Comments on Life With Eliza Grace: It's That Time of Year Again

I loved this post last year and still love it now....

2011-11-11T09:23:49.576-05:00

I loved this post last year and still love it now. Now that I am pregnant and trying to keep this baby safe and free from all the ramifications of being premature I am now reminded I still can't let my guard down. I know all too well what can happen if this baby comes to early and every new pregnancy feeling has me in a panic that this too will be a premature baby ( happily I am winning the battle this time at 34 weeks). Instead of a happy stress free pregnancy I am having an isolated stressful one at home on bedrest.
My sister in law ex maternity Nurse told me when I got pregnant that 'maybe this time I won't get off so easy'. I don't think we got off too easy with a 25 weeker whose hurdles in life include CP, hearing impairment, ADD and a blossoming anxiety disorder, our daughter will always have struggles in life due to my inability to keep her safe in my womb.

I love your passion and knowledge about these issu...

2011-11-07T09:14:06.663-05:00

I love your passion and knowledge about these issues, and I love the way you are such a source of knowledge for the world at large and a source of support for families dealing with the challenges of prematurity. Thanks again for the wake up call.

Liam was in the NICU a tiny fraction of the time E...

2011-11-07T07:12:07.088-05:00

Liam was in the NICU a tiny fraction of the time Eliza spent there. But it still sucked. Even though I had been a mom for 2 years already, it took this experience to turn me into a mother lioness. Yes, it makes us strong, but we would trade the character building experience for healthy newborns, wouldn't we?

Thanks for posting the tips. I'm going to reach out to our NICU with some donations.