. She will of course have many obstacles to overcome, due to immature lungs and digestive system, inability to keep herself warm and learning to suck which does not happen until 34 weeks. She also has an enlarged kidney which we knew from prenatal ultrasounds. We have faith that she will be OK, and ask for your prayers on their behalf during this time.
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