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Please Wash Your Hands

When I first arrived at the NICU I was brought to a large sink with a foot pedal for turning the water on.  I was given an individually wrapped scrubber and nail cleaner so that I could wash my hands thoroughly, and told that I needed to wash my hands thoroughly all the way up [...]

Q&A – Should I Keep This Pregnancy? Part 2

At 18 weeks I started the progesterone shots.  At 19 weeks I started to feel contractions.  The doctors did not think I needed to start bedrest yet because the contractions weren’t doing anything, but I was so nervous about the contractions that I prescribed bedrest for myself and stayed off of my feet for the [...]

Q&A-Should I Keep This Pregnancy? Part 1

Question from Susan – I am so glad that I came upon your blog.  I’ve had 3 prior premature births. (36 wks, 33 wks, & 28 wks in that order.) All of them are healthy living boys! I am now pregnant with number four and am terrified.  I was told never to get pregnant again [...]

Finding a Good High Risk Specialist

Okay, this is seriously one of the most important things you must do if you’re facing a high risk pregnancy.  Find a good high risk specialist.  Some people get confused about who is a specialist or what it means to be a specialist.  Regular OB/GYNs are specialists in prenatal care as opposed to a family [...]