[Faline]

31-year-old Joanna Krzysztonek was pregnant with triplets when she went into labor at just 21 weeks. When the first baby came out prematurely, it was too weak to survive. In a bid to save the other two babies, doctors at the neo-natal clinic in Wroclaw, Poland, decided to act fast – they stopped the contractions with medications and got Joanna to lie down on a tilted bed at a 30 degree angle, to avoid them starting up again. The umbilical cord was tied up and placed back in the uterus. What followed for Joanna were probably the toughest two-and-a-half months of her life. She had to remain upside down 24×7 with no break whatsoever, not even to use the bathroom. She wasn’t allowed to move one bit, and the hospital staff made sure she was bathed and fed everyday. “I had to be very disciplined as I was not allowed to move out of the bed for the whole 75 days,” she says. “This was very uncomfortable, but the staff kept me going.”



At the end of 75 long days, a world record for the longest a woman has been in labor, Joanna’s efforts finally paid off. The doctors decided to deliver the babies through a Caesarean, and she gave birth to a baby girl, Iga, and a baby boy, Ignacy. The babies are doing well, but are still being kept in incubators. Joanna makes visits to her babies every single day, although when she first left the hospital bed, she had trouble with her balance. She is happy, nevertheless. “I am feeling so elated that words can’t describe it. They are such good babies, they are really calm and sometimes they even have the gentlest little smile,” she says.

[TheJewishYeti]

Iga wha? Sorry, had to do it.

[bigmikeymike]

Lol ignacy...


they so ingant

[mrm1109]

When I went in labor they were gonna make me do this until it was discovered I had an infection

[DiamondSmiles]

When women are carrying multiples, I know they try to let them develop as long as humanly possible, but, I'm hoping someone would hose her down and use some dry or no rinse wet shampoo on her. The neighbor next to my niece has triplets and she made it to eight months. Two girls and one boy, but, the smallest, a girl, is on a heart monitor. She's a pleasant little thing though.

I cannot imagine how being filthy helps with the health of the babies or mother! I'd probably shave my head and body and keep some wipes and deodorant on me, if I couldn't shower, but, that's 2 1/2 months! I don't even want to think about what she smelled like! And, what about potty time? I keep hand sanitizer and wipes everywhere, especially since I do babysit a couple of days a week, but, it comes from my own germaphobia.

I think I am about to lose my frozen chocolate milk shake here :)

There used to be a cartoon about a cat and mouse. The mouse was named Ignat.

[Bleed]

Originally Posted by diamondsmiles ↗

When women are carrying multiples, I know they try to let them develop as long as humanly possible, but, I'm hoping someone would hose her down and use some dry or no rinse wet shampoo on her. The neighbor next to my niece has triplets and she made it to eight months. Two girls and one boy, but, the smallest, a girl, is on a heart monitor. She's a pleasant little thing though.

I cannot imagine how being filthy helps with the health of the babies or mother! I'd probably shave my head and body and keep some wipes and deodorant on me, if I couldn't shower, but, that's 2 1/2 months! I don't even want to think about what she smelled like! And, what about potty time? I keep hand sanitizer and wipes everywhere, especially since I do babysit a couple of days a week, but, it comes from my own germaphobia.

"hospital staff made sure she was bathed and fed everyday."

[Dynamo47]

What a great story! The sacrifices a mother makes for her children is incredible!

I am not ashamed to say that woman are definitely the stronger of the species because there is no way in hell a man could give birth let alone do what this woman did for 7 hours let alone 75 days!

[DiamondSmiles]

Thank you, bleeed.exe. I skipped that line. I read where the woman said she just laid there for days. Good to know!

[bigmikeymike]

Really, she only saved two. We should remember that the first one died.


just sayin.