Hi everyone, I'm writing this at 4am here. I should be sleeping but I woke up an hour ago with mind and emotions racing. The last 24 hours have been a whirlwind. Our beautiful and tiny boy was born yesterday at 26 1/2 weeks. His name is Adair Séamus "Pickle" and he weighed 2 lbs 3 oz at birth. I went into the hospital last night after a bit of mild back pain and then passing a clot. We thought it was mild placental abruption and that it would settle down, but they kept me overnight. The cramps/contractions cont'd and I was 3cm dialated by 7am. I was taken to another hospital, which handles high risk births. Pickle was a rock star the whole way through -- great heart rate and movement. He was in perfect position too, so the docs were happy with vaginal birth. He was born naturally at 3:35pm earlier today, June 28, and he's doing great so far. It will be a long road ahead, but he's getting the best possible care. We won't expect to have home home before October. We are also doing well - happy, scared, worried... So many emotions swirling around. I've starting pumping and hope to have 1ml soon for his feeding tube. Just a few small drops so far. I probably won't be on here much (unless there are more sleepless periods ahead), but I wanted to share with you.
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