After what seemed like a normal pregnancy, Lindsay Maglione felt stomach cramping at 27 weeks gestation and called her doctor. Those pains turned out to be contractions. She spent four days in the hospital where doctors tried to stop her premature birth. However, little Jack had another plan. Lindsay delivered him naturally with no time for an epidural. He weighed…
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Lauren Edwards was barely halfway through her pregnancy when her daughter, Ivy Lynnlee, was delivered by emergency C-section at 25 weeks at just 1.3 pounds and 11 inches long. “When you’re pregnant, you always hear about preeclampsia/HELLP syndrome but never think of actually having it,” she wrote on Instagram on the day Ivy was born. Lauren would quickly recover from…
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Overwhelmingly, Preemie Mom Camp readers loved reading about fellow preemie mom stories in August. Revisit last month’s top read stories and catch up on any tips you may have missed! 1) MY MICROPREEMIE AT AGE FIVE – PREEMIE MOM STORY REVISITED Readers loved the heartwarming tribute preemie mom Heidi Montgomery to her daughter, Elsie, who was born at 26 weeks and…
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Ashley Riehl was already feeling poorly when she visited her doctor at 27 weeks. “You may have this thing called preeclampsia. Let’s check back in two weeks,” the doctor said. She admitted herself to the hospital at 29 weeks with a blood pressure of 200/119. She was diagnosed as high-risk, transferred to another hospital and delivered her son, David, at…
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How many of you would have loved an extra pair of hands (and an extra brain!) while your baby was in NICU? Someone to help finish your nursery, research baby gear and help you get organized before baby came home? I’m raising my hand for sure! Katie Hesser, a certified baby planner and baby gear expert, launched Baby Steps Maternity…
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