Asher Nathaniel Ritter born at 30 weeks

We found out we were pregnant on Christmas Eve of 2014. We were so excited and hoping to have our first boy since we have three little girls already. When we went to her first doctor's appointment are ob/gyn talk to us about doing the maternity21 test.



For some odd reason we chose to do the test. We never did with our other kids but this time was different and we don't know why. Our OB GYN told us it would take 10 days to get the test back. Until then we were already packing for a trip to Arizona. The day we got to Arizona and I got off the plane I had a missed call from my doctor. She told me I need to call her right away. When I called her she stated we were having a boy but there are complications.



It looks like our son had 47 XYY or as they call it Jacob syndrome. Which means our son has an extra chromosome. She told me as soon as I landed back in Nebraska I need to go get an amniocentesis. We chose to do the test because we had one done with our oldest and it went fine.



We did not expect to be one of the 3% of it going wrong. Well it did. After amniocentesis I went home and two days later I started to have fluid. We went to see the high-risk doctor and found out I broke my waters at 15 weeks. He told us to prepare for us to have a miscarriage that the baby probably would not make it. He said if the baby does survive he will probably have very bad lung issues. He also gave us the option to terminate the baby.



We felt that was not an option for us. We would do whatever we had to help make him survive. So the next plan was to stay on home bed rest until 24 weeks. We got home bed rest until 23 weeks and got admitted into the hospital. That is when I received steroid shots for the babies lungs and antibiotics to help prevent infection.



They were hoping to keep Asher in the womb until 34 weeks. Asher decided to make his debut at 30 weeks due to placenta abruption. I was on hospital bed rest for 56 days.



Asher then was in the NICU for 61 days. He was 3 pounds 11 ounces. He also was not breathing when he made his way into the world they had to resuscitate him. He was on the ventilator then went to the CPAP machine. He could not pass his car seat study nor could he not be without oxygen. We found out he ended up with the grade 2 brain bleed, an arachnoid cyst on the brain, bronchial pulmonary dysplasia, 47xyy/Jacobs syndrome, congenital vertical talus, they also believe he has PVL and a tethered spinal cord. He is finally home with no oxygen and he has finally passed his carseat study.



After everything that has happened to us in 2015 you think I would want to change it but I don't. All I can say is I am so happy God let my miracle live. He melts my heart every single day. There is nothing in this world I would ever change about him.Had a c-section at 32+1. Nil fluid in my scans. Baby's lungs were 100% fine. No help needed at all to breath. Just make sure the hospital is a level 3 nicu.