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Journals
The Beanie
- By LovemyBeanie · Posted October 11, 2009
- 1 reply
- I realized today that my daughter, Ayla, (aka "Beanie") born at 28 weeks and one day is almost a year old. Wow. It didn't even really hit me till we were walking through Walmart and passed the birthday ...
23 weeks with placenta abruption
- By jdee2003 · Posted October 11, 2009
- 8 replies
- well today im 23 weeks along and for the last few weeks i wondered if i would make it this far and i have so thats a great feeling...weds i go to the drs so we will see what they have to say ...
22 weeks 6 days
- By jdee2003 · Posted October 10, 2009
- 0 replies
- Well today i'm 22 weeks n 6 days so im 8 days away from 24 weeks when i get the shots for the babys lungs i'm glad its only 8 days cuz idk how much longer she is going to hold off...i'm sure hoping atleast ...
What does this all mean?
- By NaomiHope429 · Posted October 10, 2009
- 3 replies
- Last night I was going through papers & organizing them. I came upon Naomi's death summary & my hospital stay. While hysterically crying through it all I underlined things, can someone help me. I dont ...
choking spells/ what to do?????
- By BeachBunnyBaby · Posted October 10, 2009
- 2 replies
- My dear daughter had another spell Thursday night-air way completely blocked. I followed the ARC guidelines for opening it(and I prepared to administer CPR if needed). She was put on Metoclopramide 5mg ...
pprom: 28week update!
- By MissPixter · Posted October 9, 2009
- 15 replies
- Cannot believe I'm 28 weeks! Considering my baby was written off at 18weeks when my waters went, we've come so far. Not much change really, other than I get much more positive vibes off my consultant ...
Baby home from the NICU
- By BeachBunnyBaby · Posted October 7, 2009
- 2 replies
- My little girl has been home a week and a half now. She came at 26 weeks, only complication so far chronic lung disease. She has had choking spells two major ones sense home, 911 was called once. I'm ...
short gut caused by nec
- By trishaball08 · Posted October 7, 2009
- 1 reply
- I had twins that were born at 27 weeks. One was perfectly fine and the other wasnt. My 1lb. 10oz. baby developed NEC at about 1 week. She was at Arkansas childrens hospital and they put her on a vent ...
22 weeks 4days
- By jdee2003 · Posted October 7, 2009
- 0 replies
- well today i am 22 weeks and 4 days...feeling pretty bad lots of belly pain BH contractions but hanging in here...hoping that on the 14th i will have some more answers....i feel like i'm hanging on by ...
Placenta abruption
- By jdee2003 · Posted October 6, 2009
- 0 replies
- I am 22 weeks 3 days and drs say i had a placenta abruption at 24 weeks i will get the steriod shots to develop the babys lungs and prob have to be admitted at that point till the baby is born. I have ...
Fall...foliage and flu
- By tomeckom · Posted October 6, 2009
- 0 replies
- Oh the days are getting shorter and the cooler! Happy Fall everyone! The season is truly showing its cold side these days! Yesterday we decided to take the kids to an apple picking farm. We ended up just ...
helping my friend
- By missholly · Posted October 5, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hello all, I am here to learn how to help a dear friend who delivered a 25 week little girl on sept 27. mom is very emotional and so far the little sweetheart is doing pretty well. I just want to learn ...
Finally home
- By Jen8825 · Posted October 4, 2009
- 3 replies
- Just wanted to update and tell evryone we are home with our baby boy Domenic after 10 weeks in the NICU and so far great. He seems to be a pretty mellow baby except for nightime he grunts alot and keeps ...
Almost Three
- By IanMommy · Posted October 4, 2009
- 2 replies
- Well I just can't beleive it we have made it this far. I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday. I still go over it in my head sometimes wondering if I could have done anything to stop the ...
update on us:)
- By 3preemiemama · Posted October 3, 2009
- 15 replies
- Hi everyone, I havent given an update in a while i think, things have been so crazy here. Chloe finally came home on 9/17 after being in the nicu 495days and then pediICU for 64 days. Thats one year ...
facebook/myspace
- By NaomiHope429 · Posted October 3, 2009
- 7 replies
- Im going to try & have a better day today, better than yesterday. I love my little angel, & shes just gone, its really hitting me now. Thats whats going on. & realizing she will never be back in my arms..I ...
Help me
- By NaomiHope429 · Posted October 2, 2009
- 30 replies
- i need help ...
Steps...baby steps
- By tomeckom · Posted October 2, 2009
- 2 replies
- Last night, we were sitting watching TV...a very relaxing evening (hard to come by in our house)LOL....anyhow...I was on the couch with the laptop and Tony was on the rocking chair across from me. Kenny ...
Help! I cant breathe!
- By Skd004 · Posted September 30, 2009
- 4 replies
- I lost my baby yesterday and I dont know what to do. I cant eat or sleep, I think I am going to die too this is so hard. Samantha ...
September 29
- By Hopesmom08 · Posted September 29, 2009
- 1 reply
- Today is the day i found out (last year) that i had no amniotic fluid, my doctor told me to terminate i am so glad that i didn't. I feel like calling him ( he didn't know that i had her, he was my perinatologist ...
