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Mom to 23 weeker saying hello

kgeorge1019kgeorge1019 member
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Hi everyone, I just wanted to officially introduce myself.  I was on the February 2011 boards but mostly just lurked.. But I think I need a lot more  support after having our little peanut so I wanted to be a little more involved.

I gave birth to a 23w4d baby girl on 10/16.  I was in the hospital for 2 weeks before she was born after having a rescue cerclage put in for an incompetent cervix at 21w2d.  She was determined to come out though!  She was breech but delivered naturally still in the sac!  She is the only 23 weeker in the NICU (over 50 babies) so that is a little scary, but at the same time we know we are the underdogs and it makes us want to fight even harder.  Our daughter really is a fighter too and we are so thankful for every single day.  LIke everyone, we have been going through a complete roller coaster the last 3 weeks.  She has severe BPD, still intubated and had needed a lot of O2, but she got a new (bigger) tube yesterday and has been doing so so well with it.  She is doing great with her feeds (BM), no PDA or bleeds in the brain, so we are very thankful for these things. 

I am really encouraged to hear all of your stories and I look forward to getting to you know all better.  Good luck to everyone here! 

 Kristen

Our little peanut was born at 23w4d Lilypie Premature Baby tickers
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Re: Mom to 23 weeker saying hello

  • morganoremorganore
    Wow...Congratulations on your little miracle!!! I will keep her in my prayers. Make sure you kangaroo your little peanut as much as you can....It works miracles. 
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  • ssg73ssg73
    Wow what a little fighter.  I am glad she is doing so well.  Congrats and welcome to the board.
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  • witt0198witt0198

    Congratulations on the birth of your LO Evan was the earliest/tiniest baby in our ICU as well for his entire stay (well, as he grew he wasn't the tiniest anymore). It was a long road, and got to be hard to keep watching other go home especially at the end.,The first two years were really tough, but he's currently a happy healthy 2 1/2 yr old who's on track for everything right now.

    FWIW Evan was born at 23w 5 days according to my 7 week ultrasound, and 24w 5 days according to my dates, so very close to your LO.

    When you're ready I'd love to talk with you about a very successful treatment for cervical incompetance I recently learned about. I know it's not something you'll probably be interested in right now.

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  • jcsntms06jcsntms06 member
    Congratulations on the birth of your daughter. Keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep us posted.
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  • Kate621Kate621 member
    Congratulations on the birth of your daughter. My ds is a 25 weeker and we are still in the NICU. It is a very long, hard road but you can do it. I will be keeping your whole family and especially your precious little girl in my t&ps.
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  • thomas2013thomas2013 member
    Congrats on your LO. I am glad to hear that she is doing well. I wish you all the best and try to stay strong. Best of luck!
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  • hollerjeepgirlhollerjeepgirl member
    Wow! Congratulations to you guys! That's huge for a 23 weeker, she is definitely a fighter! Your DD is a blessing <3
    Jackson W. Holler born 12/9/10 at 7:52 a.m. He is my little miracle baby!! pPROM'ed at 23w1d and delivered at 34w Lilypie Premature Baby tickers
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  • njdcgirlnjdcgirl member

    Welcome, and congrats on your little fighter!

    My son was born 23w5d back in the end of June, and is (hopefully) close to the end of his NICU stay.  He was on the vent for one month, CPAP for a month, and still on a small bit of oxygen support now.  The NICU is a rollercoaster, and while I hate that analogy, it is true!  Good luck and hang in there!

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  • luckycookyluckycooky
    Congrats on the birth of your daughter!  It sounds like she is doing really well and I can't wait to hear about her continued growth!
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  • kgeorge1019kgeorge1019 member

    Thank you so much everyone - you are all so wonderfully supportive. 

     witt0198 - i would love to hear about the cervical incompetence treatment.  I definitely couldn't handle even thinking about it the last few weeks, but I have been thinking lately about what the potential is in the future (in the distant future at this point!)  Smile

    Our little peanut was born at 23w4d Lilypie Premature Baby tickers
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  • lemen99lemen99 member

    congrats - hugs and prayers for your little one!

    I have an IC too but delivered at 26w2d.  I'll be thinking of you!

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  • 2BWEDN20072BWEDN2007 member

    Congratulations!

    You have a long road ahead of you, but as the Mom of a healthy and thriving former 24 weeker I can assure you that miracles happen every day, even for the "underdogs". :)

    Feel free to surf through my blog. It has all the documentation of DS's NICU stay and the aftermath. He was born on 3/23/08 so if you want to start there and go forward it has lots of information. Feel free to e-mail me (address on the blog's contact page) if you have any questions or need any support!

    https://thelittlechickenwing.blogspot.com

     

    Jacob 3.23.08 * Grace 7.22.09 * Eli 7.26.11 * Annabelle 1.18.14

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