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PDA SURGERY!
- By ndskin77 · New reply yesterday at 11:09 pm
- 2 replies
- Today at 4 my son David will have the PDA surgery. He arrived on 10/30/2009 and was stable enought to receive the medication three times in hopes of having the hole close. The surgeon had decided not ...
Thanks to god for the long road journey
- By FJFJ86 · New reply yesterday at 9:14 pm
- 4 replies
- after 4 months after my daughter was born she's finally coming home on tuesday, i feel so bless by god for my daughter, after spending 2m1/2 in ventilator go straight to nassal canula, she had go though ...
grieving mother
- By cg3 · New reply yesterday at 1:07 pm
- 16 replies
- I lost my daughter last week. She was six weeks old. She was born extremely prematurely at 23 weeks gestational. I am feeling very angry and hurt right now. I had placenta abruption. What is a safe lenght ...
My daughter is turning one on NOVEMBER 20
- By Hopesmom08 · New reply yesterday at 10:33 am
- 5 replies
- I am writing this as if it is already November 20, my daughter's first birthday. Today is going to be an emotional one, i am so proud and happy, but at the same time i am scared that something will happen ...
Bradycardia
- By rckbeth2 · New reply yesterday at 9:02 am
- 4 replies
- so my daughter now has bradycardia.. which is normal for preemie babies.. But untill she doesn't have anymore episodes she can't come home.. she passed her hearing test and her car seat test .. and she's ...
PPROM over...Joseph born
- By MissPixter · New reply November 18, 2009
- 21 replies
- Not posted for a while. I went into labour on the 22nd October at 30weeks and Joseph Freddie Alexander was born via emergency C-section under GA. He was in poor condition at birth, no heart rate or breathing ...
I WANT MY LITTLE GIRLIE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!
- By NaomiHope429 · New reply November 18, 2009
- 29 replies
- Im going home to a place where I belong. HEAVEN WASNT HER FUCKING HOME. IT SHOULD BE HERE WITH HER MOMMY!!!!!!!!! OMG. I CANT STOP CRYING. I WANNA BE WITH MY DAUGHTER ...
My sweet Massimo
- By canadianmom · New reply November 18, 2009
- 18 replies
- Massimo was born March 6th, 2009 at 24 weeks. We have been through hell and back with many complications. Massimo had PDA closed and had an intestinal perforation. The intestine was closed on May 30th ...
Home after 1 day
- By jdee2003 · New reply November 18, 2009
- 23 replies
- The drs discharged me today i have to finish my 24 urine and take it back to the hosp tomorrow...they wanna check for protein..i don't like the drs or hosp around here they sent me home still have contractions ...
my baby was born at 26 weeks and 5 days
- By Silvia429 · New reply November 17, 2009
- 27 replies
- My little angel was born thurday... 11/05/09 he was 2 pounds. It the most hard thing am going thru. I would love to hear storys of people that have gone thru the same and how the babys are now and how ...
For those who've had severe PRE E...
- By NaomiHope429 · New reply November 17, 2009
- 19 replies
- I am definitely NOT thinking about having another baby any time soon, not in the near future at all, but I just had a question..for those who had severe preeclampsia like I did (emergency c section at ...
our journey
- By wtexmom · Posted November 16, 2009
- 0 replies
- Our little miracle is 14 mo's old and thriving well...quite a pistol actually! We spent 2 1/2 months in the NICU and have had one surgery for ROP (laser eye). My husband had to travel 2 1/2 hours one ...
Thankful for hopes and dreams....and accomplishments
- By tomeckom · Posted November 16, 2009
- 0 replies
- Today I am thankful for hopes and dreams. Without them, we would have nothing to look forward to! My hopes and dreams are that my children are and will always be healthy, strong, independent and full ...
We made it!!!!
- By nufound · New reply November 15, 2009
- 10 replies
- it's been a while since i've written or updated about my pregnancy. had a vc put in at 14 wks. put on bedrest at 17 wks. took 17pshots and was on terb pump and contraction monitoring machine at home ...
11/12/09
- By BabyMo · New reply November 15, 2009
- 10 replies
- Today my daughter is 7 weeks and 4 days gestational age. Her due date was september 18th but she was born on May 31st. We took her to the Dr. yesterday because she had been throwing/spitting up her food ...
34 wk IUGR pumping issues
- By peanuts_mommy · New reply November 14, 2009
- 11 replies
- My baby was born at 34 wks due to SIUGR (severe intrauterine growth restriction) The placenta was in really bad shape and now I'm not producing milk. I got about 2.5 tsp of colostrum within 12 hrs of ...
pprom: 28week update!
- By MissPixter · New reply November 14, 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 ...
Tired of pumping... tired of the NICU
- By AngelaBaker · New reply November 12, 2009
- 10 replies
- I'm new here... so please bare with me. LOL.. I should probably be sleeping or pumping or something other than typing.. but.. whatever. My baby Hazel is in the NICU. She was transferred 4 weeks ago from ...
In honor of Thanksgiving
- By tomeckom · Posted November 11, 2009
- 0 replies
- So I'm stealing this idea from Facebook....I am going to be writing daily on what I am thankful for...up until Thanksgiving Day....This will be fun and interesting!!! Today I am thankful for my beautiful ...
my baby was just born 26 weeks and 5 days
- By Silvia429 · New reply November 11, 2009
- 31 replies
- My little angel was born thurday... 11/05/09 he was 2 pounds. It the most hard thing am going thru. I would love to hear storys of people that have gone thru the same and how the babys are now and how ...
