[OT] Baby Troubles
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WayneLigon
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I'm sorry to hear about this: I hope they can do something for the baby 
I wish you all the best, and good luck.
I wish you all the best, and good luck.
JoeBlank
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Best wishes for you and your family. Hang in there, and keep being there for each other.
Best of luck with the bedrest. With our first child the doctor sent us home and put my wife on bedrest for what was to be about 2 weeks, and she was freaked out about that short amount of time. Some tests came back, and the doctor called to tell us he had decided to induce labor the next day. End result: healthy baby.
I am an attorney in Atlanta, don't know of any job leads in your area but I will keep me ears open with the insurance companies we represent. Used to be in-house counsel for Cincinnati Insurance Company, but don't think they write policies on the left coast.
Best of luck with the bedrest. With our first child the doctor sent us home and put my wife on bedrest for what was to be about 2 weeks, and she was freaked out about that short amount of time. Some tests came back, and the doctor called to tell us he had decided to induce labor the next day. End result: healthy baby.
I am an attorney in Atlanta, don't know of any job leads in your area but I will keep me ears open with the insurance companies we represent. Used to be in-house counsel for Cincinnati Insurance Company, but don't think they write policies on the left coast.
KnowTheToe
First Post
My thoughts and prayers are with you. I cannot imagine the emotional stress and burden you carry. Know many people are thinking about you in your time of need. God bless.
Mercule
Adventurer
I went through the same thing about two months ago. My wife called me about the blood test results on a Wednesday while I was at work. I got laid off two days later and she is a stay-at-home mother for our other daughter.
The hardest day was the day of the amnio. It was especially bad when, during the pre-amnio ultrasound, one tech looks at the other and says, "Oh, she really needs to know that." Turns out they were discussing the ultrasound immediately preceding ours, but my heart stopped. (I was too relieved to be truly angry with the tech.)
As it turns out, everything is okay with my daughter (thank God), but I understand the stress of not knowing and the battery of tests. Thought it might help for you to know that someone else was just right there with you. If you want to discuss it more off-list, email me at mercule@yahoo.com.
One of the things that really got me through that time was reading the Bible. I read one of the Gospels (Luke, I believe), Acts, and a couple of the shorter letters (Ephesians and Galatians). I'd never really read much of the Bible before and it was deeply relaxing, soothing, and reassuring. If you aren't a Christian, YMMV, but if you don't claim any personal deity, now might be a good time to find one.
The hardest day was the day of the amnio. It was especially bad when, during the pre-amnio ultrasound, one tech looks at the other and says, "Oh, she really needs to know that." Turns out they were discussing the ultrasound immediately preceding ours, but my heart stopped. (I was too relieved to be truly angry with the tech.)
As it turns out, everything is okay with my daughter (thank God), but I understand the stress of not knowing and the battery of tests. Thought it might help for you to know that someone else was just right there with you. If you want to discuss it more off-list, email me at mercule@yahoo.com.
One of the things that really got me through that time was reading the Bible. I read one of the Gospels (Luke, I believe), Acts, and a couple of the shorter letters (Ephesians and Galatians). I'd never really read much of the Bible before and it was deeply relaxing, soothing, and reassuring. If you aren't a Christian, YMMV, but if you don't claim any personal deity, now might be a good time to find one.
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