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When I was 19 I got an unexpected surprise when I found out I was pregnant, at that time I was on the pill!!!
My son was due in mid to late May. I turned 20 that April and 1 week later my son was born, 5 weeks premature. It was one of the scariest times of my life. I was scared that there would be something wrong with him or worse, he wouldn't make it. He was taken via c-section which made everything even more scary. He didn't cry when he was born and when he started breathing he made a grunting noise. I got to see him for about 1 minute before he was take to the NICU, I didn't get to see him until several hours later. He was hooked up to so many machines and every time I saw him I cried. He ended up with respiratory distress syndrome and was put on a ventilator. He was able to come home after only 8 days in the NICU, he became so strong in that short time. He is now 4 and has a few minor delays, but he is extremely healthy.
When he was 9 months we decided we were ready for our second child and conceived quickly. He was due early November. I knew that I had a high chance of having a second preemie and he was born 4 weeks premature. He was better off than his brother with a larger size, but at birth he had to be resuscitated. He spent 1 night in the NICU. He is now nearly the same size at his brother and is about to turn 3, there is a year and a half difference between them.
In late 2007 we were surprised to find out we were pregnant again, this time with a little girl. She was due mid July. I thought that since my first came 5 weeks early, my second came 4 weeks early, I might get lucky and this one would come 3 weeks early, considered full term. I was wrong, she was born 5 weeks early and much smaller than my boys. At birth she also needed to be resuscitated, but ended up with no real breathing issues. She was in the NICU for 8 days as well, due to a low birth weight and she had lost 1lb. since birth. She is now a year old and is strong and healthy like her brothers.
It is extremely hard to think about everything that could happen at birth, but most of us don't expect our child will be born early, I know I didn't. If your child is born early or with problem you need to take things one day at a time and think positive. I hope my story helps someone, I could have used something like this when I went through it.
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