Shirley Parker
- Jun 22, 2005 5:07 pm
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Halo's MiMi
Hello, I am Halo's MiMi. This site gives us a chance to get in touch with other parents and grandparents with premmie babies. Halie was born at 24 weeks weighing on 1 pd. 8 oz and only 11 or 12 inches long. A bennie baby was bigger than she was. Today Halie is 6 years old and doing well. She has started school doing very well. We are in Moore, Oklahoma
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kristi liles
- Jun 23, 2005 5:26 pm
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OKLAHOMA
hello, i am also from oklahoma. my sister amanda had her twins at 24 weeks-one day shy of- on april 20, 2005. Both boys are doing good as of today. they have both had surgery for pda, both had ivh, one had a level 2 and the other a level 4 which has gone to a leve 3. we found out a week ago that they will be coming home in a few weeks. we found out yesterday that the one with the level 4 bleed has also been diagnosed with ROP. my sister has almost lost hope a few times, and now with the rop being the last straw i think-i am trying to help her stay hopeful that things are going to be alright but she can't seem to keep her doubts from taking over. i have seen so many wonderful miracle stories and hopefully by letting her see all the wonderful happy endings to the nicu experience it may give her some hope as well. i am expecting twins also, we were only 10 weeks apart, so i am scared not only for my nephews but also for my babies as i am not made to carry them, but all is good so far, i just realize the possibilities that i have and see what my sister has gone through then read all of the stories on the board and am amazed at what these tiny ones go through and survive. i know that not all have made it and feel truly deeply sorry for those losses and can't even imagine to think how that would be. i have had many miscarriages, and some close calls with my second pregnancy, but never lost one that late on.
my sister's boys are in the nicu in okc, i was born there 28 years ago-and have full faith in the hospital-i had a 10% chance of survival and am here today kickin because of them.
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Sammie (Jun 26, 2005 11:23 pm)
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Sammie
- Jun 26, 2005 11:23 pm
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Replying to:
kristi liles (Jun 23, 2005 5:26 pm)
OKLAHOMA: hello, i am also from oklahoma. my sister amanda had her twins at 24 weeks-one day shy of-...
Re: OKLAHOMA
Hi.. I gave birth last year June 23,2004 to twins. i was 24 weeks and 3 days pregnant. Nathan weighed 1 pound 5 ounces and Noah weighed 1 pound 1 ounce. They both did well for a while... we lost Noah after 12 days from an infection and complications. Nathan stayed in the NICU at OU Childrens for 77 days and came home last Sept. He was pretty lucky... we had one bad scare with him and almost lost him but he really had no major complications. After coming home he had laser surgery on both eyes and his ROP has 100% regressed. He had surgery last month for bi-lateral hernia's.... but those are his major things he had done. He came off of oxygen in Feb this year.
He just turned 1 and has been crawling for over a month now... he pulls up on everything! You can see pics of him in the NICU here:
http://community.webshots.com/user/samylaine newer photos are here
http://community.webshots.com/user/samezsilli His new Birthday web page:
http://happybirthdaynathan.n8andnoah.com/index.html and you can see video of him here
http://videos.n8andnoah.com/index.html We love the doctors and nurses at Childrens and we still email them updates... they are always happy to see us! They even have Nathan on one of thier new billboard ads up here! Tell your sister I am thinking of her and her babies! Sammie
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kristi liles (Jun 27, 2005 6:10 pm)
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kristi liles
- Jun 27, 2005 6:10 pm
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Replying to:
Sammie (Jun 26, 2005 11:23 pm)
Re: OKLAHOMA: Hi.. I gave birth last year June 23,2004 to twins. i was 24 weeks and 3 days pregnant....
Re: OKLAHOMA
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I looked at the pictures and what a sweet angel nathan is. i am glad to see that he is doing well. Your story brought tearss to my eyes knowing what a hard time just having a premie is and then having to lose one, i couldn't imagine. thank you for thinking of my sister and her babies, i will let her know. by the way, what doctor is nathan with on the billboard?
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Sammie (Jun 28, 2005 3:19 am)
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Sammie
- Jun 28, 2005 3:19 am
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Replying to:
kristi liles (Jun 27, 2005 6:10 pm)
Re: OKLAHOMA: I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I looked at the pictures and what a...
Re: OKLAHOMA
Dr Sekar.... he is from India originally I think..... he is a very nice Doctor.... one of the ones who treated us so well in the NICU.... we also saw Dr Escabado alot. I just can't thank any of them enough.. Im sure their jobs are so hard.... day in and day out to try and give parents hope... but all the while having to tell them the down side also....
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littlemomof_4
- Dec 2, 2005 2:47 am
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Littlemomof_4(threestillalive onedeceased)
Hi my name is Misty. I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma and I just recently lost a baby. She was my fourth baby. I have 4 girls and she was the fourth one. I still have three girls that are still alive. My oldest is 5, my middle is 4, my third is 22months, and the one I lost in August was 3months. If anybody is from Tulsa please let me know. God Bless and Big Hugs, Misty
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Brooke Robertson
- Dec 2, 2005 5:48 pm
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Hello all in Oklahoma
We are the 2006 Oklahoma City metro Ambassador Family and I just wanted to introduce myself. Attached is a pic of the boys and our Ambassador story. I look forward to getting to know everyone here.
Brooke
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littlemomof_4
- Dec 2, 2005 6:16 pm
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Brooke
How did you get the pictures on here? I have been trying to down load my girls pictures on here. I have four girls but, my fourth baby passed away in August due to surgery. I have three girls that are still with me. Big Hugs, Misty
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Brooke Robertson
- Dec 2, 2005 8:52 pm
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Misty
Misty, I am so very sorry to hear about the loss of your daughter. My heart aches for you. The web site is a great way to get in touch with other mothers who know what you are going through and can offer a lot of support.
I have all of the pictures from our digital camera on the computer. On the bottom of this page I hit browse to find where the pictures were saved on my computer. I'm not really very good on the computer, my husband just showed me how to do this. I hope this helps, sorry if I'm not very clear on my explanation. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help.
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Nancy White (Dec 3, 2005 1:03 am)
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Nancy White
- Dec 3, 2005 1:03 am
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Replying to:
Brooke Robertson (Dec 2, 2005 8:52 pm)
Misty: Misty, I am so very sorry to hear about the loss of your daughter. My heart aches for...
Re: Misty
Brooke, that was a perfect explanation! Great picture
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lilliesmom
- Dec 3, 2005 5:18 am
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Mom to 26 weeker and anticipating another
Hello. My name is Jennifer Fuller and I live in Bethany, OK which is in the Oklahoma City metro area for those of you not familiar with it. I have a 17 1/2 month old little girl who was born at 26 weeks and weighed in at 2lbs. We are currently expecting and due in March, however, the doctor informed us 2 weeks ago that helping us make it to 28 weeks was all they could do. We are just doing our best to prepare ourselves to go through the NICU experience all over again and trying to keep our little one in as long as possible. Is anyone aware of any support groups in the okc area for parents of preemies?
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Brooke Robertson
- Dec 3, 2005 5:06 pm
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lilliesmom
Hi my name is Brooke and we are the Ambassador family for the OKC metro. I have 2 1/2 year old twin boys who were born at 28 weeks, our story is attached to my first message. I don't know of any support groups right off hand but I'm sure there are some. I would suggest calling the NICU and asking them if they know of any. I will also check and see what I can find out.
Brooke
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Brooke Robertson
- Dec 3, 2005 7:23 pm
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To lilliesmom
I was looking through my NICU info and I found a number for the Neonatal Parents Network of Oklahoma 949-4130. I hope this helps.
Brooke
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littlemomof_4
- Dec 4, 2005 1:00 am
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Brooke
Thank you for the explanation on how to post pictures on the web site. Since you are from OKC have you ate at Toby Keith's restaurant? If you haven't girl you need to go there and eat. His food is so good. I would like to back but, that will be a little hard on me since we lost our baby girl at the Childrens Hospital. I hope you have a good weekend. Misty
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lilliesmom
- Dec 10, 2005 7:25 am
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Brooke
Thanks for the info. I will give them a call and see what they offer. Do you happen to know when the walk info. for 2006 will be available? We didn't get to participate last year because of a death in the family but we definitely want to this coming year.
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Brooke Robertson
- Dec 11, 2005 1:31 am
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Oklahoma City's walk is on May 6th. The info will be sent out sometime in January. If this is your first year to participate let me know, so I can make sure they get you on the mailing list.
Brooke
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littlemomof_4
- Dec 12, 2005 4:44 am
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Brooke Robertson
Hi Brooke. I was just wanting to know what is the Oklahoma City walk? If you could write me back and let me know. Thanks, Misty
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Brooke Robertson
- Dec 12, 2005 3:58 pm
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Misty
WalkAmerica is one of the biggest fund raisers for the March of Dimes. They have a walk every year to promote prematurity awareness and raise money to prevent prematurity. The OKC walk is a 6 mile walk on May 6th. The walk is a way for anyone who's lives have been touched by prematurity to get involved. It's also for anyone who just wants to help raise money for the cause.
If you would like to participate let me know and I can make sure you get all the info you need.
Brooke
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littlemomof_4
- Dec 12, 2005 7:45 pm
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Brooke
I think that would be great for me to do something like that. I could do that for the baby I just lost and for my 4yr. old. She was premature. She was 5weeks early and she had to have tubes put in her ears when she was 1yr. old and now it set her back alittle. I would be interested in something like that. Here is my address (823 E. 60th Place North Tulsa, Ok. 74126). Thanks for the info. BIG HUGS this holiday season, Misty
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AshleyNelson11
- Dec 12, 2005 10:09 pm
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My name is Ashley and I gave birth via c-section to my daughter, Chastity on April 11, 2002. I was 24 weeks pregnant and had went into premature labor owing to a weak cervix. We were able to have steroid shots administered while attempting to put off labor a little longer, but she decided she was ready to come out despite the magnesium iv's. She weighed 1 pound and 15.7 ounces (thanks in part to the steroid injections) and was 14 inches long. She only had a 5-10% chance of survival on her first day of life and her father was told she probably wouldn't be alive for longer than 10 minutes, but thankfully she was strong enough to survive. She was on the ventilator much longer than most preemies and when she was finally moved to an isolette, she had to be placed in the back since she was so sensitive to noises and light. She was later diagnosed with aqueductal stenosis - a rare form of hydrocephalus - in the NICU and had undergone blood infusions and a spinal tap already. We were told that there was a strong probability that she would also be mentally handicapped as well as suffer from cerebral palsy. Fortunately her neurosurgeon - Dr. Francell, was able to perform a surgery on her brain that allowed her to not worry about having to have a shunt placed. The spinal fluid finally began to drain and everything was great. We were able to bring her home approximately three months after she was born and yes, she had a few set backs but nothing too serious. She was on oxygen and a heart monitor for a little over 6 months after her hospital release. She also acquired RSV and was hospitalized early on in the diagnosis. Other than that, we are very happy to have our three year old daughter who is not only able to walk and physically function just as well (if not better) as full-termers, she is also incredibly intelligent for her age. Her doctor is extremely impressed with her intellect that we were warned would probably be absent. She can recognize the alphabet and her numbers and colors and shapes. She can speak large parts of the Spanish language as well as Lakota Sioux, Hebrew (my collegiate language at OU) and Russian (her father's collegiate language at OU). They say it is typical for preemies to be "bratty" for lack of a better term, but our daughter is incredibly polite and well-mannered. She is truly our angel from above and during her stay in the NICU, we prayed and prayed and prayed for her health and well-being. There was nothing we wanted more than for her to stay alive, no matter her physical and mental capacity. Luckily the Lord has been very kind and merciful in our situation and we have nothing else to be this thankful for. I am now 33 weeks pregnant with a boy and had to have a cervical cerclage placed in order to prevent another premature birth, I also had the steroid injections at about 26 weeks just in case. I know not everyone's story is as positive as mine, but I am just giving hope to those who feel they do not have any. ANYTHING is possible and Chastity proved that!
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Brooke Robertson
- Dec 13, 2005 3:05 am
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Misty
I'm sorry I was going on about OKC and I didn't realize you lived in Tulsa. I am just involved with the OKC March of Dimes. I know that Tulsa's walk is also on May 6th. You can call them, so that they can send you the walk info 918-742-0333.
Brooke
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littlemomof_4
- Dec 13, 2005 3:40 am
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Brooke
Hey, that's okay. It's kinda hard to get a hold of the supervisor here at the Tulsa office. I guess I will try again tomorrow. Thank you again for your help. Misty
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Brooke Robertson
- Dec 13, 2005 8:15 pm
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Misty
If you are not able to talk to anyone at the Tulsa office, you can register on line. Go to www.walkamerica.org and put your zip code in the Find A Walk Near You space. That might be easier.
Brooke
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littlemomof_4
- Dec 13, 2005 9:49 pm
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Brooke
Thanks again for your help. When is the deadline to get registered to do the Walk America? I'll try the website later. Misty
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littlemomof_4
- Dec 13, 2005 11:27 pm
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Brooke
How do I go about the fund raising money? I haven't helped with any fund raisiers yet. That's why I asked you to help me get registered in OK. City. Please write me or call me to let me know all the info. Thanks, Misty
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James SooHoo (Dec 14, 2005 5:34 pm)
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James SooHoo
- Dec 14, 2005 5:34 pm
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Share Your Story Community Host |
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Replying to:
littlemomof_4 (Dec 13, 2005 11:27 pm)
Brooke: How do I go about the fund raising money? I haven't helped with any fund raisiers yet. That's why...
Re: Brooke
Hi Misty!
Thanks so much for your willingness to particpate in WalkAmerica. We very much appreciate it! Just so you know, I have asked your local Division Director to contact you. You can also always feel free to call or email me with any questions. I can be reached at jsoohoo@marchofdimes.com or at 914-997-4258.
Thanks again!
- James
March of Dimes - National Office
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Brooke Robertson
- Dec 14, 2005 8:51 pm
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Misty
Once you register online you can print out a sponsor page to keep track of all your donations. You can also set up a personal web page with MOD and people can make donations online. Last year I sent letters to all my friends and family telling them about our story, explaining the mission March of Dimes and why I was raising money. I gave them the option to send checks to me or go to my web page to make and online donation. You can view my web page at www.walkamerica.org/2miracles for an example. I hope this helps and good luck on your fund raising. I haven't started on my fund raising yet. Let me know if there is anything else you need help with.
Brooke
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isamar
- Dec 22, 2005 11:35 pm
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ISAMAR ALEXIS PADILLA MALDONADO |
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YOU GIVE ME HOPE
I HAVE A24 WEEK PREEMI AND I AM STILL DEVASTATED... THAKS FOR SHARING YOUR STORY...
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isamar
- Dec 22, 2005 11:39 pm
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ISAMAR ALEXIS PADILLA MALDONADO |
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MY 24 WEEKER IS SO BEAUTIFUL
I WOULD LIKE TO POST PICTURES BUT I DONT KNOW HOW TO.. ONCE I GET MY NEPHEWS AND NIECES (TEENAGERS)IWQILL ASK THEM FOR INSTRUCTRIONS.
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Nancy White (Dec 23, 2005 5:06 am)
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Nancy White
- Dec 23, 2005 5:06 am
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Replying to:
isamar (Dec 22, 2005 11:39 pm)
MY 24 WEEKER IS SO BEAUTIFUL: I WOULD LIKE TO POST PICTURES BUT I DONT KNOW HOW TO.. ONCE I...
Re: MY 24 WEEKER IS SO BEAUTIFUL
Hi Isamar
To post a picture, it needs to be a .jpg or .gif
When you are posting, look at the box below all the smiley faces that says "Attachments". Click on the "browse button and find the picture you want to post on your harddrive. Choose the picture and click ok. Then after you fill in your message in the text area, click the "post my reply" button and the image will show up with your message text.
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isamar
- Dec 28, 2005 11:44 pm
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ISAMAR ALEXIS PADILLA MALDONADO |
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littlemomof_4
- Jan 7, 2006 1:44 am
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Brooke Robertson
Hi Brooke. I just wanted to Thank you for helping me get started with the Walk America thing. I talked to the lady that works here in the Tulsa office and she is gonna put me on the mailing list. If you ever want to talk you can either call or write. Here is my address (823 East 60th Place North Tulsa, Okla.). Here is my number(918 425-6637). Thank you again, Misty
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Brooke Robertson (Jan 9, 2006 1:54 am)
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Brooke Robertson
- Jan 9, 2006 1:54 am
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Replying to:
littlemomof_4 (Jan 7, 2006 1:44 am)
Brooke Robertson: Hi Brooke. I just wanted to Thank you for helping me get started with the Walk America thing....
Misty
I was happy to help. Good luck with your fundraising. I hope that walking in honor of your daughter will help you to heal. Please let me know if there is ever anything else I can do to help.
Brooke
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littlemomof_4
- Jan 9, 2006 8:24 pm
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Brooke Robertson
Thanks again for helping me get started. I know that it will help me to walk for Jocelyn but, I am also gonna walk for my other daughter. Her name is Sophia and she was 5 weeks early. So, I am gonna walk for both of them. Thanks again, Misty
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klmlucky
- Jan 25, 2006 10:27 pm
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littlemomof_4
- Jan 26, 2006 6:24 am
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klmlucky
Hi my name is Misty. Are you logged in already? If you are than there shouldn't be any problems. Where are you exactly from here in Oklahoma? I live here in Tulsa. If you are logged in and you have your pass word put in than once you come in to the Oklahoma site than you can talk to anybody. Sorry for the loss of your baby. I know what it's like to lose a baby because I lost mine last year and she was only 3months old. If you need some more help just let me know. God bless, Misty *littlemomof_4*
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Brooke Robertson
- Jan 28, 2006 5:53 pm
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Replying to:
klmlucky (Jan 25, 2006 10:27 pm)
I had a daughter at 26 weeks and she passed away 2 months later.: How can I get involved in...
Hi my name is Brooke and I am the March of Dimes Ambassador Family for the Oklahoma City area. I am so sorry to hear that you lost your daughter. My heart always breaks when I read of parents losing there children. This is exactly why the March of Dimes is so important to me.
I would love to help you get involved with the March of Dimes in your area. There are several March of Dimes offices and events throughout Oklahoma. Let me know what town you live in and I can get you the number for an office near you.
Brooke
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lilliesmom
- Jan 29, 2006 9:39 am
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mom of 26 weeker and new 28 weeker
I had my second preemie on December 29, 2005. He was 28 weeks and weighed 2 pounds 9 ounces. He is doing very well and is up to 3 pounds 6 ounces now. He is no longer on oxygen or any IVs, just the feeding tube. We are so blessed that he is doing so well and will probably be home in 2-3 weeks. The doctors have told us that he has a brain bleed, but I can't seem to find out what excatly that means and what the possible complications may be. They don't seem to want to go in to details about much. We have also been informed that his bones are slightly transparent. When our daughter was born in June 2004 she didn't have any of the complications that he is having. If anyone can shed some light on these things I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!!
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Laura Kerr
- Feb 1, 2006 3:17 am
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my son had a brain bleed
my son had a brain bleed. he was born at 23 weeks, he had a grade 3 on the left and a grade 4 on the right. The grade 4 was the maxiumim bleed. it was very massive. they didn't expect him to live the first week. He has a shunt. Which drains his celebral spinal fluid. From the brain bleed he developed something called hydrocelphas. It is water on the brain. it's something that is a result of a brain bleed. Usually a brain bleed is from being early. A person's blood carries oxygen, well with a premature baby basically you're not ready to do that. Well when that change happens, it causes the brain bleed. Like I said my son had a massive bleed. I don't know what kind yours had, but usually long term conplications comes from the grades 3 and 4. My son was diagonosed with celebral palsy. He has it on one side of his body, His left side of his body is really tight. He is compared to a stroke patient. He gets PT, OT and speech therapy. He is almost 2 years old now, and doing good. Naturally he is developmentally behind, not walking, crawling, or sitting without support, but his therapist says that they see a change in him daily. and they have high hopes for him. But everything will be okay trust in the Lord and stay strong. There have been times I have been so depressed and down, but I promised myself I would never let my son see it. love your baby with all your heart no matter what happens or the complications it may have. I have always said that the Lord wouldn't give a special child to just anyone. He gives them to people he knows is strong enough to handle them and people who will take care of them. i suggest you go to a book store and get books. I bought a book at Books a million, called Preemies, its about 500 to 600 pages and I have learned so much. We lived in Fort Smith AR, I saw you are from Oklahoma, please write back I would love to talk more. There so much that I can tell you about.
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lilliesmom (Feb 5, 2006 8:08 am)
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lilliesmom
- Feb 5, 2006 8:08 am
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Replying to:
Laura Kerr (Feb 1, 2006 3:17 am)
my son had a brain bleed: my son had a brain bleed. he was born at 23 weeks, he...
Re: my son had a brain bleed
Thank you so much for the info. it helped a lot. We have tried to find books on preemies but the bookstores here don't seem to carry them. I guess I am going to have to order them from online. We made it through my daughter being in the NICU for 8 weeks, but she didn't have any medical conditions other than just being a preemie. With my son that is not the case so it is getting harder to just wing it on our own and the doctors this time are not as willing to sit down and explain things with you. My son is at OU Medical Center which is where my daughter was as well. It is a teaching hospital so you just get stuck with whatever resident is there at the same time you are. My daughter is the same age as your son. Her birthday is June 14th, when is your son's? Do you still live in Arkansas?
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lilliesmom
- Feb 11, 2006 8:29 am
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littlemomof_4
- Feb 12, 2006 4:35 am
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lilliesmom
You might want to ask Brooke Robertson? She knows alot about it there.
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Brooke Robertson
- Feb 12, 2006 8:35 pm
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Replying to:
lilliesmom (Feb 11, 2006 8:29 am)
WalkAmerica: I was just wondering if anyone knew if there was a kickoff for the walk planned here in OKC?
Re: WalkAmerica
To lilliesmom:
Hi my name is Brooke Robertson and I am the OKC March of Dimes Ambassador family. I will be speaking at the kickoff and I would love to meet you. The kickoff for WalkAmerica is February 28th at the NW Expressway Marriot and you need to call the OKC March of Dimes office at 943-1025 to RSVP by February 17th. Before you RSVP for the kickoff you need to register to participate in WalkAmerica (if you haven't already). You can register online at www.walkamerica.org, or you can call the March of Dimes office.
Thank you for your participation. I hope to see you there.
Brooke
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strongtwinsmom
- Feb 17, 2006 3:25 pm
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Also from Oklahoma
I just wanted to say hello and put myself out here. I am from Oklahoma also.....near OKC. I have b/g twins that turned 19 months old yesterday. They were born 6 weeks early and spent only 10 days in the NICU. They weighed 4.12 lbs. and 4.4 lbs. and were 18.75 inches at birth. On their due date, my daughter became very ill and was checked into Children's Hospital at the OU Med Center. She was there for 2 weeks. She had Pyloric Stenosis but it took them nearly 2 weeks to diagnose it b/c she was a preemie. She had to have a central line put in b/c she nearly died of dehydration at 7 weeks of age. Now she is doing fine but b/c of being a preemie and b/c of her setbacks at such an early age, she has had to overcome some obstacles. She started Soonerstart at 5 mos. of age and is still active in it although she is about get graduated out! Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself to all you other Okies out there.
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littlemomof_4
- Feb 18, 2006 5:33 am
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strongtwinsmom
Hi my name is Misty. I am from Tulsa and I would like to say hello and welcome to Share. I have four girls but recently lost my 3 month old last year. My two year old is in SoonerStart. I like the Childrens Hospital there in OKC. Talk to you soon! Misty * littlemomof_4*
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strongtwinsmom
- Mar 4, 2006 6:43 pm
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I am sorry to hear about your 3 month old. Thanks for welcoming me here. It is good to get to know other moms especially ones that have been through this same ordeal. How is Soonerstart going for you? We have another therapy appointment this coming week. Hopefully it will go well.
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momof_4girls
- Mar 16, 2006 5:58 am
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strongtwinsmom
Sorry I haven't been on here in a while. Soonerstart has been going okay just not making any progress with my 2 year old. She only says momma when she wants. Right now it is sometimes hard b/c I don't have my 3 month old. My sisters baby gives me some peace b/c I know Jocelyn is telling me that when I take care of my nephew that it is okay with her. If you want you can e-mail me any time (momof_4girls@yahoo.com). I will talk to you later. Misty phone number and address removed
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jjluvaj
- May 16, 2006 10:51 pm
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Proud mommy angels on earth and in heaven!!! |
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New from oklahoma
I am from weatherford, but right now I'm in the military and I won't be back out there til August, however, I just wanted to say hi to the oklahoma family. Also I was wandering if anyone knows of a good perinatologis tor High risk ob in my area. It's been so much trouble finding one. I jus tfound out I am pregnant a third time(1st lost to misc, 2 nd born 3mnths premature, died at 4mnths old) I am very nervous on this pregnancy. I don't want to loose another one, I don't think I could handle it. Sorry for the rambling.
Jennifer
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aka1434
- Feb 6, 2007 6:01 pm
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Looking for Locals
Hi, I am from OKC and want to find people from my area and maybe start a play group/ mommy day after my son is born next month. Just looking for local people to talk to.
Kim
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dkrasser
- Jul 27, 2007 3:16 am
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New From Oklahoma
Hi Everyone
I am new to this site. My husband and I are first time parents to twin girls born at 28 weeks. They were born November 11, 2006.
Kenli was born weighing 2lbs 6 oz and was 14.8 inches long and Kenzi weighed 2lbs 11 oz and was 15 inches long. Kenli had a harder time in the NICU. She was placed on NEC watch two different times and Kenzi just had the typical preemie behaviors. Those were the brady's and the apnea. They each had two blood transfusions. We were truely blessed not to have any other problems. We left our NICU family on January 4, 2007. The girls both came home on apnea monitors. They were both on those for 6 months. Kenli and Kenzi are now almost 9 months old. They are rolling every where, almost crawling, and cutting teeth. I thought the day would never come that I would get to bring my babies home. Now here they are. Time really does fly. My husband and I just want enveryone in this situation to remember to keep the faith. There will be many ups and downs. We know the rollar coaster ride you are on. So we would love to hear any stories anyone would like to share. Good luck to you all. God Bless.
Danessa and Levi
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meagan
- Aug 26, 2008 5:06 pm
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Re: New from oklahoma
hi my name is meagan
if you want to drive to okc you can see my high risk dr he is really good he did averting for me untillhe could do no more if so let me know i will give you his number
meagan
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altland1014
- Dec 3, 2008 12:55 am
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OKLAHOMA
He I was just wondering if there was any oklahoma mommies on here anymore
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lilliesmom
- Feb 16, 2009 7:41 pm
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Fundraiser
Hey everyone! I live in the OKC area and am trying to put together a consignment sale fundraiser to benefit the March of Dimes. I am looking for anyone who would like to be a consigner. We did a sale last August and it went well but I really need more people to consign items to sale. If you are interested please let me know and I can give you more information about it. Thanks!
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lilliesmom
- Feb 16, 2009 7:43 pm
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Re: OKLAHOMA
I am an Oklahoma mommy. There doesn't seem to be many of us left though. I live in Bethany which is in the Oklahoma City metro area.
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TonyaP
- Feb 19, 2009 9:31 pm
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Twenty six weeker with level 3 and 4 bleed
Hi, I am new to this site and was hoping to meet other moms with similar stories. I have a beautiful baby boy born at twenty six weeks having a level three bleed on the left side and a level four bleed on the right. My husband and I were asked to withdrawal support for him when he was two days old. He will be seven months tomorrow and doing well.
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ercrooks
- Nov 10, 2009 6:45 pm
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Mommy of 2 preemies!
Hello everyone! I'm an Broken Arrow mommie of 2 premature babies....well....they aren't babies anymore. Lincoln was born March 10, 2007 at 31 weeks and Lauren was born April 8, 2008 at 33 weeks. Both had no problems but to feed and grow. Lincoln was in the NICU for 25 days and Lauren was in for only 7. It's amazing the difference. But they are both healthy and so smart...you would never guess they were born premature. Until I had 2 I had never known anyone who had premature babies or even losses. I have a girlfriend you had her 1 baby girl at 28 weeks the same day that I had Lincoln so we had a support group just the 2 of us! I also have a girlfriend you lost 2 baby boys due to IC but with a successful TAC put in was able to have a beautiful baby girl.
My heart goes out to all you preemie mommies who have babies in the NICU. Keep praying and know that God is with them. And those with angel babies you are in my thoughts and prayers.
I've attached a pic of my kiddos!
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