*This informative poem is for One Single Impression Poetry Prompt -Departed.Its about the story of my preemie twin daughters born at 32 weeks and 7 days*
I was 25 weeks into my pregnancy
My twins were thriving inside my womb
On that day of january i got the bad news
My cervix was too short
Twins were ready to depart from my womb
The shock of it is hard to explain
My fear is palpable in its memory still
I was too far in pregnancy to get the cervical stitch
Complete hospital bed rest
Drug called Procardia did the trick
It was late January now
My marriage anniversary day
It was the day we found out
Cervix had started funneling
It had started to open from inside
Introduction to NICU was inevitable now
What is NICU?
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The days passed by
One day at a time
Hospital was our home now
Every day of pregnancy was a blessing
We made it till 32 weeks
32 weeks and 7 days
Cervix was still doing great
Thank you Procardia!
But i developed hypertension
High enough to indicate start of preeclampsia!
We do not want that..
If left untreated it can progress to toxemia
Mom can have seizures and stroke!
So Cesarean was planned
And my twins really departed from my womb
They departed from my womb
and went to an incubator
It is a best artificial womb
Helps maintaining temperature
Prevents from infection
Lets the little one live
I am thankful to researchers who developed incubators
This precious artificical womb is a life saver
They departed from my womb
As it was not a safe place any more
The research let them live
We are thankful to core
Things can even be better
Even more little preemies can be saved
We all can help
Spread awareness
Donate for this important research
Photo by Ceejayoz at Flickr
Photo by Ceejayoz at Flickr
This is a republished post from 16th Nov.
There is so much more: About one of my girls receiving CPAP , Need for locked down mode
Lovely post! …broke my heart worrying about all the complications – pre-eclampsia is something I am aware of…
I did not think about it all until I read this! Thanks for this informative and touching post.
awsum presentation..heart rendering post..lines were portrayed in a vry realistic way …great take, thnx 4 sharing..God Bless u n ur twins..:)
Hugs dear am glad its all well nw
Can’t tell u what a gr8 thing u r dng by spreading awareness and expressing ur gratitude to those in the field of research. God bless them and u too
Science saving blessings…I like it. I’m glad for the education you are providing, thank you.
WOW! Harrowing experience. Oh tiny babies amy they do well!
Compelling and wonderful!
Very touching! God bless you and your twins. Thanks for sharing.
I am happy that all is well for you now..Yes, we have research and science a lot to thank for!
You have described it so well..
One of my former students is a neonatal nurse now. Glad everything turned out OK for you!
Shradds, it was so well written.
God bless you and your twins and keep them hale and healthy always!
Thank you for sharing your experience, and spreading information! You have great strength!!
Thanks for the information. Nice post. You are a strong woman
Oh my. I’m glad your twins are safe now.
I agree.. we surely need to thank science and its torch bearers. and thank you for spreading the awareness
there is somethin for u:)..do collect it dear
Thank God for for medical research which has grown leaps.
a winter tale
A powerful memoir there – and so important to do the research. Excellently done.
this one’s what I read and commented already at WL.
we should be thankful that amidst the crises you have experience in having your twins, God was so good to have you carry all the challenges in spite of the threat of departing early from you womb…
nice story to share Shrads!
Beautiful writing. I’m so glad your twins are here with us!
Thank you for sharing your story. I know several who have this same type of experience.
My heart was in my throat as I read this…what a scary time it must have been. I’m so glad to read of the happy ending for your twins. Thank you for sharing this story! Beautiful…
Thank you for sharing your story–and how technology, which often in the circles I run in, gets a bad rap…saved your little ones.
Many thanks!
Makes one feel so grateful to live in a part of the world where we have the technology to support preemies.
Lovely, heartfelt post.
So glad the poem ended happily. Another reason to send back the March of Dimes enevelope on my table.
Thanks so much for sharing this story.
Thankful! A good reminder that, without research, not all will be so fortunate.
So glad everything worked out in the end… I’m sure the fear was overwhelming at times. You are all amazing survivors.
Wow- what a story! Glad it turned out so well- thank goodness for important information and facilities and doctors!
How amazing that your twins lived. How thankful I know you are! This is a good cause and thank you for bringing it to our attention.
Hi Shrads, I am running late again. Busy yes, but I suppose I post too much to answer all with the time I do have.
Thank you for this neat rundown of the birth of your twins. You all had a hard time until they were finally home.
Our youngest grandchild was four months premature as our daughter, Karen, had developed severe toxemia.
Baby KP at three months
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The bottom line of the post above is a link to her three month pictures. You can click on it. Thanks.
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Thank you so much for sharing your twins with us and for spreading the word about the importance of fighting for preemies. The March of Dimes is very grateful for your support.
Oh wow. You manage to convey everything so beautifully through a poem. Doubt everyone can do that. That’s so creative. Could imagine the pain, gratitude and transitions you went through. Happy new year.
Awesome post, a lovely memoir, as Anthony mentioned! The twins are really lucky, i’d say, to have a mom like you!
BTW, there’s an award for you over at my site.
So sorry to hear about all the trauma, they are beautiful and will be home before you know it. Take care and rest up now becasue you are going to one busy mommy very soon {{{{hugs}}}
So glad your girls are healthy now. Science has done wonders to help our little ones, and for that I, too am grateful! My grandson was born 6 weeks premature and needed an incubator and oxygen. Thank God he is now almost 4 years old and has no health problems and is doing very well (as is mom).
What an incredible story and so wonderfully told. My little guy was coming at 26 weeks. I had placenta previa. 4 trips to hospital and 10 weeks on bed rest with Tributiline he made it to 36 weeks. I, like you, am so thankful for the technology that helped him come into this world healthy. He is now 6… he will forever be my miracle baby. We could have both died during my pregnancy but we didn’t thanks to the research these non-profit organizations support. Tell me how are you raising money for the March of Dimes? How can I help?
Thank you for sharing. I am glad that your twins are doing well… Stopping by from MBC.
How scary and absolutely amazing, all at the same time!
I worked in the PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit), the ER and on the Transport Team at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta several years ago. It is so incredible what all those tiny little bodies can endure, from the preemies all the way to the older children. They are all so incredibly resilient.
Thank you for sharing your story. I’m so thankful everything turned out well. You were surely blessed.
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