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Jaydens Miracle..
jaydenandjoeysmom - 04:15pm Jun 22, 2011 EST
On March 10, 2011 a chain of events started that will forever change my life, my being and my relationship w God. I wasn't due to go for my next prenatal appointment til the next day on the 11th but I didn't feel right so I called my Dr and went into his office to get the surprise of my life. My Dr examined me and told me that I was in labor although I had no pain at all or contractions. He sent me to the hospital and told me before I left that because I am only 23 weeks pregnant the chances aren't good for the baby. But then he said something that shifted my whole outlook. He said "Its all in Gods hands now". That meant to me that it ain't over til God says it is over.
I arrived at the hospital they tried to medicate me to stop the labor process but it didn't work. The Dr came in and told me I had to deliver the baby and I had 2 choices a regular delivery which is safer for me and dangerous for the baby or c section which is safer for baby but dangerous for me. I chose what was best for the baby and that was a csection. My son was born 1 pound 5 ounces. He was born with no brain or any other damage. His name is Jayden Micah Noel.
I didn't know what caused me to go into labor so early until later. The Dr said that my amniotic fluid was infected and it triggered my body to go into labor to save my son but what happened next wasn't expected. On March 13 my 31st birthday I started feeling bad. It started w a little cough little did I know that the infection that was in my fluid had reached my blood stream. Once in my blood stream it triggered breathing problems. The Drs dx me with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. On March 14 because I was unable to breath on my own I was heavily sedated and placed on a ventilator. I developed pnemonia and ran a fever of over 104 which they couldn't keep down. While on ventilator for first week I was asleep most of the time and I really don't remember much. During that time it was the hardest for my family because the Drs didn't think I was gonna come out of it. They gave me a status they referred to as "stale" which in other words she really not getting any better and we don't think she will.
My sister would come see me every evening from work even though I didn't know she was there. My husband wow what can I say he never ever left my side that was the first thing the Drs and nurses told me when I woke up. He at my bedside reading his bible and trusting and believing God. I later asked him if he ever thought I was going to die and he looked at me and said no.
My parents, in laws, friends, church fam, and coworkers all came to visit me. I felt honored to have them there. After the first week on the ventilator I began to wake up they still kept giving me meds to knock me out because I was trying to talk but couldn't because of the breathing tube and the feeding tube in my mouth. The Drs couldn't figure out how and why I was awake. I would always happen to wake up when my husband came to see me. I was on the ventilator from March 14 to March 30.
I didn't know that would be the easiest part for me and the hardest part was about to come. They took me off the ventilator and because of all the meds they had me on including paralytics I was paralyzed and I had lost not only 40 pounds but all my muscle tone throughout my body. I couldn't walk, the only thing I could do is barely lift my hands to my face. I couldn't even lift them over my head. Yes flesh kicked in for a minute and I was depressed because I said Lord I am a wife and a mother and I can't go home in a wheelchair not able to wipe my own tail. I then remembered where my help comes from. I was accepted into a rehab program on April 7 at another hospital to relearn how to walk and to regain my strength.
I told my rehab nurses I AM NOT GOING HOME IN A WHEELCHAIR OR A WALKER I WALKED INTO THIS HOSPITAL ON MARCH 10 AND I AM GOING TO WALK OUT OF THIS HOSPITAL. On April 21 I NIcole Noel was released from rehab early and guess what I left out walking......GOD DID IT....there is nothing he won't do.... I still have a way to go but I am walking. I can't drive or walk for long distances without resting and I get shortness of breathe but I AM ALIVE.
Today Jayden weighs 6 pounds 6 ounces and he is still in the NICU. They still don't know when he will be able to come home due to his lungs. His lungs aren't totally developed yet and as a result he is still on the CPAP breathing machine.
On March 10, 2011 a chain of events started that will forever change my life, my being and my relationship w God. I wasn't due to go for my next prenatal appointment til the next day on the 11th but I didn't feel right so I called my Dr and went into his office to get the surprise of my life. My Dr examined me and told me that I was in labor although I had no pain at all or contractions. He sent me to the hospital and told me before I left that because I am only 23 weeks pregnant the chances aren't good for the baby. But then he said something that shifted my whole outlook. He said "Its all in Gods hands now". That meant to me that it ain't over til God says it is over.
I arrived at the hospital they tried to medicate me to stop the labor process but it didn't work. The Dr came in and told me I had to deliver the baby and I had 2 choices a regular delivery which is safer for me and dangerous for the baby or c section which is safer for baby but dangerous for me. I chose what was best for the baby and that was a csection. My son was born 1 pound 5 ounces. He was born with no brain or any other damage. His name is Jayden Micah Noel.
I didn't know what caused me to go into labor so early until later. The Dr said that my amniotic fluid was infected and it triggered my body to go into labor to save my son but what happened next wasn't expected. On March 13 my 31st birthday I started feeling bad. It started w a little cough little did I know that the infection that was in my fluid had reached my blood stream. Once in my blood stream it triggered breathing problems. The Drs dx me with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. On March 14 because I was unable to breath on my own I was heavily sedated and placed on a ventilator. I developed pnemonia and ran a fever of over 104 which they couldn't keep down. While on ventilator for first week I was asleep most of the time and I really don't remember much. During that time it was the hardest for my family because the Drs didn't think I was gonna come out of it. They gave me a status they referred to as "stale" which in other words she really not getting any better and we don't think she will.
My sister would come see me every evening from work even though I didn't know she was there. My husband wow what can I say he never ever left my side that was the first thing the Drs and nurses told me when I woke up. He at my bedside reading his bible and trusting and believing God. I later asked him if he ever thought I was going to die and he looked at me and said no.
My parents, in laws, friends, church fam, and coworkers all came to visit me. I felt honored to have them there. After the first week on the ventilator I began to wake up they still kept giving me meds to knock me out because I was trying to talk but couldn't because of the breathing tube and the feeding tube in my mouth. The Drs couldn't figure out how and why I was awake. I would always happen to wake up when my husband came to see me. I was on the ventilator from March 14 to March 30.
I didn't know that would be the easiest part for me and the hardest part was about to come. They took me off the ventilator and because of all the meds they had me on including paralytics I was paralyzed and I had lost not only 40 pounds but all my muscle tone throughout my body. I couldn't walk, the only thing I could do is barely lift my hands to my face. I couldn't even lift them over my head. Yes flesh kicked in for a minute and I was depressed because I said Lord I am a wife and a mother and I can't go home in a wheelchair not able to wipe my own tail. I then remembered where my help comes from. I was accepted into a rehab program on April 7 at another hospital to relearn how to walk and to regain my strength.
I told my rehab nurses I AM NOT GOING HOME IN A WHEELCHAIR OR A WALKER I WALKED INTO THIS HOSPITAL ON MARCH 10 AND I AM GOING TO WALK OUT OF THIS HOSPITAL. On April 21 I NIcole Noel was released from rehab early and guess what I left out walking......GOD DID IT....there is nothing he won't do.... I still have a way to go but I am walking. I can't drive or walk for long distances without resting and I get shortness of breathe but I AM ALIVE.
Today Jayden weighs 6 pounds 6 ounces and he is still in the NICU. They still don't know when he will be able to come home due to his lungs. His lungs aren't totally developed yet and as a result he is still on the CPAP breathing machine.
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