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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 error [...]

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 be [...]

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 I was [...]

Melissa’s Story: Part 5

This is the last of five posts dedicated to sharing one young mother’s experience with severe preeclampsia and an ultimate delivery of a 27-weeker to save her own life.  This is Melissa’s story.
As I regained my strength over the next few days I would make the trip up to floor 7 to see my baby [...]

Melissa’s Story: Part 4

This is the fourth of five posts dedicated to sharing one young mother’s experience with severe preeclampsia and an ultimate delivery of a 27-weeker to save her own life.  This is Melissa’s story.
On the fourth day that I had been in the hospital, I began having the worst headaches I have ever had. When none [...]

Melissa’s Story: Part 3

This is the third of five posts dedicated to sharing one young mother’s experience with severe preeclampsia and an ultimate delivery of a 27-weeker to save her own life.  This is Melissa’s story.
The next few days were a rollercoaster. They were trying to keep me pregnant as long as possible so I was not allowed out [...]

Melissa’s Story: Part 2

This is the second of five posts dedicated to sharing one young mother’s experience with severe preeclampsia and an ultimate delivery of a 27-weeker to save her own life.  This is Melissa’s story.
I studied my pregnancy books trying desperately to find an answer. I kept coming upon preeclampsia and decided the only way to know for sure [...]

Melissa’s Story: Part 1

This is the first of five posts dedicated to sharing one young mother’s experience with severe preeclampsia and an ultimate delivery of a 27-weeker to save her own life.  This is Melissa’s story.
Wow, so I can’t believe it’s been a year since we welcomed our little angel into our family. Thinking back on the experiences we [...]