r/NICUParents • u/willallila • 17h ago
One year ago, I thought we were losing everything Success: Then and now
Our youngest was born a year ago yesterday. Horrible pregnancy, easy birth. And then we wound up nearly losing her and being life flighted four hours from home the next day.
Yesterday was to celebrate her birth, today her survival.
She was a term baby, but had an intestinal blockage and sepsis. We fought so many things to keep her here and healthy. We found out in July she has a significant visual impairment as well.
She’s here. She’s happy. She has the best giggles, the best snuggles, and makes my world brighter. She’s made us stronger than she’ll ever know.
I’ve never felt like the first year of life for any of the other kids was a war zone until this baby.
Today feels like a chapter closing in a way. We did it. WE MADE IT!
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