LoveLETTER Issue No. 58 • Fall 2014
Finnegan’s Story By Elisabeth “Ashley” White, Willard MO It all started 5 years ago when my husband Zach and I started trying for a second child. After multiple losses, we were finally blessed with what we thought was a healthy pregnancy. At 27 weeks + 5 days of gestation, my OBGYN confirmed what I had suspected. I was leaking amniotic fluid, which
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measured 1.2 cm and should have been 14.0 cm. I found out I would be spending the remainder of my pregnancy in the hospital. The doctor said it would be best for the baby to be born no earlier than 34 weeks if possible, to allow the lungs to mature. Our first night in the hospital, the neonatal intensive care team came to our room to let us know what to expect with a premature baby. They said delivering this premature, he would be at risk for neurological disorders, PMS 116 palsy, as well PMSas375 cerebral multiple other conditions. They estimated he weighed about 2 lbs. We were
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determined to keep our baby boy in until 34 weeks. I stayed on bed rest and they monitored the baby daily. One week had gone by and on February 24th, I woke up and I was bleeding. At this point everything was okay and the baby looked good. As the day went on I started feeling what I thought were contractions and by 6:30 p.m., they were wheeling me into a delivery room. The baby was in distress and expected to be born within 3 hours. I had to make that PMS 298 phone call to PMS dreadful my2577 husband and tell him to come to the hospital now. The nurses and the CONTINUED ON PAGE 8