Birth Story & Loss...

Many, Many blessing, and Many, Many prayers.

 

:hug99: bless your heart. I am so very sorry.
Ethan is absolutely precious !! remember dynamite comes in small packages!
he is truly a miracle boy!!

please don't be a stranger. we love you!

:hug99: ,
Heather

 

hi, first of all, i am so sorry for the loss of evan. I cant imagine how difficult a time this must be. I thank god that he gave you ethan , what a miracle, please take care of yourself and know that we are all thinking of you...i pray that ethan has a speedy nicu time and that he thrives with his big brother watching over him. god bless;.

 

My prayers to you!

 

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The boys were diagnosed with stage 2 TTTS on monday the 17th, Tues 18th at 830am my water broke, but i didnt know what it was so I waited to go to the hospital for a couple hours. I went to L & D and found out that it was my water from baby A (Evan). The ultrasound tech came in and after 5-10min of looking she couldnt find baby A's heartbeat. He had passed away. The Dr. then decided that i needed to get 2 steroid shots to help baby B (Ethan) lungs and we had a scheduled c-section for wed Dec. 19th. Baby A(Evan) was born at 1017am weighinh 1lb 11oz 12 3/4in and was already with god in heaven, baby B(Ethan) was born at 1019am weighting 1lb 15.7oz 13 1/2in. He was rushed to NICU and was put on a ventilator, he was on his ventilator for 2 days then put on just an oxygen canula in his nose, which he pulled out 2 days later and hasnt been on oxygen at all since then. He was give 4 steroid shots after delivery to also help his lungs develop alittle more as well. He has had a head ultrasound looking for brain bleeds, which was negative not even a grade 1. He has also had a chest ultrasound to make sure he didnt have a heart murmur, that was negative as well. He is tolerating my breastmilk through a feeding tube to his tummy( as of today 12/29 he's eating 10ml of breastmilk every 3hrs), able to go 1 and 2(which means his digestive tract is working properly so far) and hes still on Iv's(caffine, fluids, and fatty acids) but he is doing so awesome for being born at 27wks 3 days. I think his older brother is looking over him and making sure he is real strong. We know that everything happens for a reason, and after delivery were told that my placenta was Toxic meaning it was good Ethan came out when he did. We love him so much but he is so little. We have all said alot of prayers. I tell myself I have two sons one is my angel baby and one is my miracle baby, and we love them both soooo much!

Last Belly pic(26wk 5d)
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c87/blue...553/26weeks.jpg
Ethan
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c87/blue...53/ethan28w.jpg
Ethan wearing his vest and hat
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c87/blue...ncrosshands.jpg

I would like to thank all the twin moms for helping me through our journey, it is very hard for me to go on this website but I wanted to let everyone know what has happened. I appreciated all the advise I have gotten from this website and thank you all very much.

good luck mommies to be and stay in bed in the dr says bedrest(i know its hard)...twin mommies already have fun with ur lil ones

thank you again!!! Bye
I'm sorry for your loss. Your story is VERY similar to my bestfriends- but she delivered at 261/2 weeks.
She just brought her baby girl home last week. Her angel-Chase is watching over her sister. Best of luck to you!

 

I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your son. I hope that Ethan continues to flourish under the watching eye of his brother and I hope he can get strong and come home soon.

 

Baby Ethan is gorgeous, and obviously a true fighter. I pray he grows fast and strong for you and can come home soon. I am so so sorry about baby Evan. I know your heart is aching for him.

I also have a good friend who went through that with her two boys. Baby Austin is their little angel and Jackson is a true survivor. I know how she suffers daily missing her baby, and won't say it will get easier for quite a while, but just know that you are cared about and thought of and we are all rooting for Ethan. :hug99: :hug99: :hug99:

 

I am so deeply sorry for your loss of Evan! You & your family will be in my thoughts & prayers. Ethan is so adorable & I pray that he has a very uneventful stay in the NICU & is home very quickly. :hug99:

 

Congrats on the birth of your little boy! I'm so sorry for your loss. As a TTTS mom myself - it is heartbreaking. My thoughts are with you.

Hugs,
Jenny

 

I am so sorry for your loss. I cried when I read your post. I admire your strength. I hope you have the support you need if not, we are all here for you. Sending hugs!! :hug99:

Shannon

 

Congrats on baby Ethan! He is adorable!
:hug99: I am so sorry for your loss. My prayers go out to you and your family.

 

So sorry for your loss, and congratulations on the birth of your beautiful little boy. Everything happens for a reason and it seems that this one happened so that you would be able to enjoy one of your bundles of joy. It is such a time of mixed emotions, stay strong and know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

 

Ethan is absolutely precious! I'm sure his brother is watching over him.

 

:hug99: Just remember parental grief is here when your ready. They are a very loving and caring group of ladies. Hopefully Ethan will have a very smooth NICU trip.

 

Just want you to know I am very sorry for your loss. Your angel baby is watching over you and your family.

Angie

 

I am so very sorry for your loss of baby Evan. My prayers go out to you and your family. And I will say many prayers for Ethan! He looks like a fighter.... I hope he will be able to come home sooner than later. Take care.

 

I am so sorry about sweet little Evan. He is truly watching over his brother and providing him with such great stamina! Ethan is making such wonderful strides as a 27 weeker, I can't believe it!
Best wishes on a healthy recovery and a quick stay in the NICU. :hug99: