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My cousin, Lauren and her husband, Dave tried for three years to get pregnant. She suffered several miscarriages and finally, last year announced that she had hit the 12-week mark and their baby would be born at the end of March this year.
Yesterday morning at around 4AM her water broke and the umbilical cord and one of the baby's feet protruded. They drove to the nearest hospital (not the hospital where they had planned to deliver, nor with staff they had seen before) where they received prompt attention and the baby (a boy) was born around 7:15 AM. We were all elated thinking everything went well.
A few hours later my mom called me and told me that the baby had to be revived upon delivery. My cousin has a moderate bicornuate uterus (it has a membrane that sort-of separates it into two chambers). It seems that the baby was "stuck" in the one chamber before delivery and was without oxygen for an unknown period of time. Once revived, the baby did cry (a good sign), but whatever newborn tests they perform were just "OK." Not bad, but not good either. No one has yet held the baby (which I think is terrible, but I am hopeful that the doctors have a good reason for this) and he is not to be stimulated in any way. He is breathing on his own and managing his own temperature, but he is in an isolated basinette with a few monitors. They are going to re-assess him sometime today.
Apologies for the long note, but any positive, healing and caring thoughts sent out to and for my cousin and her husband and their dear son would be much appreciated. (The baby is still nameless -- they both wanted to meet him before naming him and as this hasn't really happened yet, he remains "Baby G.")
Thanks!
Need Some Positive Thoughts, Please! Update in post #23
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Posted 17 March 2013 - 04:05 PM
I'll certainly be sending lots of prayers and postivie thoughts Jennifer. Hugs!
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Posted 17 March 2013 - 05:07 PM
What a sad and distressing story - I hope it works out well for everyone.
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Posted 17 March 2013 - 05:19 PM
oh Jen, how scary! Praying for Baby G and his Mom & Dad.
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Posted 17 March 2013 - 06:32 PM
How frightening, Jennifer - sending positive thoughts and prayers for Mom and Dad and Baby "G" - I hope they do let them hold him very soon!
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Posted 17 March 2013 - 07:03 PM
Praying things go well for Baby G and for the family too.
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Posted 17 March 2013 - 07:59 PM
Thinking of you all at this worrying time and sending lots of healing energy to the little babe and his family. Kay
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Posted 17 March 2013 - 09:19 PM
my prayers are with Baby G and your family.
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Posted 17 March 2013 - 09:27 PM
Sending prayers for Baby G.
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Posted 17 March 2013 - 11:35 PM
May angels of strength and healing be with "Baby G" and his parents, and may angels of wisdom and healing guide his medical team.
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Posted 18 March 2013 - 01:56 AM
I will be thinking of your cousin and little baby G and sending hugs too, I know first hand how scary this can be.
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Posted 18 March 2013 - 02:23 AM
Adding my thoughts and prayers for this family. How sad and stressful this must be.
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Posted 18 March 2013 - 09:19 AM
Adding my prayers for Baby G and family.
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Posted 18 March 2013 - 09:34 AM
UPDATE:
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR THOUGHTS!!!!
My cousin was able to begin cuddling her DS yesterday evening and now they cannot be pried apart with a crowbar! LOL He is still in NICU, but she can see him whenever she wants. The doctor said that someone must be watching out for her and that baby because she could not believe that the baby she delivered Saturday morning was the same baby of yesterday afternoon. She (the doctor) is unwilling to make a prognosis as to whether there is (or the degree of) any brain damage from lack of oxygen, but he is much improved. He is not sucking, yet, but they are feeding him expressed colostrum (from my cousin) via a nasal feeding tube and she is spending lots of time holding him and trying to get him to latch and nurse.
Will keep you posted!
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR THOUGHTS!!!!
My cousin was able to begin cuddling her DS yesterday evening and now they cannot be pried apart with a crowbar! LOL He is still in NICU, but she can see him whenever she wants. The doctor said that someone must be watching out for her and that baby because she could not believe that the baby she delivered Saturday morning was the same baby of yesterday afternoon. She (the doctor) is unwilling to make a prognosis as to whether there is (or the degree of) any brain damage from lack of oxygen, but he is much improved. He is not sucking, yet, but they are feeding him expressed colostrum (from my cousin) via a nasal feeding tube and she is spending lots of time holding him and trying to get him to latch and nurse.
Will keep you posted!
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Posted 18 March 2013 - 10:20 AM
blessings of healing on this dear little baby and parents. I had a friend with that and doctor found it after the c-sec and was surprised the baby made it too. (he grew up and is now at the AF academy in CO).
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Posted 18 March 2013 - 06:38 PM
Baby G has a name!
Ryder Drew G*****!!!! Dave (his proud papa) just updated that they should all be going home in a day or two! I guess the prognosis is cautiously optimistic...
He weighed 6 lbs. and was 18" long at birth -- a little peanut./>
Thank you again for all of your kind thoughts!! ♥
Ryder Drew G*****!!!! Dave (his proud papa) just updated that they should all be going home in a day or two! I guess the prognosis is cautiously optimistic...
He weighed 6 lbs. and was 18" long at birth -- a little peanut.
/>Thank you again for all of your kind thoughts!! ♥
