Posted by Jennifer H on 5/14/2008, 5:05 pm, in reply to "New Mom of PRS son"
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Hi Jorie,
I agree, talk with the hospital social worker and ask what resources you should know about. Like many of us, I understand what it is like to have a hospitalized baby. Jackson was critically ill from a lack of oxygen at birth and spent 6 weeks in the NICU - it is like having your heart far away and you can not function without it. Please ask us any questions and read through old posts. Good luck.
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: May 3, 2008 I had a repeat c-section for my
: son Joe. That was when I was told he has
: PRS. They swiftly took him to the NICU and
: I was unable to see him for 7 hours. Today
: is May 13,2008 and he is still there. I
: don't know what to do? I'm scared bringing
: him home but I can't stand to be away from
: him. I'm home in the afternoon with my
: three year old and she is having a hard time
: with me leaving for his afternoon feedings.
: Can someone please get back to me and tell
: me something? I live in Illinois, is there
: some place I can go and talk to other
: moms/dads regarding this. My heart is
: aching, I can't spend hours at a time at
: the hospital with him because I have no baby
: sitter for my daughter. What can I do and
: where can I go.... THanks for listening.
:
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: I just want to let you new parent out there
: know that even though you seemed overwelmed
: right now things will get better. My
: daughter was diagnosed after she was born
: with PRS. We had no idea that there was
: anything "wrong" with our baby.
: We were told to expect a small baby because
: she was not growing very well but thats all
: we expected. Emma was born 6/9/05, 3lbs
: 11oz and 17 3/4in long. She was taken away
: 2min after she was born due to breathing
: problems. She was taken 8hrs later to
: another local hopital with breathing
: problems to be placed in the NICU, than a
: month later to a Childrens hopital where she
: was trached and had a gbutton placed. She
: came home at 3mo. I mas so overhelmed by
: all this but it did get easier day by day.
:
: Since then Emma had her pallet repaired and
: tubes placed, we had 4 gbuttons replaced,
: trach removed this past May, Gbutton and
: closure of both stomas 2 weeks ago. Emma
: has hit every mile stone at the appropriate
: age, she talked over her trach, she learned
: sign language and is a very smart and
: determined little girl. All from a little
: girl that the NICU Dr's said might not make
: it because she would stop breathing several
: times an hour, and if she did she would be
: delayed developmentally. I love to take her
: back to see those Dr.s now and say look you
: were wrong!!!! They are all amazed at her.
:
: So keep your chin up and treat your child
: like any other normal baby and have the same
: expextations for your child as you would
: your other children! I think that sometimes
: having lower expectations for your child can
: make them lag behind. Never give up and
: don;t be afraid to ask for 2nd and 3rd
: opinions! It all does get better and you
: are all in my thoughts and prayers.
:
: Check out emma and babiesonline.com Emma
: Martin born 6/9/05
:
: Thanks,
:
: Krista Martin very prod mom to
: Emma as she loves to say almost 3 and a true
: blessing
:
: and to Brianna 7 the worlds best big sister
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