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Your baby's labor and delivery is like no other in the world. Let others know what your experience was like.

• Little Hannah Born at 25 Weeks
  In March of 2006 I went to my ultrasound and discovered that I had placenta previa. I wasn't due until July 31, 2006.
• Born at 27 Weeks
  My baby was due in September. There had been some previous problems in this pregnancy.
• Adam's Story: 31 Weeks
  My husband and I were thrilled to hear that we were expecting our first child in 1999. We couldn't wait and thought we had everything planned perfectly.
• 24-weeker: My Miracle
  On July 15, 2006, at 12 o'clock I started to feel pressure in my lower part of my stomach. I called the doctor and she told me to go lie down for an hour, drink a lot of fluids and if they didn't go away in an hour to go in.
• Baby Born at 28 Weeks
  During a normal visit to my doctor I was told that I have very little amniotic fluid but I should not worry, as it might improve, and I should return in a month so we could monitor the fluid.
• Seven Weeks Too Soon
  My pregnancy was horrible from beginning to end. I have an autoimmune disease called ulcerative colitis.
• My 28-week Miracle
  I was in work on a Tuesday around 4:45 p.m.
• 29-weeker – Doing Great
  My baby was born prematurely, 29 weeks and 3 days. His weight was 3 pounds, 1 ounce, and he was 16 inches long.
• My 27-week Angel
  I was 27 weeks pregnant with my first child when I realized something was not right. I had gained a large amount of weight in three days and started to feel very weird.
• 25-week Preemie
  In the fall of 2003 I met the man I knew I was going to marry. Our relationship was great except he lived in Texas (serving in the Army) and I was in Ohio.
• My 28-weeker Miracle, Dylan
  I was 19 when I got pregnant with my son. It was a very normal pregnancy in the beginning – never had morning sickness or anything.
• Reyes
  I never expected to get pregnant because of a previous relationship of seven years and nothing. I met my husband and we married within three months.
• Thirty-four-and-a-half Weeks
  I just want to say that my son was born at 34 weeks gestation due to in utero fetal growth retardation. I found out at my 30-week doctor visit that he had stopped growing.
• A Day Without Rain
  Looking back I remember that it rained for five days after Molly was born. Not just light rain or sprinkles, a downpour that felt like it had soaked all the way through, deep-down into my soul, down to the very bottom and then splashed up, again.
• Preemie Story
  I had been uncomfortable at work all day long, but the discomfort seemed to pass whenever I stood up. Finally I decided to go home early, since I wasn't getting anything done anyway.