Looking for Stories
Written by Afton Mower
Would you like to share your story on blog? I am looking for more parent stories to share – especially because real stories are one of the best sources of comfort and support for new preemie parents.
Your story can be as long or short as you want to make it. I’ve decided to present parent stories in single posts from now on, so they won’t be split into numerous segments.
If you would like to share your story with us, or if you would like to contribute pictures of your preemie for the preemie slideshow on the homepage, you can contact me via the Contact page above or send an email to afton@preemiebabies101.com.
I’m excited to read and share more of your inspiring and heartfelt stories for the benefit of all readers!
Affectionately Posted on
Monday, 15th March 2010
Hello my name is Tracy. I’m a mother of 3 wonderful boys. My first boys where premature they are twins they where born at 28w5d and the last one was full term. My story starts of as tipacally as anyone I wanted a child so I got of off birth control and a month later i got pregnant. The pregnancy went fine until my water broke. Which scared me to death cause I wasn’t suppose to deliver so early. I was bed ridden for 5 days and in the hope I could stay pregnant. that didn’t work they had me on all kinds of medications to help with the baby’s development. and i was hook to the fetal monitors. I didn’t even know I was in labor until they told me we are delivering them I had a c-section. They had their ups and downs. Nate the oldest twin he had the least amount of trouble they just had to intubate him when he was first born then he was on canal for a week and then room air. keith my sickest one. He was on the venterlator then he was on the ossicalator vent, the he had a clampsed long before the put him on the c-pap. then he was on the canual. oxgen. when Keith was 3 years old he had eye surgery.Tthey where in early intervention which I cant say enough great things about early intervention. I think they help the boys so much cause the didn’t start talking till they where 3 years old and weren’t complety potty trained till they 4 years old but all there other mile stones where hit when they where suppose to be.. like walking when they where 10 months old adjusted age. then cae my youngest baby he was full term but not with out complications I was put on medications to stop contractions at 34 weeks cause i had a bladder infection that irratated my womb. and so when i was 38 weeks i stop taking the medication and delivered him at 38 weeks weighing in at almost 8 wonderful pounds.