Early Delivery

I am very interested in sharing my story of my early delivery, premature, low birth weight babies. I am happy to say I am the mother of wonderfully healthy and beautiful four-year old twins who have been amazing to watch develop. I had a fantastic, problem free pregnancy and was loving every minute of it.

At a routine ultrasound at 30 weeks, I was told my twins were not developing equally and would have to be delivered immediately – I was not given any feedback as to what the problem might be. I was induced within three days (of my ultrasound) and delivered a 4lb. 3oz. boy and a 3lb. 8oz. girl. Very big for 10 weeks early.

As it turned out, they were both developing very well, were close in weight and did not need to be delivered so early. It was a very truly, frustrating and scary time for us.

Of course we ran the gamut of incubation, tube feeding, long hospital stays, no sucking reflex, breast pumping every two hours, one baby home while one remained in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, living in a new city with no family or friends close by, guilt for letting them be taken from me needlessly, and lots more.

But we were so lucky there were no major health problems and I did learn a life-long lesson about being an advocate for my children. This is just a small part of our story and I would love to be able to help others by sharing it.

Thanks,

Michelle, St. Thomas, Ontario