Alfred Vargas' wife Yasmine shares serious health scare during pregnancy
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Alfred Vargas and his beautiful wife Yasmine are expecting fourth child.
Yasmine has been chronicling her most recent pregnancy on her Instagram accont. She admitted that it has not been easy and has even recently experience a very serious health scare.
"At 19 weeks I was diagnosed with a short cervix, it got shorter to only 2.5cm compared to the previous month which was at 3.8cm. I was prescribed progesterone, and was told to go back to modified bed rest and get regular ultrasounds to monitor the length.
"A week later at my anomaly scan everything was going great. Baby A is perfect.
"When they checked my cervix, it was at 2.8cm. Suddenly, it shortened to 2.3cm during a contraction. Slight funneling was also seen," she posted on Instagram.
A short cervix and tunneling increase risk of early birth. As such, Yasmine became extremenly emotional at the news.
"I felt my heart sink to the floor and I just started crying and panicking. I was terrified and mad at myself. I wanted my body to work properly. I wanted my baby to be safe," she shared.
While adressing this particular medical issue, she also found out that she was battling an infection.
"They rushed me to the 'High Risk Pregnancy Unit' to stop the contractions. They hooked me up with different machines and did a series of tests. They found out that I'm positive for Group B Streptococcus and they started giving me intravenous antibiotics," Yasmine told her followers.
Yasmine also had to undergo a treatment that would prevent preterm birth.
"The next day our perinatologist checked my cervix again and it was at 2.8cm and it was closed. But because I have history of premature birth with Cristiano, and because of my contractions, my OBGYN decided that it was best to do the cervical cerclage (a treatment that involves temporarily sewing the cervix closed with stitches)
"They gave me the stitches the following day," she recalled.
The expectant mom is now doing fine but still has to be on bed rest.
"It's been a week since my operation. I'm still recovering. And I'm still scared of contractions because that's the reason why my cervix got shorter and it was funneling and I got them since the start of my pregnancy.
"I will be on modified bedrest for the remainder of my pregnancy and need regular ultrasounds. Yesterday I had my follow-up check-up and so far so good. My cervix is at 3.15cm and closed. Thank God!" she wrote.
Yasmine remains thankful for support of husband Alfred throughout her difficult pregnancy.
"It's been so hard from the start. But the last week has been the hardest I've ever been through.
"I overthink everything. I worry. I often cry. But FIGHT lang para kay baby A. I find strength and comfort in the midst of trials thanks to my husband.
"In times of despair, he has always been my beacon of light. That protects me from my worst nightmares. And tells me that everything is going to be okay. He calms down my anxieties and helps me see the positive side of everything. Thank you amore for being my constant support system," she said of her husband.
Aside from this, Yasmine also expressed her gratitude to the medical professionals that have been attending to her and her baby.
"We'll be forever grateful to our incredible doctors and medical staff who took care of us.
"Thank you mama Mary for listening to our prayers. Mahabang-haba pa yung fight. Please always protect baby A ," her caption read.
Check out the jounrey of Alfred Vargas's wife Yasmine in her fourth pregnancy here.
