Hi ladies,

Just time for a quick post here - details:

My 19yr old sister who already has one little boy (who turns one next week!!) has gone into labour at 26 weeks. She had pains Friday - started bleeding over the weekend and we took her to the hospital Sunday. They said all looked ok but would keep her in over night to be safe. She started contractions and her cervix opened during last night (Sunday for us in Australia) and they took her to the labour ward while my mum, sister and myself rushed back up to the hospital at 3.30am. She is still having contractions 8 mins apart but so far not progressing. They have given her steroids to prepare baby's lungs in case she does deliver. They gave her morphine to try and stop labour today but at 7pm (current time) it still hasn't worked and she is still at the same stage (contractions but not progressing past that). They now can't give her any more drugs to stop labour as she has had all she can. My mum just rang and said her contractions are getting worse. Basically labour will have to stop naturally.

Doctor has talked to her and told her to be prepared to give birth and walked her through all the different scenarios of how it could play out. Seems they think she will give birth - just hoping to hold off until 3pm tomorrow (21 hours to go) so that the steroids will have worked on baby's lungs. Doc also gently let her know that only 1 in 10 baby's survive at this stage (26 weeks gestation).

So as you can imagine we are all quite worried and alerting prayer chains - my sister and my family aren't Christian either (hubby and I are first on both sides of the family). Please pray for her - her name is Krissy and baby's name will be Payton (girl). It apparently will take a miracle for the labour to stop naturally now and then there is the fight they will have to put up to survive afterwards. God is great and above all things though so He can do anything He wants to including something the doctors think won't happen!!!

Thanks ladies. Will update when I can.
Ali.

Oh Alison so sorry to hear this I will add her to my urgent prayer list tonight.

Keep us updated as and when you can

Prayers for the baby and your sis.

Praying for your sister and precious baby.

Oh Alison!!!

I am so sorry to hear about this. I will definitely be praying for your sister Krissy and her little girl Payton.

Please keep us posted as you can.

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Just seeing this. Praying for your sister, her little girl and the whole family during this time.

Praying for your sister and her baby girl.

Praying for her and for you![praying]

I am so sorry to hear this, Ali~ I'll be lifting her up as I think of her today! Praying for your lost family members as well! Thank you for sharing with us~ ::hugs:

Praying, Ali! update us when you can...

uh, i think my heart just stopped while reading your post. I'm so sorry for this situation but will be praying to our Heavenly Father on behalf of your sister and her baby!
keep us posted!

Praying for your sister and her baby! [prayer]

I'll be praying for your sister and her baby. [praying]

Just know I'm also covering your family with prayer! Let us know how things are when you get the chance!

praying also

Praying for your family!

Any updates Ali?

Praying for everyone.

I will be praying for you, you sister and the miracle that she is carrying.

Update here finally!

Sorry guys for keeping you waiting but as you can imagine it has been a very busy time these last two weeks.

My sister ended up going to have a caesarian (spelling??) section and was all prepped with the epidural and on the operating table as they said she was 10cm dialated but baby's shoulder was coming out first. They did one last check to make sure baby was still in same position and discovered that she wasn't dialated at all!! Praise God! There is an investigation into the event as it was the top surgeon who said she was fully dialated and my family are furious that they nearly cut the baby out early when she wasn't dialated at all. I am starting to wonder whether she was and God just performed a miracle...! Anyway she has been in hospital for the last two weeks as each time she gets up she goes into contractions again. She is now home (dh and I are staying with her and her little 1yr old boy) and is on strict bedrest as they think what's going on is that she has an irritable uterous. She has to go straight to hospital if anything starts but they are trying to get her at least over 30 weeks or so - she is now 28 weeks.

Thanks to all of you for your prayers! They have been greatly appreciated. If you could keep praying that she has the strength of mind as well as body to withstand these next 12 weeks of bedrest (until she is 40 weeks hopefully!) and also that the rest of the family will figure out how best to support her as dh and I are due to move 45 mins away in 2 weeks time or so and everyone else works full time...

Thanks guys!
Ali xx

Praise God! who said miracles don't happen?

Wow! That's all I can say. PTL that the hospital staff checked her one more time. I know you and dh are such a blessing to your sis during this tumultuous time. A year from now, you and she will be watching your babies play together and reminiscing about how this trial brought you closer to one another :-D

Hallelujah, Ali!!!! I'm so happy for her, and your family! What a wonderful surprise! I was just thinking of all this yesterday and wondering if there was an update~

So great that baby is getting more time to grow. :-D Praising God!

Praise the Lord! Praying for her and her baby about these next few weeks.

Praise God! Praying that her baby stays put for a few more weeks if not full term.

Sooooo amazing!!! God is good all the time! I believe it was a miracle... but who knows!?

Praying baby stays as long as possible! :D