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- My Scary Birth
I was 34 weeks pregnant. I went to the doctors for a routine checkup. - Thirty Weeks Is too Early
I was 30 weeks pregnant, and I was going shopping with my partner for some baby clothes. It was Thursday, August 15, 2002. - Twenty-Nine-Weeker
On June 18, 1997, I went into labor. I was 16 years old, and only 28 weeks pregnant. - Mother’s Intuition, Water Broke at 21 Weeks; Miracle Baby Delivered at 29 Weeks
My name is Lorene, and I have a story to tell. I conceived October 22, 2003. - Will's Will to Be Born
I went into labor at 29 weeks. Scared me to death! - Ravi's Early Arrival, June 18, 2002
My son came five weeks early, much to my surprise. I went into the hospital at 34 weeks because my water had broken. - Never Give Up
My baby was born at 25 weeks. I gave birth to a beautiful little boy named Jonathan, although the odds were against us. - Six Weeks Premature in 1969
My story isn't about my baby (due in six weeks and so far a perfect pregnancy, not a minute of morning sickness, aches, difficulty sleeping, only 8 kilograms weight gain, baby in perfect position and healthy) but about me! - No Fair Warning
Everything was going well with my first pregnancy. I remained working. - Our Miracle Baby
Did you ever watch those TV shows where something bad would happen to the people, and you would think, That would never happen to me! Well, it did happen to me. - Hunter
I was 30 weeks when I had our little boy, Hunter. It was very unexpected. - Premature but Perfect
Simone Lee
August 7, 2003
8:30 p.m. - Fast Premature Birth
This is the story of the birth of my beautiful baby boy, Timothy.
It was about nine days before Christmas, and our neighbor had a dinner party for several of the couples on our street. - Baby Shower Birthday
On March 21, 2003, I went to work as usual. I was 34 weeks pregnant and very excited. - Eleven Weeks Early and a Fighter
My estimated due date was February 15, 2004, but by mid-November 2003 I was having problems with contractions and bleeding and was put on bed rest.
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