Morgans Story

I had a very difficult pregnancy with PIH and Placental abrubtions which lead to me loosing more then half of my aminotic fluid which then caused Morgan to constrict her cord leading to her having severe IUGR.  After being on bed rest at home from 9 weeks pregnant I went for a routine ultrasound at 29 weeks to check her growth and thats when my life changed.  They then realized that she was no longer growing and was the size of a 24weeker, so I was rushed by ambulance to a hospital 5 hours from my home where I spent one week on monitored bed rest.  Then I had a huge abrubtion and developed a blood clot so it was decided then that for the sake of Morgans life and mine she needed to be born.  She was born June 27th 2003 weighing 2lbs.  She did really well and was only on c-pap for 18hours.  We spent a total of 1 week in the hospital 5 hours away in Windsor when we were then life flighted back to Kitchener, where she spent 2 months.  After coming home at 3lbs 15ozs her double ingenial hernia became strangled so back in to the hospital we went for surgery.  The surgery was performed at Mcmaster, but due to complications she ended up on life support in the ICU.  She again made it through and came home after one week. Morgan is now 61/2 years old.  She is still small (36lbs) and we have had our fair share of health issues since she has been home but she is here with us and brightens my day every day.  I also like to include that I did have another child and had no complications with his pregnancy and he was born at 42 weeks by v-bac.  It was the pregnancy and delivery I had mourned for after Morgans early birth.  both my kids are my heros, Morgan for being so strong and fighting so hard and Austin for allowing me the birth I had lost because it allowed me to heal so much.