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- Aaron's Birth
I found out I was pregnant on Valentine's Day 2003. My due date was October 16, 2003. - Our IVF Miracle Born Seven Weeks Early
My husband, Wayne, and I had been married for five years. Out of those five, we tried for three years to conceive a baby on our own. - Thirty-Two-Weeker, Long Story
I found out that I was having a baby in February of 2003. At the time my boyfriend and I had been together for four years. - My Little Boy Born at 31 Weeks
I was 29 weeks pregnant when I started getting mucous discharge. I wasn't getting any pain or any other discharge, but I didn't want to take any chances. - Baby Boy Born at 24 Weeks
My baby boy was born on October 16, 2003, at 11:59
p.m. - Born at 32 Weeks
My blood pressure was sky high from toxemia.
The doctor made me go from my OB/GYN appointment straight to the hospital
to be href=http://pregnancytoday. - Birth at 29 Weeks
Everything was going great until my 7th month. At 29 weeks I went into preterm labor. - Baby Boy Born at 32 Weeks
I had a regular checkup May 15, 2003, when they sent me straight to the hospital because of high blood pressure and protein in my urine. I didn't really think that it was anything to worry about because I didn't feel sick. - Twenty-Four Weeks, 460 Grams
Pre-eclampsia, or toxemia, is a disease that occurs in some pregnant women. It is marked by high blood pressure, severe fluid retention and protein in the
urine. - Adrianna: 4 Pounds, 7 Ounces
On February 28 I was getting ready to go to work. After I got out of the shower, I was standing in a puddle of blood. - Six Weeks Premature
It was a Friday, and I had taken the day off of work to take my mom shopping for her birthday. I drove her two hours to a special candle shop that she wanted to go to. - Unexpected
It was November 16, 2000, and I was having really bad pains. I just thought I had eaten something bad, so I lay down for a while. - Catrin, Born at 30 Weeks
When I found out I was pregnant I was really excited my first baby.
My pregnancy was going really well until I was about 24 weeks. - My Little Miracle
This is my story about my son, Evan. He was born two months early. - Baby Born at 31 Weeks
OK. It all started February 9, 2000.
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