Re: preemie-l new mom
Kyle Ellars (lrz@indy.net)
Fri, 07 Jun 1996 18:35:35 -0700
Chapop@aol.com wrote:
>
> My husband and I have a girl, Gabriel Anae. She was born on April 22, 1996
> at 26 weeks gestation. She weighed 1 lb. 13 oz. I was put on bedrest 3
> weeks prior to her birth because of mild contractions and I was beginning to
> dilate. A week later I was hospitalized and had several large doses of mag
> over the two week period trying to stop the contractions. Finally my
> placenta abrupted and she was born 30 minutes later via emergency c-section.
> Fortunately over the two week period I was given steroid shots to help her
> lungs develop. Apparently it helped because we have not had any problems.
> We feel very blessed that we have not had the ups and downs many of you have
> had to go through. She has been stable from the very beginning. She was off
> the ventilator after just two weeks but they did have to put her on c-pap.
> She continues to do well and they expect her to be off the c-pap very soon.
> she is now weighing in at 2 lbs 7.2 oz!! I am enjoying reading about others
> who have had similar experiences. Best wishes to you all.
>
> Wade, Ranell and Gabriel PoeCongratulations to you and your little girl Garbriel! Hope everything
continues to go well:)