Erin’s Story

 

 

After getting married in 2018, I found myself pregnant. At my first appointment I heard the three words no parents wants to hear “ there’s no heartbeat”.

Three months of heartbreak, I became pregnant with my daughter Charlotte. At my 12 week appointment they found extra fluid behind her head and I was switched to a high risk clinic. We found out that the extra fluid was due to a heart defect but she would live a completely normal life after open heart surgery.  I battled with preeclampsia and was in and out of the hospital with high blood pressure.

I delivered my daughter, Charlotte, via c section on December 9, 2019 and she was quickly rushed up to the NICU due to difficulty breathing. A couple of hours later I was finally reunited with my daughter, where they placed her all on chest and I realized all the heartbreak we went through was worth it.

Charlotte’s health quickly went downhill during the first week of her life  and she passed away on my chest after a brief battle with NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis). She passed away on 12/16/2019.  My husband and I were in complete shock and didn’t think we were ever going to get pregnant again because of everything that happened.

April 2020, I found out I was pregnant again. We kept it a secret from our families until I was well into my second trimester.  I delivered my son Waylon on December 8,2020 the day before his big sisters birthday.  He is the love of our lives and is his sisters twin.

 

 

Read more about necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

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