tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post1517799907110701393..comments2024-03-17T00:31:57.558-04:00Comments on Unremarkable Files: Becoming a NICU Mom: My StoryJenny Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-76376942393229083772018-02-18T16:57:24.380-05:002018-02-18T16:57:24.380-05:00I had two children, both born early, both times I ...I had two children, both born early, both times I had to leave the hospital alone. It was horrible, altho I knew they'd be ok. Fast forward 25 years... I had to leave the hospice room where my son's body lay. He died of complications of a brain tumor. That was crushing. I have a wonderful daughter and two grandsons who I see often and hug them and think of my son. I'm glad all turned Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-65604618152345368602016-12-08T23:40:02.720-05:002016-12-08T23:40:02.720-05:00Oh wow I am so glad you posted about this! Don'...Oh wow I am so glad you posted about this! Don't worry, I'm not scared by it, but I also have placenta previa this pregnancy, and I may need a c- section (it's close so they're checking one more time at 36 weeks). Your story is super traumatic and as much as I pray we don't have to go through such a terrible time, it's nice to know that people DO recover from c-sections. Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498551100255989367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-32615488427860209202016-03-03T07:39:01.369-05:002016-03-03T07:39:01.369-05:00I can only imagine how tiny he must have been. Tha...I can only imagine how tiny he must have been. That must have been so hard! HELLP syndrome is no joke, I'm sure you felt like you won the lottery in reverse with a rare complication like that...Jenny Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-86357966693324733392016-03-03T06:57:10.052-05:002016-03-03T06:57:10.052-05:00Fellow NICU mama here. My kiddo was in for 2 mont...Fellow NICU mama here. My kiddo was in for 2 months and that was at least a month less than predicted. He was born at 29.5 weeks so we knew we were in for a long stay. (HELLP Syndrome sucks.)jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567286104645119169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-85586744812511339562015-11-15T21:32:54.775-05:002015-11-15T21:32:54.775-05:00Leaving empty-handed is the worst. They never ment...Leaving empty-handed is the worst. They never mentioned the big scary name to me, I'll have to look that up. Glad both of our "preemie" stories had happy endings.Jenny Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-90328190976070963362015-11-15T20:59:33.273-05:002015-11-15T20:59:33.273-05:00I had almost the exact same experience with our se...I had almost the exact same experience with our second child. She was born at 38 weeks, via scheduled C-section. She too had the surfactant issue (I believe it's called Hylin-Membrane Disease but don't quote me) and ended up in the NICU for 8 days. They kept telling me she was technically a "premie" because of the lung thing, even though she weighed 8 pounds. Leaving the Cyndinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-6068167169274007822015-11-13T08:33:52.374-05:002015-11-13T08:33:52.374-05:00Glad everything turned out for you, too! I hope ev...Glad everything turned out for you, too! I hope everything keeps looking up.Jenny Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-38498866459085363282015-11-13T08:32:57.479-05:002015-11-13T08:32:57.479-05:00Thanks for reading. It took a while to be able to ...Thanks for reading. It took a while to be able to write about it, but I think it's time.Jenny Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-24420553061463381922015-11-13T08:09:51.337-05:002015-11-13T08:09:51.337-05:00Oh, Jenny, thank you for sharing about this heartb...Oh, Jenny, thank you for sharing about this heartbreaking, terrifying time. How thankful I am that you now have a healthy little guy to enjoy! We, too, had a nicu stay when our 5th full-term baby (also delivered by c-section) started having seizures on day 3 just as the nurses were processing our dismissal paperwork. Our situation was pretty different from yours but we now have a healthy Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882070880549761982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-43054152303162624962015-11-13T00:17:08.378-05:002015-11-13T00:17:08.378-05:00This brought me to tears. Such a sweet and emotion...This brought me to tears. Such a sweet and emotional story. Thanks for being willing to share it with the world to learn from. :)Chaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459011708977139655noreply@blogger.com