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My daughter Paige was born on the 3rd of September 2002.

She weighed 3025 grams and was 48cm long.

She was born at 8:30pm by emergency caesarean after a failed induction. My doctor thought that she had stopped growing, and he decided that it was better to induce her at 38 weeks than to let her come when she was ready. He said that after 38 weeks the placenta can start to break down and if the baby is not growing then it is at risk. This doctor deals with a lot of multiple births, as he is involved with IVF, so he is used to dealing with tiny babies and 38 weeks is full term as far as he is concerned!

Paige had trouble feeding and got tired very easily. Whilst visiting the Paediatrician to try and work out how to get her to gain some weight he noticed a slight murmur in her heartbeat.

We were referred to a Cardiologist and had nemerous tests done and it was discoverd that Paige had a condition called "Patent Ductus Arteriosis". This is where a tube that bypasses the lungs doesn't close up after birth. Paige was Breast fed and formula fed to help her to put on weight. When she was 6 months old she had surgery on her heart to fix this problem.

Paige is now a very bright school girl who loves reading and riding her bike. She loves animals, especially our 2 cats, going to the beach, camping and caving. She also loves jigsaw puzzles, My Little Pony's, Barbies, Lego and duplo Trains!

 

This is Russell . He has Autistic Spectrum Disorder and attends a Special School. This photo is located on the Website of the School he attends. (so cute, I think) He will be turning 6 this year but has the mind of say a 3yr old.

But he is very intelligent in other ways.

Ashanti was born on July 26th 2002, she was 40 weeks and 4 days. my water broke at 12 mindnight and i was all alone, her daddy was working mid night shifts and we were very new to calgary. He was all the way accross town and he beat me to the hospital haha. at about 2am i was 7 cm dialated and we all figured i wouldnt be in labour long. well 20 mins later i was 9&1/2 cm dialated Still no baby .After 5 hrs of being  9&1/2 i decided to have some pain meds { If i would of just took thoses stupid prenantal courses lol and relaxed things would of been so much  quicker haha}. she was born at 7:21am 8lbs 6&1/2 ounces and 21&1/4 inches long. she was the happiest baby slept well and looking back on it  now i cant believe  she is going to be 5 years old and going to kindergarden.It seems just like yesturday  she was a small baby and in my arms .Wow times just flys by. iam so excited for her to grow and acheve . to become the most beautiful and talented girl i knew she can be.Becoming a mother for the first time was the most amazing expeience  i have ever been blessed with!!!!

OMG, Last night i let my mind wander and relised that my son is turning 5 at the end of august. As an extrememly low income family who only just scratches by week by week by a hair i'm fretting. (yes i do need to start thinking about it now) We only celebrate the important birthdays, 1, 5, 16 etc... I need help. I need ideas, activity  ideas, food that kids love but inexpensive etc. My son never asks for anything (usually) so he deserves this. He has had a rough year and needs to have a day to remember. any ideas? (I have also posted this elsewhere cause i need all the help i can get!)

PLEASE HELP

Nat

Hi Everyone

It is nice to hear about other people's birthing experience.

My son Keandre was born on the 3rd June 2002, at 5.10pm, weighing in at 3.540kg (I'm not sure what that is in pounds/ounces).

He was my first child so i was pretty nervous on what the experience would be like. At anti-natal classes they make it sound so scary. It didnt help me when i had to finally go in hospital that there was another lady giving birth and she was screaming and swearing so badly, I felt i didnt want to do this anymore if its going to be that bad, i had tears in my eyes.... but with a bit of pain relief and making sure you have the timing right when sniffing the gas, it wasnt as bad as people make it out to be. I didnt even make that much noise when pushing, the doctor and nurses said i was the most quietest birth they had...lol

Hi! Introducing the one & only Emma!

Emma was born 2 weeks late on 4th September 2002. She's lively, full of life and inquisitiveness, and fairly classic "High-Needs" or "Strong-Willed" (choose your label!!!). She's a real tom-boy, loving rough play, trains and mud! She's due to start school in September, just as she turns 5. She's very creative and always comes out of Preschool with armfuls of artwork and splodges of paint on her clothes and shoes. She loves gymnastics and is pretty fearless. After a slow start (going from 7lbs 3oz at birth to 10lbs at 4 months) she is now big for her age, looking more like 6.

My son was born eight weeks premature on 9th July 2002, he was tiny but perfectly healthy. Now he's four and a half he has more than caught up infact he is often mistaken for a six year old.

We live on the Mid North Coast and homeschool, I was hoping to we could make friends with people who also live on the Mid North Coast. Email me brettandkristie@bigpond.com

thought i might join this group as well as I also have a son that was born 2002 well 10th feb to be exact.

living in Queensland we have had to deal with being one of the first prep classes this year and i am still trying to work out if it is harder for him or me as he is my baby.

Hi everyone,

Read some birthing stories and can feel for you all, I have a shocker to tell so this is the quick version...

I was seriously ill during and after the pregnancy (gall stones plus complications lots of fun)

Day 1: waters broke at 3am 13th October, arrived at hospital at 7.30am, hospital sent me home (nurses said "Your not in labour yet might as well go home as nothing is happening") walking was hard as the pain was something, my est mate drove to her place and her mum was cross with the hospital so me mate and I went for a walk, me mates mum got worried and drove the car looking for us but we were down the park sitting down (relaxing I just couldn't walk for a bit),

Day 2: next day drove to the hospital to finish parent training and what to expect when in labour, picked up the pram and put it all together (by me self on the kitchen floor) not feeling to good at this stage week dizzy spells,

Day 3: next day had my first internal examination 8.30am (ha I say to this)  the doctor says "Congratulations you are 2.5cm dialated" I reply with "Oh does this have anything to do with the other day when I came in and you lot sent me home?" Then DR asks how did I get tot he hospital I reply "I drove me cars outside." Dr freaks out puts a sercuty guard on me and tells me I'm not allowed to leave the building, mean time I've yet again been sick and now am sitting quietly, got the shakes again too. "Oh isn't being being pregnant fun....."   walked up to the ward and got hooked up to drips and things, epidural past out when that got put in, throwing up quite regularly by now, rest of the day was a blur then some time later emergancy C Section. I cried yes it was over..... Katie was born 16th October 2002 at 3.15am, she was in a hurry to be born as she was nearly 6 weeks early.  Both of us were put on antibiotics for 5 days

Day4: Got put in the worst ward in the hospital with nurses from hell my family were horrified with the treatment of myself and my baby, that they had to complain, but as usual nothing happens.

Final note: Had to stay in hospital a total of 7 days then left as I couldn't tak the rubbish from the nurses anymore but I was still throwing up and ill I didn't even get to carry Katie out the hospital my mum had to.

Oh yeah you guessed it I was still sick for another 3 months before the doctors in a different hospital figuired out that it was gall bladder issues.

Happy to report Katie is well and happy which at the end of it all can't change got to get on with it all.

My son Taj was born on the 30th of april 2002 at 12.45pm. He was 7pound 2ounces. He is the best thing to happen to my life. After kicking his abusive father out there have been tough times but we have come out on the other side always shining. Being a single mum is had but i have had lots of support and a beautiful son to always pick me up and make me smile!!!!