Pregnancy story of Ikotun Joy

Mrs Ikotun Joy came on board when she was five months pregnant.She had been suffering infertility for eight years.She was pregnant with twin baby but lost one of the babies due to a domestic accident she had in her house.

VSF took care of all her medical bills and also gave her feeding allowance bi- monthly.Two months after signing her she began to complain of severe stomach pain.She was taken to the hospital and admitted for few days.The doctors discovered one of her ovaries was twisting and each time this happens it leads to severe pain.Medicine was prescribed for her in order to relieve the pain and she was discharged.

The doctors were also confused about her  EDD because she was unsure of her last menstrual date and she gave a wrong date.She suffered from irregular menstrual cycle and sometimes go for months without having her cycle.The Scan gave a later date than her LMP date.Eventualy she fell into labour and was taken to the hospital.The hospital wanted her to have a CS because of her record but she assured them that she could deliver by herself.While observing her in the examination room she delivered right there on the bed.She delivered a baby boy. After her discharge the baby began to have high temperature also the mother’s wound from the tear of delivery began to swell and was not healing as it should.At some point she could no longer walk and even passed out and she had to be revived.They were both rushed to the hospital to seek medical care.The foundation also took care of all the bills.After spending some days in the hospital they were discharged.Mother and baby are doing well.