How to begin the story of our family. My Husband Arthur and I (Heather) were trying to have a family for a long time. We did infertility do to PCOS, it was so hard, we did 3 iuis and 3 ivfs, we had a dream of a family. We miscarried in 2009 in April and August and It was devastating. We wanted to try one more time and we got pregnant again. When you go through infertility you go for a heart beat ultra sound at about week 7, ours was on Christmas eve, I couldn't look but we had 2 beating hearts! 2 heart beats that changed our lives forever.
Well at week 12 I started to bleed, I had placenta previa and shortening cervix. At week 21 my cervix was sewed up . I was placed on bedrest at week 12-30.I went for an ultrasound and checkup once a week down in Charleston, SC. We didn't know if we would even make it to week 24 but each week the nurses cheered for us and on week 30 day 1, we were on the ride down to a regular checkup, I saw a rainbow. I had a feeling it was going to be a good day.Well, when she checked my cervix string I was in labor 5cm and it was go time. They sent me to the hospital called my husband to get there now ( the office was 2.5 hours from home) Our babies were born right when he got there by C-section on June 3 2010. I tell you this story from the beginning because my boys were super heros from week 1!
After they were born I couldn’t see or hold them they were sent to the Nicu. I balled for the first time I held Arthur (Henry couldn’t be held yet) I WAS A MOM!! My families dream came true. I can't tell you how life changing that moment was for me, something told me they would make at this journey! Well what a journey in the nicu. All the moments they stopped breathing I stopped breathing... all the times the doctors tried to explain the pdas and infections, but we made it ! I lived at the Ronald McDonald House in Charleston Sc and my husband was 2.5 hours away working so I could stop working. I met amazing people that I am still friends with today! My babies made it , my family made it! I have been trying to think of creative words for this journey; my super hero babies, all the super hero’s that supported my family; all the super hero nurses and doctors that made my family’s dream come true. I am going to end it like this,life is so short I have learned you can’t take anything for granted and you should enjoy every second.
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