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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 [...]

Angela’s Story: Part 3

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This is the third of six posts dedicated to sharing one couple’s struggle to have children and then the survival of their preemie twins plus their third preemie baby.  They are currently expecting again and are taking new steps toward achieving a full-term delivery.  This is Angela’s Story.
The testing began. All of the tests [...]

Q&A: Progesterone Shots

Question from Angela:
I am starting my 17th week and will be starting the progesterone shots in two weeks. I am a little nervous because this is my first time with trying them. Did you have any side effects from the shots?
Answer:
I was pretty nervous about the progesterone shots because every doctor who told me about [...]