Remembering my first post on the Preemie Boards...

urbanflowerpot

I think of this whenever someone announces that they've joined our group & thought I'd share because it's humorous to me now that it's 'history':

The night I had DS was the scariest night of my life. My water had broken in the early hours of morning & I was waiting tables on a busy Saturday night while I was in labor & didn't know it. The pain from my endo/ovarian cysts is so terrible that I may as well be in labor again as I sit here writing this.

When I was in the ambulance they broke it to me that I was having contractions.

15 minutes later I was pushing.

15 minutes after that DS slid out.

My pg had been textbook so I didn't know anything about preemies.

Two days later I put my waitressing clothes back on & was discharged with an empty womb and terror in my heart. I came home to TB & posted because that was all I could think to do...

You ladies left me the sweetest, cheeriest comments like "congratulations!" well wishes, etc...and I thought I was nuts (or all of you were!) - I was like uhhh congrats on what?? my baby is a tiny twig! PANIC! After watching the posts here over the next week my nerves calmed. NICU is terrifying, but it's not as scary as I thought looking back. I even have fond memories - lots of fond memories. When ladies join us I'm excited for their them & their babies (concerned, too, but happy - you know!) - just like all of you were for me.

There is no point to this post other than I wanted to share. Who knows, perhaps there is a lurker out there who is terrified and might feel a little better after reading that we've all been there before.

Denesdia

Thank you for sharing. I am not sure what I posted when I first joined, but you made me curious enough to look for it.  I remember not quite fitting in on the Trimester boards before DD came, but felt like I was right at home from the first time I took the courage to post on this board. 

You have a way with words and pictures, urbanflowerpot!

urbanflowerpot

Denesdia:

Thank you for sharing. I am not sure what I posted when I first joined, but you made me curious enough to look for it.  I remember not quite fitting in on the Trimester boards before DD came, but felt like I was right at home from the first time I took the courage to post on this board. 

You have a way with words and pictures, urbanflowerpot!

You're welcome & thank you, too!

It's the only board I feel comfortable on now...3-6 mo.? Yeah, right!

kck329

Annnnd I'm crying. I remember this day and it was so close to C's birth that I doubt I even responded at that point. Its amazing how far they have come!

And I agree, this is the only board I feel comfortable on now too. 3-6 months/May 2011/etc....just not the right fit anymore.

JakesBride07

I remember my first post too...I was terrified and all of these well wishes and congratulations were overwhelming in the best way.

katie4253

This made me go back and look at my first post.  I posted from the hospital telling you all that I was going to have a preemie.  So many people posted and gave me encouragement and positive stories.  Then when he was born, I posted again and got lots of congrats.  Then there was the post when he was 2 days old about me worrying about clothes.  One of the uptight nurses told me I needed to get clothes for him when he was 2 days old.  Several of you were annoyed at my nurse for saying anything to me about clothes.  Looking back, I am annoyed too!  He didn't wear clothes for a month.  Talking to me about clothes on day 2 was not the best move on her part!

Lots of memories!