getting to know you poll

mrspaul07

1. Abigail

2. Lily-born at 31 w 6 d.  She is now 5 and 1/2 months.  She was born early due to sudden onset HELLP.

3. NC

4. I was a history major in college and would love to move to Charleston, SC.

5. Becoming a preemie mom has taught me patience.

mrsjrmiller

1) What's your first name? Arika

2) Give us a short summary of your children's names, how early they were born, how old they are now, and why they were born early.

? Ethan almost 15 months born at 27 wks due to severe pre -e

? Pg with baby #2 - a girl, Lauren

3)  Where are you from? NC

4) Tell us something else about yourself I am a graphic designer for a home decor company

5) Fill in the blank:

Becoming a preemie mom has taught me to trust the Lord wholeheartedly. That premature birth doesn't discriminate and that given the chance, I would not trade Ethan's birth and rough road - it brought me DH and I closer that I ever thought possible and made us both great parents with a true appreciation of our miracle.

ShanaNChris

1) What's your first name? Shana

2) Give us a short summary of your children's names, how early they were born, how old they are now, and why they were born early. Lily, 31 weeks, due to severe pre-e and HELLP, also had (and still have) a blood clot in my left arm that all seemed to surface at the same time.

3)  Where are you from? Milwaukee

4) Tell us something else about yourself? My DH and whole family call me Shaney Delaney, I have a BFA in Graphic Design. I work at a school district that I love, but am not really doing much in terms of my field, that used to bother me a little, but since having Lily, I really could care less about my job.

5) Fill in the blank:

Becoming a preemie mom has taught me __________.

So much....I use to plan my whole life out, down to details and when everything "didn't go the way it was supposed to" I realized that you can't always prepare or plan for everything. To cherish every blessed moment I have with Lily. That me and DH have a much stonger relationship than I even knew or could ever have imagined. That I was meant to be a mom. That I have to let people's comments roll off my back. To not judge decisions other parents make.  

lstaylor73

1) What's your first name?  Laura

2) Give us a short summary of your children's names, how early they were born, how old they are now, and why they were born early.  Cameron & Evan, born at 28wks 6days due to IUGR in Evan's placenta and umbilical cord, they are now 14mos old actual/11mos adjusted.

3)  Where are you from?  Maryland

4) Tell us something else about yourself  I used to be an HR generalist and loved it, now a SAHM.  I used to recruit medical staff, recruit telemarketers, and manage megaplex movie theatres

5) Fill in the blank:

Becoming a preemie mom has taught me  that there is an amazing group of people in this world, many of whom I may never meet in real life, that I can not imagine not talking to every day just so that I can get through every day.  Those people are the ladies on this board and on the Mulitples board.  The rest of the world can never understand what it's like to walk in our shoes.

njkaren

1. Karen

2. Brandon was born at 26 weeks 1 day because of PROM on his twin sister at 19 1/2 weeks.  I lost her at 20 1/2 weeks and held onto Brandon for 5 1/2 more weeks when I started to bleed from his sister's placenta. He went into distress and had to be born. He is now 11 months actual, 8 months corrected.

3. NJ

4. I am a kindergarten teacher. I took this year off to stay home with Brandon but unfortunately will be going back to work in September.

5. to celebrate life