Jen, I'm so so sorry for your loss. I doubt it gets any easier no matter how many living or lost babies you've had. Sending you e-hugs and warmest wishes for time to grieve.

Warmly,

Eleni

Thank you for coming back to post and share your latest news. Our journeys are often mixed emotions, as you have found. But we carry your burden with you and are thrilled that you have a precious son now!

Warmest wishes,
Eleni

This notice was also posted in the HELLP Syndrome section of the Community Forum, but please join us in pushing this out to anybody you know who had HELLP Syndrome (or even partial HELLP). We're launching an informal survey that will help us collect information for a medical textbook being written a...

We're launching an informal survey that will help us collect information for a medical textbook being written about HELLP Syndrome; specifically, for a chapter on Patient Perspectives. At the conclusion of this informal survey, each participant will be given the (quite optional) opportunity to leave...

My little guy was born with 0% body fat and couldn't maintain his blood-sugar levels, couldn't suck and had to be gavage fed for over a week. Not a long time by some preemie standards, but I'm convinced that his esophagus was either under-developed or damaged by all the gavage feedings because he ha...

Nic - so exciting to see posts like this from you!

I wish there was a magic wand for the anxiety.

Hugs,
eleni

awwww, SO sweet! Thank you for posting such an adorable picture and sharing your good news with us It's wonderful to be able to balance our sadness and anxiety with blessedly good outcomes!

I'm sorry it took so long for anybody to respond to you. Your best bet to find a specialist is to use the Physician Locator function with the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine. These are specialists in high risk pregnancies. Check it out here: https://www.smfm.org/members

Did you read this recent article we posted on this topic? http://www.preeclampsia.org/women-encouraged-to-discuss-aspirin-regimen-with-their-healthcare-providers Even though low dose aspirin (LDA) has been used and debated for years, it caught a boatload of recent attention because the US Preventive...

This is beautiful Armando and Mel. There are rarely words that fully capture the experience of losing a child. You have done a remarkable job of sharing the language of your heart.

Sending you hugs and prayers for Adrian.

Eleni