Comments on: The Birth and Triumph of Madeline Alice

By: Dotchi

Dotchi — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:23:57 +0000

I never understood the don’t talk to the baby advice either. I sang and hummed to my son. The doctors were blown away and couldn’t explain it but when I was there his O2 sat was 98% or better. When I left, it plummeted and they couldn’t keep it up. I stayed by his side until ordered to leave or the DR would admit me. I slept very little. I strongly believe he lived so long because of my love to him. And I believe Maddie made it because of your love (and your hubbies).

By: Best Frickin Watch on the DVR – Greys 11/5 | Room 704

Best Frickin Watch on the DVR – Greys 11/5 | Room 704 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:01:03 +0000

[...] too unstable to move. I’d cry. But this is just tv. I know the real story of the real life mom who checked out of the hospital to go see her Madeline. Which was two years ago this week by the [...]

By: | The Spohrs Are Multiplying… | » We’re Gonna Make A Change

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:07:32 +0000

[...] babies have just AWFUL things. I saw other babies die. We were told many, many times that Madeline would die. This isn’t even taking into account what we saw and experienced in the PICU on April [...]

By: phyllis

phyllis — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:51:40 +0000

I love your honesty. Sometimes I feel guilty when I am writing about my situation because everyone else is always so positive. It is nice to hear someone being honest about the experience of prematurity and caring for a medically fragile child. phyllis’s last blog post..back down

By: lisa wood

lisa wood — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:26:24 +0000

you are one mum in a million….to have the strength to write this is just amazing. Your the best mum in the world.
Lisa

By: blissfully caffeinated

blissfully caffeinated — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:26:51 +0000

I’ve seen your blog on so many blogrolls that I had to click over and take a look.

This post immediately took me back 4 1/2 years to the day I left the hospital against medical advice so I could be with my daughter. She was at a NICU at a different hospital and even though I had lost a lot of blood and could barely walk on my own, nothing was going to keep me from getting to my baby. Even though we were in a very different situation than yours, and our baby quickly stabilized and was released a week later, the image of you standing in front of the isolette, in total shock, telling your baby that, “Mommy’s here,” I could have written those words.

Looking at my big strong healthy girl now, I feel so lucky. You would never know that we had any problems with her or that she had to be resuscitated shortly after she was born.

The memories do fade and soften. Some of them I have pushed away because they hurt too much (a nurse rocking and strking my baby in the NICU when I wanted so desperately to take her home and do that myself). But for the most part, now I feel nothing but relief and gratitude when I think back to that scary time.

Love your blog, and I’m so glad your baby is doing so well.

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By: The Continuation of Heather’s Story « Mommy 4-1-1

The Continuation of Heather’s Story « Mommy 4-1-1 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:56:24 +0000

[...] Bed Rest and PPROM, and don’t read her blog, you may wonder what came next. Here is the continuation of Maddie’s story from her mommy’s perspective. If that doesn’t suck you in to the world of the Spohrs, [...]

By: Jody

Jody — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:07:48 +0000

Bless Maddy. I bet she’s growing stronger and bigger everyday. I can’t even imagine what it would be like to think what you had to think. I deal with quite a bit of sadness along with joy in my job. And reading your words just makes me more mindful of being compasionate..always.

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By: Jenny, the Bloggess

Jenny, the Bloggess — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:46:00 +0000

Amazing and inspiring.

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By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:49:00 +0000

I just followed the link you left in your comment at good mom bad mom. I found myself reading it and thinking the whole time "please say she lived, please say she lived." I happen to be writing about a similar issue this week. My daughter turns 3 tomorrow and while my experience was NEARLY as tramatic as yours...it was still tramatic for me.

I am so glad your baby is here. Nothing pulls at my heart like the thought of a sick baby, or of parents suffering that loss.

This was beautifully written!