Pierce, sting, burn, itch, bruise. Anything for my child. I can take the pain. The battle of prematurity didn't leave us after the boys' NICU stays. We knew that because our twins were born 8 weeks premature, we would be at higher risk for a premature delivery should we decide to have another child. So, when that time came last summer, and we celebrated the joy of becoming pregnant, we also braced ourselves for the possibility of going through the traumatic experience of preterm delivery, a lengthy NICU stay, and then the 2 years of specialized follow-up healthcare should our baby be born too soon. While almost everyone I spoke with on the topic quickly dismissed my worries with "Oh they were early because they were twins! Don't worry about this baby!" I couldn't help but think of all the very many friends I now have who are moms of twins and who carried their children to full term--37, 38, even 39+ weeks! While multiples are at higher risk for preterm l...
Celebrating life's merry moments.