In the early hours of Friday June 12th, I woke up to use the bathroom and quickly realized that I was bleeding severely. I woke up Jeff and told him it was time to go for fear of hemorrhaging due to the placenta previa. We called my parents to come watch Aubrie at 2 AM while we left for the hospital. We rushed to Riverton Hospital Labor and Delivery and waited what seemed like forever for the on call doctor to come for my C-section. Due to the bleeding and the fact that I was 37 weeks along, the nurses said I would definitely be into surgery ASAP. Well come to find out the on call doctor was at a delivery at Jordan Valley, so Dr. Quinn, my Ob/gyn was called to come from home. Looking back I am so thankful for the circumstances and that Dr. Quinn was able to deliver Brynnley as he was very thorough and was able to notice the abnormal ovaries.
Jeff suited up for the surgery room and met me after I received my epidural. At 7:40 AM Brynnley Madison Bath arrived healthy. I was concerned because I didn't hear her cry for what seemed like eternity. I later found out she had swallowed meconium and had to be suctioned. She was a healthy girl at 6lbs 5 oz and 18 in long with a light layer of dark blonde hair.
As we were enjoying the birth and excitement of a new baby, I heard Dr. Quinn saying, " these ovaries don't look good, I am going to remove the left one". Panic shot through me as I heard these words and sat helpless on the operating table. Dr. Quinn took a biopsy of my right ovary and immediately sent both to pathology.
I was wheeled into the recovery room and was able to let Aubrie meet her baby sister that she had been looking forward to having. We spent time with family getting to know Brynnley. A few hours later, Dr. Quinn came in our room and asked to speak to just Jeff and I. I thought, "oh no, this can't be a good thing." We received the news that my pathology was positive for Ovarian Cancer in both the left and right ovaries and diagnosed it as "serous papillary carcinoma". He gave us a list of a few gynecologic oncologist to follow up with. Shock set in and the tears came...how could this day be filled with such joy as we had our miracle baby and then be given the worst news? I wasn't able to comprehend the news fully until I got home from the hospital 5 days later. While at the hospital I tried to stay focused on getting to know Brynnley and enjoy having my two miracle girls.
Brynnley has been a miracle baby since she was conceived. We had attempted to get pregnant via multiple IUIs and was just about ready to take out a loan for IVF when I found out I was expecting. I woke up in October and had been feeling really nauseated and thought it was due to my recent flu shot and decided what the heck I will take a pregnancy test. At 4 AM I took one and to my shock got a postitive! I woke up Jeff and said... " umm Jeff, I'm pregnant!" The pregnancy was a rough one with morning sickness, placenta previa, irritable uterus, and constant contractions placing me on bed rest from April to June. I also had 2 visits to labor and delivery with false pre-labor. Looking back, I see the Lord's timing and how this little girl was sent to save my life. If I had not had the complications I did and required a C-section with Dr. Quinn we could have been too late in discovering my cancer.
First few nights in her own bed:
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