by Aimee Sprik | Jul 24, 2013 | Family Stories
Triple the blessing…I told my husband I was ready, that I wanted to have a baby now. We were both older than the average bear and I thought we would have to work on it. 4 weeks later we were pregnant, 4 weeks after that, we found out it was with triplets. .07% chance....
by Aimee Sprik | Jul 24, 2013 | Family Stories
My pregnancy up till week 28 had been uneventful and I felt good. I have high blood pressure so I was being closely monitored and after visiting the consultant at 28 weeks I was optimistic. My blood pressure was stable and baby girl was growing beautifully. The...
by Aimee Sprik | Jul 24, 2013 | Family Stories
Elijah Zinn was born on January 15, 2013 at 9:03am. He was born 99 days before his due date and he weighed 13 oz, or in NICU lingo, 380 grams.Yes, you read that right. 13 ounces. Less than a pound. Have you ever seen such a tiny human baby? It’s heartbreaking.On...
by Aimee Sprik | Jun 28, 2013 | Family Stories
I had a very rough pregnancy from the beginning. I was very sick and was losing weight instead of gaining it. At 12 weeks I was diagnosed with partial placenta previa and referred to a specialist. I continually had “all day” sickness and at 20 weeks was...
by Aimee Sprik | Jun 28, 2013 | Family Stories
My baby boy’s name is Gabriel. During my pregnancy they had noticed his brain was not developing right and he had a cyst. at the time we didn’t know how this would affect his development. He was born a full term baby, born at 38 weeks. He didn’t...