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Looking for Stories

Looking for Stories

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 [...]

Interview – Preeclampsia & Gallstones: Part 3

Interview – Preeclampsia & Gallstones:  Part 3

Q.     Did your baby go home on anything? (oxygen, medications, g tube, fortified breastmilk, etc.) A.      An Apnea monitor.  Not fun to carry around or when it would go off.  At first I didn’t mind so much cause it gave me some peace of mind but it only ever went off when it was an [...]

Interview – Preeclampsia & Gallstones: Part 2

Interview – Preeclampsia & Gallstones:  Part 2

Q.     Tell about your baby when he/she was born.  How did you react to seeing your baby for the first time? A.      When I was in labor I said I’d never get pregnant again because I was in hell.  The second I saw my daughter I knew that I could do it again-but it would [...]

Interview – Preeclampsia & Gallstones: Part 1

Interview – Preeclampsia & Gallstones:  Part 1

The following three posts share an interview with a woman who struggled with preeclampsia and gallstones during her first pregnancy. Q.    Tell about any pregnancy complications you experienced and how you dealt with them. A.     My main complications were gallstones and Preeclampsia.  Some days I’m not sure how I dealt with them cause [...]