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Can you spare some prayers/thoughts/vibes? (long and about babies)
Double whammy today...
Some of you might remember me mentioning my cousin and his wife that had a miscarriage. This was pretty early on when I started posting. Anyway, they are pregnant again and she is now 20 weeks. They had an ultrasound earlier this week, found out they were having a girl, and were sent on their way. Today they got a call from the doctor. When reviewing the ultrasound from earlier this week, the doctor discovered something wrong with the baby's heart. It appears that there is a hole in the baby's heart between the ventricles and also the arteries are on one side of her heart as opposed to one on each side. She will have to have heart surgery after she is born. They won't know anything else until they see a pediatric cardiologist on Monday afternoon. To top that off, my cousin's wife is on her way to get her wisdom teeth removed.
So needless to say they need lots of thoughts/prayers/vibes...whatever you have to spare! When my mom told me I just sobbed. They have been through so much. She got pregnant the first time shortly after I found out I was pregnant so everything that I went through in pregnancy, having the boys, etc has been really hard on them because its just a reminder that they should have been doing all the same things. I was really torn between being happy about my own pregnancy and being so sad for them. When they got pregnant again it was such a blessing and they are both so happy. My cousin called me as soon as he found out it was a girl and sounded like he was on cloud nine. My heart is breaking for them and I hope they get good news on Monday.
And I have someone else that needs thoughts/prayers/vibes...a co-worker's wife is pregnant with twin boys and has had trouble with her cervix thinning. She is only 21 weeks. She was put on bedrest last week. Well, they went to the doctor this week and they did an ultrasound while checking her cervix and everytime they pressed on her belly her cervix opened. She is now on hospital bedrest. They are hoping to at least get to 24 weeks. At 24 weeks she will get the steroid shots. If they can make it to 25 weeks the babies have a 30% chance of survival. They really want her to make it to at least 28 weeks. At that point they would let her leave the hospital.
What an emotional day it's been. My co-workers probably think I'm crazy because I've been sitting here crying for half the day. I need a 
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Re: Can you spare some prayers/thoughts/vibes? (long and about babies)
Tyler Anthony arrived on 9.21.09
The Chronicles of Justin and Tyler
I will be praying for tightly closed cervixes and a good visit with the cardiologist! It humbles me how some people are just dealt a rough hand and how they are able to persevere with hope and dignity. Best of luck to all of them!
Wow, will definitely be thinking of them.
Also, if you want a severe cardiac vessel / hole in heart success story, PM with your email and I will send you one. It sucks, but my cousin's little boy is happy, healthy, active and turning 12 this month!
I'm so sorry for all of the bad news. That's got to be hard. We'll keep all three little babies and their families in our prayers.
My cousin's newborn daughter had open heart surgery back in February or March. Her heart problems came as a total surprise after she was born but she is now happy, healthy and thriving!
Sending lots of hugs to you too for your rough day.
Photos courtesy of Jen Rose Photography