Interview – Preeclampsia & Gallstones: Part 1
The following three posts share an interview with a woman who struggled with preeclampsia and gallstones during her first pregnancy. Q. Tell about any pregnancy complications you experienced and how...
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Q. Tell about your baby when he/she was born. How did you react to seeing your baby for the first time? A. When I was in labor I said I’d never get pregnant again because I was in hell. The...
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Q. Did your baby go home on anything? (oxygen, medications, g tube, fortified breastmilk, etc.) A. An Apnea monitor. Not fun to carry around or when it would go off. At first I didn’t mind...
View ArticleSam’s Story
This is Sam’s story: The day before my baby was born, we went to a routine doctor’s appointment. I was excited. We had just gotten back from our last vacation before our little one arrived, I was...
View ArticleSarah’s Birth Story
The following is a story shared by one of our readers. I appreciate all those who are willing to share their story for the benefit of others. Thanks Annie! The story of our precious daughter starts...
View ArticleGuilt, Blame & Jealousy
When my little one was first born 11 weeks early, I questioned everything about my pregnancy. What could I have done differently that would have kept my little one from being stuck in the NICU...
View ArticleThe Story of Alayna Marrie
Thoughtfully submitted by reader’s Marria and Raul. Alayna Marrie was born at 32 weeks in Brandon,Fl., due to my preeclampsia. All throughout my pregnancy she was a fighter. I was in and out of the...
View ArticleAshley’s Story
This story was submitted by Ashley, one of our readers. On May 16th 2010 we found out that we were pregnant, we were delighted! My fiancee Dustin was beginning a new job which required him to leave...
View ArticleFinding Purpose After Infant Loss
One month ago today would have been, should have been, my sweet daughter Caitlyn’s sixth birthday. The Easter season is never easy for us, and ironically, shortly after the holiday, I am a part of...
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The Day I Became A NICU Dad
My wife had a very normal pregnancy for the first 30 weeks. When she went in for a routine checkup, her blood pressure had skyrocketed. They immediately admitted her and began giving her medicine to...
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{Friday Feature} A Summer Called Angel
Meet Sola Olu who is the mother of two children born premature. She is the author of a memoir, The Summer Called Angel, and shares how she and her husband held on to hope for 7 months while their...
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Thank You to the Fathers of Preemies
Our Kylie was born ten weeks early due to my diagnosis with preeclampsia. I knew something was wrong when I was 29 weeks pregnant and my head hurt so bad that I was vomiting and could barely see. My...
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{Friday Feature} Raising a Preemie Is Like Climbing a Mountain
Raising a premature child is very similar to climbing a mountain. I have done both. In 2009, I experienced several challenges during what should have been a low-risk pregnancy. I developed an...
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Should I Have Another Baby?
I vividly remember lying on the stretcher gushing blood in a silent panic as the hospitalist said to me, “You’re going to be here for the duration.” What? The duration? The duration of what? I have six...
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Finding Forgiveness
J was born 94 days early. I was in shock for at least a week after his birth, stumbling around in a dream-like state. When I awoke, I was furious. I wasn’t furious at the medical staff for being unable...
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The Power of a Smile
I doubt I will ever forget the first time I took my preemie to the grocery store with me. It was a few months after his discharge from the NICU and I was anxious to start showing off this new baby of...
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It’s Okay, Preemie Parent
I remember the day Charlie was born like it was yesterday. I spent the ten days prior in the hospital hoping and waiting. However, nothing could prepare me for her birth at 26 weeks or for what was to...
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Candice G’s Amazing Birth Story: Terrified to True Love
Candice G shares her amazing birth story of her son's early delivery at 30 weeks after she developed severe preeclampsia and his eight-week NICU stay. [Read more]The post Candice G’s Amazing Birth...
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5 Things I Wish I’d Known When Choosing a High-Risk OB-GYN
The year after my son was born at 26 weeks, my ob-gyn suggested I see a high-risk specialist to discuss the possibility of having another preemie. Here are five things I wish I’d known when I was...
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When Trying Again Is Too Risky: Why We Didn’t Have More Children
After the birth of my micropreemie due to severe early onset preeclampsia and HELLP, I stepped off of the baby train. That was it, we were done. My husband and I are finished having children. We have...
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