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Hello,
I have to admit I was a bit skeptical when I saw the 'Ladies only' thread. My first thought was 'oh sure, that's where all the pervs are lurking.'
But after reading through some of your posts I decided that it certainly can't hurt to introduce myself. After all, the pervs probably already have us sorted by our effeminate names and typing styles.
So, I'm married, 17 years. I have an 18 year old daughter who is about to graduate from H.S. and a 21 year old step daughter, and a 20 month old son. (Yes, 20 months, as in another baby.) Some people think we're loopy to start all over again and have a baby, But you see, We each had a child from a previous marriage but we never had one together. And we tried for 15 years. We've been through nine miscarriages. But finally! We have our baby boy! He arrived way too early, He was born at 23 weeks gestation. I wasn't even 6 months pregnant when I went into labor. They tried to stop it, but it just wasn't happening. So our son arrived weighing a mere one pound ten ounces. He was 10.5 inches long. Literally a 'palm baby' as he could have easily fit in the palm of your hand.
He was immediately rushed off to the children's hospital where he spent seven long, long months in the NICU. (neonatal intensive care unit)
Obviously, he's home now. And he's doing much better than the Doctor's originally thought he would. He is extremely developmentally delayed, but the delays are to be expected since he spent the first seven months of his life laying in an isolette hooked up to a vent and tubes. He likely has cerebral palsy, but that hasn't been officially diagnosed yet, they tend to wait until they're a bit older before they will make that diagnosis.
He's in therapy twice a week, PT, OT and speech. And he's progressing nicely. He's absolutely beautiful and a real miracle baby!
We're still rejoicing! At last! We have a son!
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