After one month of marriage and one week after our honeymoon, my motherhood journey began with a positive pregnancy test. My first pregnancy was a breeze, with no morning sickness and just an eager anticipation to meet our son. We carried on our family tradition of naming him after his grandfather, who was also named after his own great-g
After one month of marriage and one week after our honeymoon, my motherhood journey began with a positive pregnancy test. My first pregnancy was a breeze, with no morning sickness and just an eager anticipation to meet our son. We carried on our family tradition of naming him after his grandfather, who was also named after his own great-grandfather.
My husband was so excited to start our family that he had the nursery painted and the crib built in the first trimester. We celebrated every pregnancy milestone, and my husband never missed an appointment.
The second pregnancy was during the start of the pandemic, which made it much more challenging and stressful. We felt more isolated and nervous, as my husband was not allowed at any of our appointments and we were unsure if he would be allowed at the birth.
Despite the uncertainty, both pregnancies resulted in beautiful baby boys.
Describing my first child's birth is not an easy task, as it was a grueling 65-hour labour that ended in an emergency c-section.
Despite the exhaustion, I was overjoyed when I finally met my little boy and spent the entire first night gazing at him in amazement. However, just one day later, he began having seizures, which took hours to co
Describing my first child's birth is not an easy task, as it was a grueling 65-hour labour that ended in an emergency c-section.
Despite the exhaustion, I was overjoyed when I finally met my little boy and spent the entire first night gazing at him in amazement. However, just one day later, he began having seizures, which took hours to convince the nurses were not just hiccups.
Once the seizures were confirmed, We were quickly transferred to the NICU and then to a children's hospital, where we learned he had suffered a stroke during birth.
Later, when he was between 6-12 months old, he received a cerebral palsy diagnosis.
But with early interventions, lots of support, and a little luck, he is now a thriving three-year-old who is playing soccer, excelling in art and music, making friends, reading at a first-grade level, and loving learning and life.
The arrival of our youngest was a complete contrast to my first childbirth experience. He was a "quarantini baby", conceived during the pandemic, and my anxiety was at its peak throughout the entire pregnancy. I was constantly on edge, waiting for something to go wrong, but fortunately, everything went smoothly.
His birth was a scheduled c
The arrival of our youngest was a complete contrast to my first childbirth experience. He was a "quarantini baby", conceived during the pandemic, and my anxiety was at its peak throughout the entire pregnancy. I was constantly on edge, waiting for something to go wrong, but fortunately, everything went smoothly.
His birth was a scheduled c-section, which went according to plan, and he was welcomed into a joyful room full of laughter. We were able to go home the next day, and he immediately settled in without any nursing issues or sleeping troubles. His big brother quickly fell in love with him, and they became inseparable.
Now, at 18 months old, he's a happy, healthy, and humorous mama's boy. He loves doing everything his big brother does, and his mischievous laugh is contagious. Despite what people say about having two kids, watching them play and bond with each other is nothing short of magical.
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