Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Eden Ann

This is a post I didn't think I'd have to make for 3 more months, but due to some very serious complications, my niece (not the one who had the shower, but the one who had been having problems since the beginning of her pregnancy) delivered a very tiny baby girl on Sunday. Her name is Eden Ann. She was born at 28 weeks gestation (3 months early), weighed in at 2 lb. 7 oz., and is 13 inches long. She is currently on a ventilator to help her breathe, though it has been cut back to 50%, which is a good thing. Before she was born, the doctors only gave her a 50/50 chance of survival. I don't know if the odds for her are better now that she is here and looks healthy enough for a baby that small, but I do know that it has been a very tense 3 days. My niece had to have her uterus removed because the placenta had grown through it and into her bladder. I know she wanted at least one more child, so this isn't going to be an easy road for her anyway. I just hope little Eden is OK. Please shoot up a prayer for her.
Thank you,
Paula

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