| Name: sheila gaughan | Date: Oct 23rd, 2007 2:02 PM |
hi damaris,
my prayers are with you, my baby was born at 28 weeks and we spent 10 weeks in hospital, my baby was 2 1/2 pounds and is now 2 y old and a perfectly healthy baby, so theres light at the end of the tunnel, stay strong and god bless you and your baby and family
x ↑ |
| Name: nat | Date: Oct 25th, 2007 4:58 AM |
| high i had baby at 32 weeks nearly lost him because nearly didnt get him out in time he is now 10 weeks and fit as a fiddle he is in my prayers if u need to talk my email is [email protected] ↑ |
| Name: Leolion | Date: Oct 30th, 2007 11:12 PM |
Hello,
I had a baby boy in March of this year at 25 weeks, 1lb. 12oz. He was in the NICU for 5 months. It was a very long, very scary, stressful rollercoaster ride, but he is home now and doing incredibly well. These babies have such a strong will to live and they do eventually grow up. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.....really anything at all. You will need support through your months ahead. My thoughts are with you an your son. You can reach me at [email protected]
Be well. ↑ |
| Name: caron sykes | Date: Oct 31st, 2007 6:40 AM |
Hi
My name is Caron Sykes and my seventeen year old daughter has just had her first baby daughter,Grace Angel, at 25 weeks pregnant.
She was born by emergency caeserian due to pre eclampsia.
What an emotional rollercoaster already, she is four days old today Wednesday 31st october 2007.
My daughter only saw her for the first time yesterday Grace had to be transfered to a neo natal unit with space for her and mum Charlotte was too poorly to travel.
Would love to hear from anyone who has gone through this experience ↑ |
| Name: krissy | Date: Oct 31st, 2007 7:00 PM |
| hello am name is krissy i had a 24 week little boy on 08-21-07 he had 4 surgies and we had to make the decision to pull his tube out on 10-09-07as he was not getting better he was 7 weeks old his name was christian troy rodriguez trying again for a nother i have lost 2 before but not delivered how do i go on with out him ↑ |
| Name: krissy | Date: Oct 31st, 2007 7:05 PM |
| please if anyone has been where i am please contact me at [email protected] just need a friend that knows where i am at ↑ |
| Name: ellie | Date: Nov 6th, 2007 1:37 PM |
| im doing a research project on premature babies at college im doing a access to midwifery course. would you be able to keep me updated on your son and im sure he will do fine as there is alot of help out there x ↑ |
| Name: Salome | Date: Nov 16th, 2007 3:37 AM |
Hello everyone,
The University Of Florida has put together GatorWalk, a walk to raise money to help fund research on premature babies and to help premature babies. We are trying to raise money for this great cause so that in the future more will be known about why prematurity occurs and how to prevent it and have all babies born healthy. If any of you would like to donate to this cause, you can do so at www.walkamerica.com/habitat. Thank you.
Please donate by November 17th because we are walking on the 18th and will be unable to collect any more donations after this date. ↑ |
| Name: ellie_riley | Date: Nov 16th, 2007 1:25 PM |
| Name: Russ | Date: Nov 18th, 2007 2:18 AM |
| Has anyone had a 30 week given steroids for there lungs ↑ |
| Name: sabrina | Date: Nov 21st, 2007 4:06 AM |
| HI DAMARIS I WAS LOOKING ONLINE TO FIND HELP ON HOW TO PREVENT PREMATURE BIRTH AND CAME ACROSS ALL OF THE SUPPORT LETTERS EVERYONE SENT YOU. I READ ALL OF THEM BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WOULDN 'T SAY ANYTHING TO DISCOURAGE, BUT ENCOURAGE YOU. I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH. I WENT THROUGH THE SAME THING 3 1/2 WKS AGO. ON OCTOBER 27, 2007 I GAVE BIRTH TO MY BABY GIRL NYLAH 1 POUND AND 1 OUNCE. SHE WAS 23 AND 1 DAY EARLY. I WASN'T DUE UNTIL FEBRUARY 22, 2008. I FELT ALL OF THE SIGNS THAT NIGHT OF A PREMATURE BIRTH AND WHEN I MADE IT TO THE HOSPITAL NOT LESS THAN AN HOUR I HAD DILATED 6cm. WHEN I GOT THE NEWS THAT NYLAH WAS COMING EARLY MY WHOLE BODY WENT INTO SHOCK. I THOUGHT WHAT HAVE I DONE TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. I HAD TO LEARN THAT GOD HAS A REASON FOR EVERYTHING, AND CERTAIN THINGS WE AS HUMANS CAN NOT CONTROL. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I FELT HELPLESS AND HOPELESS @ TIMES BECAUSE I WOULD WATCH HER FIGHT FOR HER LIFE AND I COULD DO NOTHING. FOR THE FIRST 10 DAYS SHE WAS IMPROVING MORE AND MORE. HER OXYGEN STAYED LOW. HER LUNGS WHERE DEVELOPING BETTER EVERYDAY. THE ONLY CONCERN I HAD WAS THAT SHE HAD A LEVEL 4 BLEEDING ON BOTH SIDES ON HER BRAIN. I PRAYED ALL DAY AND NIGHT THAT GOD WOULD HEAL HER BODY. I NAMED EVERY PART OF HER BODY THAT I WANTED HIM TO HEAL. BUT ON NOVEMBER 7, 2007 I SAID A SPECIAL PRAY THAT NIGHT BEFORE GOING TO BED. I ASK GOD TO HEAL HER AND MAKE HER WHOLE AND I TOLD HIM I PUT NYLAH IN HIS HANDS AND IF SHE WAS GOING TO SUFFER HERE ON EARTH FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE I ASKED GOD TO TAKE HER. DON'T GET ME WRONG I WANTED TO DO THE MOTHER DAUGHTER THINGS WITH HER SHE WAS MY FIRST CHILD. I WANTED TO EXPERIENCE THAT MOTHER DAUGHTER BOND BUT GOD PEEKS INTO OUR FURTURE AND HE KNOWS WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T HANDLE. THAT NIGHT I WENT TO BED FEELING LIKE EVERYTHING WAS GONNA BE ALRIGHT GOD HAD IT ALL IN CONTROL. ON THE NEXT MORNING NOVEMBER 8, 2007, 5:00 a.m. THE HOSPITAL CALLED ME AND TOLD THAT NYLAH WAS HAD A ROUGH NIGHT AND SHE WAS HAVING A ROUGH MORNING AND THAT I NEED TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL ASAP. WHEN I MADE IT THERE SHE LOOKED LIKE DEATH BUT DAMARIS I COULDN'T CRY OR DO ANYTHING. THEY HAD HER ON 100% OXYGEN I KNEW THEN THAT SHE WAS GONE. I HAD ALREADY TALKED TO GOD ABOUT HER SOUL THE NIGHT BEFORE SO HE PREPARED ME FOR HER DEATH. WHEN I SAW HERE SHE LOOKED SO PEACEFUL I FELT SO HAPPY. THAT SHE WASN'T IN PAIN ANYMORE AND THAT SHE IS IN A FAR BETTER PLACE. YES I MISS HER DEARLY THERE ARE SOMETIMES THAT I CRY. BUT SHE HAS MADE ME A STRONGER PERSON. SHE BROUGHT OUT THE TIGER IN ME AND EVERYTHING I DO, I DO FOR GOD AND I DO FOR NYLAH. I KNOW AT A TIME LIKE THIS YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT GOD GOD GOD , BUT DAMARIS HE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS GOING TO BE THERE FOR U WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS THERE. WE AS PEOPLE CAN WRITE TO YOU TO ENCOURAGE YOU AND PRAY FOR YOU BUT GOD HAS EVERYTHING IN HIS HANDS. AND THERE IS NOTHING TO HARD FOR HIM TO DO. JUST PRAY AND TELL HIM ECXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT HIM TO DO FOR YOUR BABY. HE CAN STILL PERFORM MIRACLES. EVEN THOUGH I DON'T KNOW YOU I CAN FEEL YOUR PAIN. I LOVE YOU AND I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. YOU BE ENCOURAGED AND KEEP YOUR HEAD UP TRUST IN GOD AND WATCH WHAT HE DOES FOR YOU. MY EMAIL ADRESS IS [email protected] IF YOU NEED TO EMAIL ME. ↑ |
| Name: Andrena | Date: Dec 5th, 2007 12:27 PM |
| Hi i just had a premature babygirl Dec.03.07 at 25 weeks im just scared for her shes breathing on her own and i just wanted someone to talk to..but so far shes doing great so that makes me happy ↑ |
| Name: ewa | Date: Dec 15th, 2007 12:37 AM |
| Name: melanie | Date: Jan 9th, 2008 5:37 PM |
| hi my little girl was born on the 4th dec at 24 weeks i know how you feel her lungs have collapsed they did not hold much hope for her but yesturday she was put on cpap and touch wood is coping well ↑ |
| Name: Nanci Harris | Date: Jan 12th, 2008 4:16 AM |
I need all the information that I can get.
My friend just gave birth at 5 mos. I could not
get over the mother was able to have the baby in her
arms. I thought at 1 lb He would be incubated and
have oxygen among other medical things.
If you have any information that could help
Thankyou
Nanci ↑ |
| Name: arda | Date: Jan 16th, 2008 6:33 AM |
| I JUST HAD A 25 WK BABY BOY. I AM VERY SCARED AS WELL:( HE WEIGHED 1 IL. 15 OZ. PLS KEEP ARDA IN YOUR PRAYERS. AS WELL AS MANY OTHER PREMIES. ↑ |
| Name: Katie | Date: Jan 16th, 2008 4:21 PM |
| Hi my name is katie and i am 21 years old i had a little boy called billy-james who was 14 weeks prem he weighed 1lb 9oz and died just 7 days after being born that was coming upto three years now but i still feel so guilty that i couldnt do anything for him and that i was the one who made the decision to turn his life support off as the docs told me he was going to die and i wanted him to die in my arm rather than on the machine. if there is someone who has been throught a similar situation please can you email me on [email protected] ↑ |
| Name: Tracy | Date: Jan 19th, 2008 11:30 PM |
| My heart goes out to all of you. I am writing this with tears rolling down my face. You are so brave and your sons and daughters are a credit to you. My twins were born at 25weeks+2 weighing 1lb 6 and 1lb 9 and after 100 days in hospital (2 at one point)they both came home and are now 2yrs 9months and are doing brilliant. I remember the rollercoaster ride as if it was yesterday. I thank God we were allowed off safely. Thinking of you all. ↑ |
| Name: alison duncan | Date: Jan 24th, 2008 12:09 AM |
| i to had a premature boy born at 25 weeks +1 day and i wont lie to you every day while they are in hospital it is a emotional roller coaster by the hopital staff are great my son is 4 now and is leading a normal life with no disabilitys at all abit of astma but thats all ↑ |
| Name: alison duncan | Date: Jan 24th, 2008 12:39 AM |
| i thought id tell you my story my son was born at home with out no medical help just me we was taken to the hospital where they cut the cord then whisked him off he was very poorly hypothermia and imature lungs my husband and i was advised that he wouldnt last by the next day he was taken to another hospital where we had him baptised we spent may hours sitting by his incubater listening and watching the machines keeping ou son alive he then developed septacimia and we was told again his chance of serviving was 30% he pulled through then he developed a blood clot on the brain again he was given a small chance of serviving my son was ony 25weeks when he was born and it is very emotional my husband and i stayed strong for each other and talked everything through . [email protected] . ↑ |
| god is in charge of you and the baby life just have faith i was a premature and im doing just fine im 25wks preganant with my 4 child allow god to come in and work his miricale on you and your baby heart doctors said that i would have clerbal prasley, down syndome, and god turn it around for me he will do the same for you. ↑ |
| Name: Lolita | Date: Jan 27th, 2008 1:41 AM |
| Name: poohbear | Date: Jan 29th, 2008 10:20 PM |
| Name: sri | Date: Feb 1st, 2008 5:19 PM |
| hi i am so sorry to hear about your baby i'll be praying for you and your baby ↑ |
| Name: annalee | Date: Feb 7th, 2008 5:18 AM |
| I too have just had a 25 week prem. now 3 weeks old. Its is a very scary and heartbreaking experience. I hope for the best for your baby and you. ↑ |
| Name: Jen | Date: Feb 14th, 2008 9:41 PM |
| I had a baby girl born at 23 weeks possibly 22 weeks they are not sure, she is now 4 i will talk to you ↑ |
| Name: joel | Date: Feb 26th, 2008 11:33 AM |
| my wife is just 20 weeks pregnant and just recently give birth. Will the baby survived?or if the baby survived, will it be healthy? ↑ |
| Name: Karla | Date: Mar 1st, 2008 2:32 AM |
| I worked in Labor and Delivery and the world's youngest baby to survive was 20 weeks (i think that's what they said it was). As sad as it is to say, No I do not think a 20 weeker would survive and if it did, it would suffer severe neuological problems. I will pray for you and your child, as well as everyone on here. ↑ |
| Name: Melanie | Date: Mar 6th, 2008 2:34 AM |
| Hi there Damaris and all - I too had my beautiful baby girl prematurely at 25 weeks 840gms. 98 days in hospial - Near death at 6 days old - ventilated and down to 600 gms, then on CPAP until week 36 - she came home with me on her due date after amazing all the doctors. All I can say is, take each day by day and at times when things are bad - take 15 minutes at a time - it's entirely up to the baby (with assistance of course) and every baby is different in their progress. At times I wondered why my baby had so much trouble coming off CPAP then all of a sudden she was off, no oxygen and took straight to feeding. Now at 29 weeks old (15 corrected) she weighs 7 kg, 67cm long and even the doctors can't believe she was a 25 weeker. Only a premmie mum can understand what it's like to live this experience - my thoughts are with you all and what you have been or are going through... ↑ |
| Name: shelby | Date: Mar 12th, 2008 12:27 AM |
| Name: Leonardo | Date: Mar 12th, 2008 4:36 PM |
| I just recieved a call from my girlfriends mother that i was going to be a dad this morning. After everything that we have been through together this last week i thank God for being there for us. We ( gfriend and I ) has planned to go on vacation to Puerto Rico, but God made plans for us in Miami. We has a light from Denver to Miami and then from Miami to Puerto Rico. We had t call emergency as soon as we landed at the airport in Miami. They took us to Palmetto Hospital where she was taken care of. She hads experienced bleeding during the flight due to a fibroid that was against her placenta. The Docotor examined her because of her cramping and bleeding. She was given medication to help relieve the pain and also put her on an IV. I was with her the entire week at the hospital. She was 25 weeks at the time and was y cm dilated when whe was brought in. I t was a very stress ful situation, the fact that we had no relatives or friends in Miami and were told that it could be days or even several weeks before she delivered. While at the hospital she her cramps continued to get worse, but her bleeding eventually went away. Our Dr. came back ad told us that we had to be transferred to another hospital , because they did not have the facility for level 3 NICU for premature babies. Since our stay there at Palmetto, i want to give my thanks to all the nurses and Dr. that help take care of her . We were treated extremely well and everyone there really showed there concerns for out situation. At the time i rented a car so i could get around for the entire week we were there . On Sunday the next week she was transferred to Holtz Childrens Hospital. I followed her there and stayed next to her for another two days. She was treated with more fluids and penicillin to help stop te bleeding and the cramping. Her mother was flew down from NC to come see her. At the time i was stressed out with lack of sleep knowing that i had to get back to Denver. When here mother arrived i had booked a flight to Denver. When i arrived , the next morning i was given a call that her water broke last night and that she was going into preterm labor . This morning i found out that she had delivered the baby . So i am now a proud father of a newborn. From reading everyone's response to Damaris, i am very greatful to hear that everyone's positive response has helped me boost my spirits and get through this difficult situation, I know God will be looking over ( Adrian) my son who will get through this healthy and strong. I know that life is not in our control but in God's. All we can do is hope and pray everything will be ok. To anyone going through this difficult situation i want to give them my best wishes and prayers and let them know everything will turn out the way God intended. God Bless everyone and all the mothers that are goin through this same difficult situation. ↑ |
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