Kristen

They refer me over to OBGYN Dr. Deborah Fuller. She works in her own private practice right across the street from Baylor. So we drive over there. We are dealing with the front desk. I had left all of my effects at home, all of my personal stuff. I left my phone. I left my wallet, my purse.

They refer me over to OBGYN Dr. Deborah Fuller. She works in her own private practice right across the street from Baylor. So we drive over there. We are dealing with the front desk. I had left all of my effects at home, all of my personal stuff. I left my phone. I left my wallet, my purse.

So we're in the office at Dr. Fuller's practice, the front desk, and my husband are chatting about insurance. They're wanting my ID and everything. Also, at the same time, my mom is getting off work and she was going to take our dog. So my husband, he's like, okay, well, let me run home real quick. And we live in downtown Dallas.

So we're in the office at Dr. Fuller's practice, the front desk, and my husband are chatting about insurance. They're wanting my ID and everything. Also, at the same time, my mom is getting off work and she was going to take our dog. So my husband, he's like, okay, well, let me run home real quick. And we live in downtown Dallas.

So we're in the office at Dr. Fuller's practice, the front desk, and my husband are chatting about insurance. They're wanting my ID and everything. Also, at the same time, my mom is getting off work and she was going to take our dog. So my husband, he's like, okay, well, let me run home real quick. And we live in downtown Dallas.

So our home wasn't more than 10 minutes away from Dr. Fuller's office. He runs home real quick, gives my mom the dog. During this time, I'm taken back to an exam room, me and my doula to see Dr. Fuller. I'm told to get undressed from the waist down, which I do. I hop on this table. I'm in stirrups, all this stuff. And Dr. Fuller, she does an ultrasound on me and she notices he's transverse.

So our home wasn't more than 10 minutes away from Dr. Fuller's office. He runs home real quick, gives my mom the dog. During this time, I'm taken back to an exam room, me and my doula to see Dr. Fuller. I'm told to get undressed from the waist down, which I do. I hop on this table. I'm in stirrups, all this stuff. And Dr. Fuller, she does an ultrasound on me and she notices he's transverse.

So our home wasn't more than 10 minutes away from Dr. Fuller's office. He runs home real quick, gives my mom the dog. During this time, I'm taken back to an exam room, me and my doula to see Dr. Fuller. I'm told to get undressed from the waist down, which I do. I hop on this table. I'm in stirrups, all this stuff. And Dr. Fuller, she does an ultrasound on me and she notices he's transverse.

She doesn't say anything. And she's like, okay, I'm going to do a cervical check now. And I said, do I need a cervical check? And she kind of looks at me bizarre. And she goes, yes, of course you need a cervical check. I need to know how dilated you are. I need to know where the baby's position, things like that. Like there's just things that I need to know that a cervical check will tell me.

She doesn't say anything. And she's like, okay, I'm going to do a cervical check now. And I said, do I need a cervical check? And she kind of looks at me bizarre. And she goes, yes, of course you need a cervical check. I need to know how dilated you are. I need to know where the baby's position, things like that. Like there's just things that I need to know that a cervical check will tell me.

She doesn't say anything. And she's like, okay, I'm going to do a cervical check now. And I said, do I need a cervical check? And she kind of looks at me bizarre. And she goes, yes, of course you need a cervical check. I need to know how dilated you are. I need to know where the baby's position, things like that. Like there's just things that I need to know that a cervical check will tell me.

And I said, okay, that's fine. She does a cervical check and this is when all hell breaks loose. Upon her exam, she finds that my son has a prolapse cord and prolapse extremities. Not only his umbilical cord was in my vaginal canal, so was his hand and his foot. This is a life-threatening emergency.

And I said, okay, that's fine. She does a cervical check and this is when all hell breaks loose. Upon her exam, she finds that my son has a prolapse cord and prolapse extremities. Not only his umbilical cord was in my vaginal canal, so was his hand and his foot. This is a life-threatening emergency.

And I said, okay, that's fine. She does a cervical check and this is when all hell breaks loose. Upon her exam, she finds that my son has a prolapse cord and prolapse extremities. Not only his umbilical cord was in my vaginal canal, so was his hand and his foot. This is a life-threatening emergency.

If we don't deliver this baby in the next few minutes, you are risking serious, serious harm and death. She runs out of the room and yells to her nurse to get me into her car. She's on the phone with Baylor, telling them everything that they need to know about me, that we're coming right now. I start to hyperventilate at this point. I remember the nurse getting in my face and going,

If we don't deliver this baby in the next few minutes, you are risking serious, serious harm and death. She runs out of the room and yells to her nurse to get me into her car. She's on the phone with Baylor, telling them everything that they need to know about me, that we're coming right now. I start to hyperventilate at this point. I remember the nurse getting in my face and going,

If we don't deliver this baby in the next few minutes, you are risking serious, serious harm and death. She runs out of the room and yells to her nurse to get me into her car. She's on the phone with Baylor, telling them everything that they need to know about me, that we're coming right now. I start to hyperventilate at this point. I remember the nurse getting in my face and going,

You're going to be okay. This is going to be fine. I need you to breathe. We're going to take care of you. She sits me on this office chair and they roll me down to Dr. Fuller's car. I'm put in the backseat of her vehicle and put on my side. And Dr. Fuller speeds out of that parking lot like nobody's business. And as Dr. Fuller is pulling out of the parking lot, my husband's pulling up.

You're going to be okay. This is going to be fine. I need you to breathe. We're going to take care of you. She sits me on this office chair and they roll me down to Dr. Fuller's car. I'm put in the backseat of her vehicle and put on my side. And Dr. Fuller speeds out of that parking lot like nobody's business. And as Dr. Fuller is pulling out of the parking lot, my husband's pulling up.

You're going to be okay. This is going to be fine. I need you to breathe. We're going to take care of you. She sits me on this office chair and they roll me down to Dr. Fuller's car. I'm put in the backseat of her vehicle and put on my side. And Dr. Fuller speeds out of that parking lot like nobody's business. And as Dr. Fuller is pulling out of the parking lot, my husband's pulling up.