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jackjack07


stillborn

Date written 29/01/2010 10:42:33

Hi my name is jacqueline im 23 years old 2 weeks ago i found out my babys heart had stoped.I was 7 months we were so close to having our little boy i had to give birh on the 19/01/10 it is the hardest thing in the world having a still born and not know why. He was so little but he looked like his mum We called him Jayden. I don't know how long it will take me to ever get over this to have another child.All i can say to all the women who are having a baby love every minute of it because i did and i miss my little man with all my heart and he will always be my baby boy.

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posted in Pregnancy  |  5 Comments

Lisa


I have discovered that being a mum is nothing like I expected

Date written 18/12/2008 12:26:50

I have discovered that being a mum is nothing like I expected, and everything I wanted it to be (and sometimes everything I didn’t want it to be too!). I have just given birth 4 weeks ago to our second daughter, with our eldest not quite two yet. Needless to say we have been inundated with comments of “Well now you will know you are alive!”, or “Are you crazy?!”...and as it was an unplanned pregnancy of sorts, I must admit I definitely agreed with these cynics early in my pregnancy.
Before Katie was born, Lily was the centre of our universe and I am sure we were hers. We explained to her that Katie was coming along, and being under 2 years old we really had no idea how much she was taking in – if any of it! But she was gorgeous none the less, with kissing my belly every night as she went to bed, reading her stories in my belly, and her favourite story was titled “There’s a house inside my mummy” so I am sure she understood more than we gave her credit for. Still she cried when I held other babies, and was exceptionally jealous of other children near me so we were not sure what to expect.
However from that very first moment Lily laid eyes on Katie, it has been just adorable to watch! Whilst she has been a bit jealous and hesitant with myself at times, she has been totally nurturing and adorable with her little sister. Every morning she wakes up, kisses her sister on the forehead and says “Hello precious girl” or “Morning gorgeous” and every morning it brings tears to my eyes (part of that is hormones I am sure!)! She helps burp and feed her, change her nappy - and wants to share her breakfast with her too! So mums, even though there will still be tears and tantrums, sleep deprived nights and moments of total frustration with those older siblings, maybe they will surprise you in their capacity for being gentle and nurturing at such a young age, and I have discovered that having two is not as difficult as I thought it would be! After all when the toddler is not quite two, we still forget what sleep feels like huh mums and dads?????

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posted in Being a Mum  |  2 Comments

te84nz


what can i do

Date written 05/02/2010 00:16:46

im tracy, 26. i lost my baby girl at 32weeks in aug due to no brain movement, seizures, metabolic acidosis and birth asthmxia. i just found out im 2-3weeks pregnant with my second. what can i do to make things better or easyer
email me te84nz25@live.com.au

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LisaCallaway


Twin Boys Come 13 weeks Early

Date written 04/02/2010 15:43:50

Hi I'm Lisa and my boys were 13 weeks early.

It all started on the 2nd of April 2009 my brother was over that night by 7pm and we were doing my final fitting for my wedding dress. My wedding was set for the 4th of April 2009. That night as i was trying on the dress and Robert was fitting the dress I had a very bad dizzy spell. He caught my arm before i could fall and sat me on my bed.
He went down stairs to get me a glass of cold water and made sure that I didnt need to go to the hospital and by then the dizzy spell had passed so I told him that I would be fine.
By 10pm he had to leave as I was exhausted after working a 8hr day and all the fittings were done and he wanted to get home and have a good sleep to finish the dress by the 4th. I said night to my husband to be and went to bed.
By midnight I was busting to go to the bathroom so i got up and went. After that first time I then started getting contractions that were a minute long and 3 mins apart. I didnt know at the time that they were contractions until I started to bleed and I knew something wasnt right. So i had contractions for an hour with no idea that they were contractions as it was my first pregnacy and we hadnt covered that in the baby classes yet.
By the time I got to the hospital my contractions were still the same only intensifying. By the time the midwives got me into a room it was 1.45am on the 3rd and I was already 6cm dialated.
It was the most terrifying time of my life cause my boys were only 27 weeks and i was scared of them being born so early. Plus I was also freaking out cause of my wedding was the 4th.
I kept telling the girls that they cant come now its too early and im getting married. They thought i was making up getting married until my partner kept saying its not the gas talking its the truth.
So with my contractions still consistant and caleb was coming closer to being born they kept trying to put the birth of for as long as they could. They told my partner to call who i wanted at the hospital as these boys were coming today so he started calling my family and his. My mum thought it was a joke until she heard my labour screams in the background and so did the rest of the family.
By the time he did that and they knew the gas wasnt helping they gave me the epidural that i originally wanted. It relaxed me a little.
By the time it got to 8.30am my boys were way ready to be born. The change over was at that time so they couldnt break my waters till change over in the ICN was complete. They ultrasound my and saw caleb was in the perfect postion. By the time change over was complete my little man decided to put his hand above his head so that i had to go in for and emergency c.
Once in the theatre i had my partner with me and i was so worried about my babies I started to panic. The doctors were a fantastic group. Once both boys were out they took them too Nicu and i didnt get to see them.
By the time it was 10am i was still asking to see my babies and they kept telling me soon. By 1pm i got to see Jacob but only for a min it was so hard seeing a tiny little life in a humdicrib and only being able to touch his tiny little hand for a few seconds. I didnt get to see Caleb.
I went to the room and waited for my family to come see me. It was so hard to have my babies in the world and i couldnt be with them. I didnt get to see them until the 4th of April at 3.30pm.
The morning of the 4th I still got married although it was at the hospital in the chapel. I was proud to still be marrying the man i loved and who fathered my children. After my wedding we went up to see my little men.
That was so hard cause I couldnt pick them up and nurse them. It was so tough to cope. Seeing how tiny they were and knowing that every breath for them was a struggle.
They spent 13weeks in hospital until they were full term. The good news is that they are healthy and hope now and are now 10mths =D

It was a life changing experience but a good one. All the doctors and nurses and they Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital were fantastic and I apperciate everything they did for my little men.

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xxjadiee_babyxx


Pregnant with our first boy :)

Date written 28/01/2010 19:45:15

Well im 18 and 27 weeks pregnant, me and my partner have just successfully got a private rental and we are both 18, so hey young mums and dads to be, it is possible to get on ur feet a a young age, dont give up, it started to drag here and there but me and my partner were both so determined to be in a house together to raise this beautiful little boy the best we both can :) and our hard work paid off finally :) and being pregnant with this little miracle has been the highlight of my life so far, just feeling him kick and know that the man i love and i are blessed with his arrival soon, just puts a smile on my dial!! even tho i have just had to spend my 18th birthday 6 months preg, at least i wasnt wasted and got to enjoy it with my family and friends and also our little bubby :) *anything is possible, u just got to put the hard work in to make it possible*

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