MARCH FOR BABIES: A MOTHER OF A MOVEMENT™
San Diego
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Balboa Park
699 El Prado , San Diego, CA 92101
Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023 9:00 AM
699 El Prado , San Diego, CA 92101
Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023 9:00 AM
2023 Ambassador Family
Team Little Wing
Team Little Wing
Our family first connected with March of Dimes in 1979 when my parents met at a March of Dimes Walkathon in Thousand Oaks, California. Now as a Pediatric Physical Therapist and Yoga teacher, I have been treating premature and medically complex infants for more than a decade, but I never expected to have my own premature baby in the NICU for over a month.
My first baby Logan was delivered 6weeks early due to a high-risk condition called Vasa Previa Within the first 24-hours of birth Logan required intubation, and he remained on oxygen support at UCSD Jacobs Center for weeks because his little lungs weren’t ready to breathe on their own yet. My husband Pete and I had all our meals in the hospital for over a month, and we took turns sleeping in the NICU almost every night. After 36 scary exhausting days, we were finally able to bring our baby Logan home with us.
Once Logan was discharged home, he received Early Intervention therapy services to help with his developmental skills until he was 3 years old. Logan is now a strong, healthy, and very silly 5 year old who loves Sonic the Hedgehog, soccer, and playing at the beach with his little sister Gwendolyn. He attends preschool along with weekly Yoga group, Equine-assisted Physical Therapy, and lots of local sports and music activities. Logan has been participating in the San Diego March for Babies with our family since he was 1 year old in 2019, and he is proud to tell everyone that he too was a premature baby who grew strong with the help of his family, friends, and healthcare teams.
I can’t help but feel that my parents meeting at a March of Dimes event almost 40 years ago had to be some cosmic catalyst that also led me to become a Pediatric Physical Therapist --and later experience the near loss of my own Premature baby. The resources I have found through March of Dimes have helped me connect with other families, and I’ve learned that comradery with other Preemie parents is indispensable in the postpartum chaos with a newborn in the NICU. I now regularly direct families of the babies I treat towards March of Dimes for education, advocacy, and support.
Please join our team or donate to contribute towards research, education, and advocacy for all Babies & Birthers! https://www.marchforbabies.org/team/LittleWingSanDiego
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