I’ve never believed in miracles before you 🥰🥹
Y’all I literally was scrolling though things and came across the most angelic picture of my sweet boy . I had never witnessed an actual miracle until him . I was told
Since I was 16 that I would never have kids and if I do conceive I wouldn’t carry past 15 weeks without a miscarriage. But God because I carried him in a mostly healthy and uncomplicated pregnancy until the very end when I developed preeclampsia and he came into this world at 32wweks and 6 days . 3lbs 8oz of my entire universe . But believe me he was ready he was head down almost in station when they did the ultrasound . I could’ve delivered vaginally but my bp wouldn’t budge and was stuck sky high . So C-section it was . He came out and it took them some time which felt like forever . But he started screaming . Best sound to my ears . He was on cpap and in the NICU immediately I didn’t even get to see him till hours later . They expected him to be on cpap for days but within 18 hours he was breathing room air with no interventions . He struggled with feeding but other than that he was always a fighter . He was only in the NICU for 18 days and came home and only 4lbs . Life couldn’t have given me a better gift and now he’s 2 gonna be 3 and I’m not ready for it ❤️ I love you DW more than anything in this world 🌎 #embracevulnerability #nicumom #prematurebaby #preeclampsiawarness#preeclampsiasurvivor Ithaca
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