MARCH FOR BABIES: A MOTHER OF A MOVEMENT™


 

South Georgia

Raised to date
$71,974
Our goal $143,246
 
Drake Field
155 Willow Bend Rd. , Peachtree City, GA 30269
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024 8:30 AM
 
Date: April 20, 2024
Event Time: 08:30 AM
Registration Time: 7:30AM
Location:
155 Willow Bend Rd. , Peachtree City, GA 30269
Drake Field

Important Update

Our March for Babies celebration is still on, but it looks a little different! We are rapidly preparing for a new, virtualized event that will be fun and engaging for everyone. This change in format aligns with the newly released CDC guidance for large events, to help ensure the safety and health of our participants. More details on our new format to come soon!

 
 
 
 
ABOUT MARCH FOR BABIES

Join the movement!
This year, March for Babies: A Mother of a Movement™ has a bold new vision. More than just a walk, it’s your entry into making a visible difference in your community now and for generations to come.
By participating in March for Babies, you’re lifting up communities for health equity, opening the door for all moms to have access to care and protecting the health of families by pushing for their rights. It’s no small feat—it’s a mother of a movement!
Start or join an existing team today, create an online fundraising page and let everyone know that you’re helping to make America a more equitable place and ensure that every mom and baby is healthy.

 

EXPERIENCE PROGRESS* $71,974 RAISED (As of Friday, Mar 29, 2024)

Raised: $71,974

 
Top fundraisers
 
1
Brandy Jenkins
$40,551
2
Phillip Alexander
$1,880
3
Clift Felton
$1,479
4
Alfred McNair
$1,311
5
Everette Brockington
$955
Top family teams
 
1
Team Brady and Taylor
$40,551
2
Team Ikennan
$110
Company, School & Org
 
1
ALPHA PHI ALPHA - GA
$13,398
2
JACK AND JILL OF AMERICA - GA
$1,918
3
ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY - GA
$917
4
DELTA SIGMA THETA - GA
$77
 
*The total amount displayed reflects the amount on the team or personal fundraising progress bar. If the progress bar is not displayed on the team or personal page, the team/person won't be displayed on the leaderboard. Leaderboard totals reflect cash and checks marked "received" on the online sponsor form as well as credit card and PayPal donations. Team captains can enter as cash and mark "received" any money raised through promotions, such as bake sales and casual days and any sponsorship money paid to the March of Dimes, on their team's online form. Record all donations on your online sponsor form before you turn in cash and checks to the March of Dimes!
 

Thompson Family

 

 

Baby Henry Thompson

I found out that I was pregnant around March 17th, I felt a mixture of panic and excitement. I had terrible pregnancy anxiety and everything that happened scared me. I knew the dangers of having a premature baby. At 25 weeks the morning of August 2nd, I felt fluid leaking, I tried not to panic, everything had been going so well that I had lulled myself into a false sense of security; by evening I was having some cramping that kept coming and going and I knew something wasn’t right. I called the emergency on-call doctor’s line and was told to go to labor and delivery straight away. I was there for hours as they monitored the baby and ran a few swab tests. The nurse said most of the tests had come back and they looked okay. I didn’t get to see those results until the following morning after I had already gone to work. My fetal fibronectin test was positive, a nurse called and told me to come to the office straight away, I was examined, and it was found that I had dilated to 3cm and my fluid sack was compromised. I was rushed to Labor and Delivery once again. I was told that my baby would be born either that night or the following day. I was given betamethasone shots to mature his lungs quicker, and magnesium sulfate to stop the labor the best they could, and I laid in a bed Trendelenburg position to try and get my baby back in position. After three days, I started having lung troubles, I was checked on constantly with ultrasounds and monitors to ensure baby’s health. I had wonderful friends and family who came to visit me every day. On August 30th, 29 weeks, I started having mild cramps, while I was on bed rest for a month, one evening I wasn’t feeling myself and the night got worse; My nurse put me back on the monitor but it showed nothing was wrong. The doctor came in and did a pelvic exam and I was 9cm dilated and by 7:30pm they broke my water for a controlled labor, and I began to push. At 8pm Henry was born, 11 weeks early and weighing 2lbs 15oz. They rushed to get the fluids out and I held my breath until finally I heard his cry. I didn’t really get the chance to hold him because they were already rushing him away to the NICU. It was a week after henry was born, that I was able to hold him. I went through a pretty bad depression, I blamed myself for everything that had happened. I didn’t sleep and I barely ate while Henry spent 41 days in the NICU. I went every single day at the same time and sat with him for a few hours. Henry was on oxygen since the day he was born, with a diagnosis of Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia despite the diagnosis, I’m so glad he’s alive and home. I am so thankful to the entire hospital staff that shared my challenging journey; I could not have made it without them

 

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