Pre-eclampsia after

So this month is ending and I wanted to do one more post on pre-eclampsia and what it means to me.  I am not a doctor, just a pre-eclampsia survivor. So anything I write is just what happened to me,by no means universal. My first pregnancy I had gestational diabetes. My pressure was fine. After [...]

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10 things I got from the NICU

My second child was a preemie. I like to share my thoughts and feelings about this experience to help other who may be going through the same thing. 1.Schedules are cool. I never thought I would get a positive experience from having a NICU baby, but when she came home, she was on a schedule [...]

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Pre-e and what I felt

I had pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome. My baby was born 6 weeks early and spent time in the NICU. You are a crazy field of emotions in any pregnancy and birth, compound that with being sick and in my case I was just sad and disappointed. At the time of birth and the time in [...]

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10 things pre-eclampsia taught me

May is pre-eclampsia awareness month and as a survivor I want to do all I can to help others be aware of this condition. Here is my list of 10 things pre-eclampsia taught me: 1. Life is not planned. You can prep for a baby all you want and get ready, but when you develop [...]

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Pics yes please

So I had sever pre-eclampsia and HELLP. My baby was born early, she was whisked off to the NICU and I saw her for all of 5 seconds before they took her away and work on me and my pressure. Like other moms who deliver early for any number of reasons, I did not get [...]

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miss you

My youngest was a preemie. I don’t know if it’s a preemie thing or if it’s just a second child thing, but she needs to have me in her sight at all times. She has separation anxiety when I leave her at school or sometimes if I go run some errands and she is staying [...]

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you never know

I am a preemie mamma.  My baby was 6 weeks early, because I had pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome.  She was small, but not like super small.  Her lungs were not where they should be, she was not keen on eating and we had some problems.  But she came home a few weeks later.  Ask any [...]

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Preemie a blessing

When I had my preemie, I would never have thought life would one day get easier and back to normal.  But it does. That first Christmas 3 years ago she was still so tiny, now she’s big for her age and all over the place.  Amazing. What a blessing. When I came home without my [...]

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It’s Preemie Day

Today is prematurity worldwide awareness day. Here’s some more information on this day from the March of Dimes and while you are there consider making a donation, they do wonders for preemies.  http://www.marchofdimes.com/mission/prematurity_wpd.html How do I know it’s worldwide preemie day you ask?  Because I’m a mama to a preemie.  My 36 weeker, was a [...]

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Teary eyed when I see a preemie

Gosh this post is outdated, but something I wanted to get out there.  I can not see a preemie without getting teary eyed and without going right back there to the NICU in my memories.  I am so happy that pampers started including preemies in their print ads.  It reminds me of how tiny and [...]

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