Posted on November 13, 2015
Adam was born by caesarian July 3, 2003 after a normal pregnancy that lasted 39 weeks. He wasn’t breathing properly at birth and had to be intubated – he spent two weeks in the hospital. During that time he was diagnosed with Bi-Lateral Vocal Cord Palsy (his vocal cords were not opening or closing as … Read MorePosted on November 13, 2015
After waiting and worrying for many months, we were told, on October 4th 2012, that our little girl is affected by FOXG1 syndrome, a very rare disease. FOXG1 is a genetic disease that has its share of challenges: severe motor delays, microcephaly, severe hypotonia, convulsions that take the form of muscle spasms (West syndrome), abnormal … Read MorePosted on November 13, 2015
Morgan’s story begins before she was born. We had reproductive assistance getting pregnant with both of our kids, and I experienced two miscarriages between them. By the time I became pregnant with Morgan, I was 35 (Advanced Maternal Age), had two previous losses, and had blood clot issues, so it was classified as a high … Read MorePosted on November 13, 2015
Hi, I’m Sian, and this is my story… Our first daughter, Holly, was born after 8 years of infertility and IVF treatment. We had been told that we would need further IVF if we wanted to have any more children; so imagine our shock when we discovered I was pregnant naturally at the age of … Read MorePosted on November 13, 2015
Jack was born on December 10th 2009 with the help of a surrogate. We were told to expect an 8 lb plus baby from his 30 week scan but when he was born by elective cesarean section at 39 weeks he weighed 6 lb 10oz and looked tiny. He was my husband’s first child, but … Read MorePosted on November 13, 2015
Our journey with Dylon began in February 2008 when I found out I was Pregnant. He is my 3rd child, but my husband’s first so we were very excited. The pregnancy couldn’t have gone any better until August 5th when I went into labor 6 weeks early. I was admitted to the hospital and given … Read MorePosted on November 13, 2015
Sheldon was born April 17, 2013 after an uneventful and relatively easy pregnancy and delivery. He failed his newborn hearing test in the hospital but we were not overly concerned. He passed the hearing test at the audiologist when he was 3 weeks old and we thought everything was fine. He slept a lot during … Read MorePosted on November 13, 2015
Carlie was born on June 5, 2012. From the start things were not quite right with our angel. She had jaundice and feeding issues. At 3 weeks, the crying started, and it didn’t stop. We knew something was wrong with her, but people kept telling us things like, “babies cry, it is what they do”. … Read MorePosted on November 13, 2015
Bronwyn was born August 18, 2011. Despite being on bedrest for six weeks before her birth due to high maternal blood pressure, the pregnancy was rather uneventful. Bronwyn was frank breech, therefore a C-section was necessary. No complications were experienced with her birth, other than needing oxygen for an hour or so after birth. Bronwyn passed … Read MorePosted on November 13, 2015
Natalia is my second born. I had a normal pregnancy and she was a scheduled c-sectionbecause my first born was an emergency c-section. She was born November 12, 2010 at 7 lbs 14ozs and 19 1/2 inches long. At first I saw she crossed her eyes a lot, but this is normal. I have seen … Read More