List of posts

  • Why did this happen?

    Today I saw our MFM doctor for the last time related to this pregnancy – it was a mixture of emotions – relief the journey has ended but also sadness because she was amazing to work with. This appointment was not only the typical six week postpartum appointment, but also for her to review with

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  • Birth & NICU Story

    Hi, everyone! So sorry I have been late in posting an update to the blog – it has been a VERY busy last ten days with giving birth to Chandler, my hospitalization, her hospitalization, and homecoming for us both. I’m looking forward to sharing more about her birth story, as well as how she did

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  • John here again, everyone is doing great. Mom and Baby are both fine. better update to come… Sorry if you have been waiting!

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  • Go Time!!

    John here – It’s go time! More to come

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  • Update: 33+1

    Hi, everyone! I wanted to drop in and give a quick update after our appointment last week at 32w and this week at 33w. Last week: Last week’s appointment (5/17) went well for the most part. We had a growth scan and Chandler measured at 3lbs6oz and is now in the 7th percentile. She passed

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  • Update: 31

    Hello, everyone! Sorry for the delayed update – we have had a busy two weeks with doing stuff around the house to prepare for Chandler’s arrival as well as finally getting away from Portland for a bit to visit some family. I’ll give an update as to what happened last week and also what happened

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  • Update: 28+6

    It’s been about two weeks since I posted an update so I wanted to jump on the blog and write about how the last two weeks have been going with baby Chandler. Last week we went in for our growth ultrasound and it was the first ultrasound since I was discharged from the hospital on

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  • Update: 27+2

    Hey everyone! Sorry I haven’t updated the blog after our last scan on Wednesday (4/12) but we had a lot going on because I was discharged!!! It’s so nice to be writing this blog update from the comfort of home, on my sofa with my dogs, and watching Love is Blind on a screen that

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  • Today marks two weeks in the hospital, and tomorrow I will be 26 weeks! It’s crazy how much time has flown by since I got admitted as well as looking back to the day we received the oligohydramnios diagnosis. It’s hard to believe that was over six weeks ago. Today we received some positive news,

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  • Update: 25+3

    Dropping in to the blog to give everyone a quick update on how things are going. Things are remaining stable week by week and I have now been at the hospital for 12 days. On Wednesday, I had my weekly ultrasound to measure fluid and have a Doppler performed on the umbilical cord. The fluid

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