It was truly an up and down rollercoaster trying to understand everything that was happening, trying to understand what all the dings and chimes and lines on the monitors meant, trying to decipher if the news we were receiving was sugar coated or really good news.
After being admitted into the hospital at 21 weeks pregnant with twins due to my daughter’s sac rupturing, I was starting to be ok with the fact that I would be spending four months on hospital bedrest.
by Megan Ueckert Pregnant with my perfect little twins, I was put on hospital bed rest after learning my daughter’s sac had ruptured at only 21 weeks of pregnancy. I spent the first few nights in a labor and delivery room where the nurses kept telling us the next few days were critical, almost like a […]
” I didn’t know anyone who had gone through this. I had heard there was a possibility I would need to go on bedrest towards the end of my pregnancy but didn’t really understand why. I had no clue this hospital would become my new home and had no idea the journey that our family was embarking upon.”
“Throughout the past 2 ½ years, we have had speech therapists, developmental therapists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists in our home. While she only needed short term developmental and speech therapy, our physical therapist and occupational therapist have been here every week for the past 2 ½ years. They have become an instrumental part of our journey, and truly, a part of our family.”
“Fathers’ Day holds a special significance for me as it was the first day I ever held my son. I have to admit that becoming a Dad as early as I did came as an enormous shock, as it would anyone in that situation, but I kept telling people I didn’t ‘feel’ like a parent. I just was *there*.”
…But what if trusting your gut had failed you once before? As a mother to two daughters, shouldn’t I be a parenting expert by now, or nearing a certification of some sort? After all, the advice we received from experienced parents when we are expecting our first child, all the parenting books we read in […]
by Connie Adams When my water broke at 25 weeks, I was terrified. My worst fear was that my baby wouldn’t survive. When the specialist completed his exam and all of the tests, he explained that there was not much hope for survival, my son’s cord was extremely short and he was not sure how […]
“When the pandemic hit in March of 2020, we were terrified. Hearing about how COVID was affecting the respiratory system was a nightmare for us because Addition had issues with her lungs.”
…With tears streaming down my cheeks, I looked up at the nurse and said, “What do I do – he’s having a seizure?” She looked up and I will never forget her words she said, “Just hold your baby mama”. After the seizure ended, we put him down and all the doctors started checking him over.
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