To really understand the feeling of acheivemnt of having a term baby i must first share teh birth of my son who was born at 25 weeks in 2010. After many weeks of hospital bedrest and being diagnoised with preeclamsia, gestational diabetes and Incompetent cervix it had all come to a fitting conclusion on July 14, 2010 when i went into labor and the decision was made not to stop it because of all the complications i was facing. I was terrified of having my baby so early the neonatologist came in told me he had a 70% chance of making it, i burst into tears at this and was so incredibly upset.
A few hours later I gave birth to my son he weighed 1 pound 10 ounces, when he was born their was no crying, he was taken away i did not see him so the neonate team can start to work on him after 5 minutes my sister went to see him and she said he was breathing with the ventilator. I got to see him a few hours later and he was the smallest thing i have ever seen, i cried i felt like such a failor seeing him suffer and not being able to carry him to term. Our NICU stay was 3 months filled with ups and downs @ 31 weeks he had surgery and that was very difficult time also. Finally around his due date in October 29, 2010 he was released and we went home to start our lives as a family. Today he is a happy and healthy 32 month old.
Fast forward to MArch 2013 and the birth of my little girl at 38 weeks. It was a scheduled csection and my pregnancy with my little girl was very uneventlful till the end. We got to the hospital at 6:30am for a 8:00 am scheduled csection was a little nervous but excited to have a full term baby and take a baby home this time around. The section went well when they advised i will feel pressure i certainly did and the next moment i herd my little girl screaming, i could not beleive it felt like a movie OMG i had a baby and herd its cry, it was so magical and wonderful at that moment my dream of carrying a child to term came true, it was wonderful and amazing. Her apgars where perfect, i got to hold her and see her right way it was all so great. I recovered well and was sent home a few days later only to return to the hospital as my blood pressure went up and was diagnoised woth post partum preeclamsia, im back home now recovering. I know this is very long but thanks for reading.
A few hours later I gave birth to my son he weighed 1 pound 10 ounces, when he was born their was no crying, he was taken away i did not see him so the neonate team can start to work on him after 5 minutes my sister went to see him and she said he was breathing with the ventilator. I got to see him a few hours later and he was the smallest thing i have ever seen, i cried i felt like such a failor seeing him suffer and not being able to carry him to term. Our NICU stay was 3 months filled with ups and downs @ 31 weeks he had surgery and that was very difficult time also. Finally around his due date in October 29, 2010 he was released and we went home to start our lives as a family. Today he is a happy and healthy 32 month old.
Fast forward to MArch 2013 and the birth of my little girl at 38 weeks. It was a scheduled csection and my pregnancy with my little girl was very uneventlful till the end. We got to the hospital at 6:30am for a 8:00 am scheduled csection was a little nervous but excited to have a full term baby and take a baby home this time around. The section went well when they advised i will feel pressure i certainly did and the next moment i herd my little girl screaming, i could not beleive it felt like a movie OMG i had a baby and herd its cry, it was so magical and wonderful at that moment my dream of carrying a child to term came true, it was wonderful and amazing. Her apgars where perfect, i got to hold her and see her right way it was all so great. I recovered well and was sent home a few days later only to return to the hospital as my blood pressure went up and was diagnoised woth post partum preeclamsia, im back home now recovering. I know this is very long but thanks for reading.
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