William Clayton Petry
Dreams really do come true.
After having 3 healthy children I suffered
my first miscarriage in 1996. I was to have a baby boy.
2 years later I got pregnant again, only to lose
this child in my 8th week. This baby was to be a girl.
Neither of my angels will ever be forgotten
9 months later, in fact the day of my husband's birthday,
we conceived again. This was both scary for us
as well as exciting. We had found out when I was only
5 weeks along that we were expecting again and
the worry and fear of another loss set in.
I found a lot of comfort and support on the
pregnancy after a miscarriage or stillbirth board at Babycenter.
There is also another board which I feel is a wonderful
place to get support on babycenter after a loss called
the pregnancy and infant loss board.
Things went well for the first few weeks and then I
started spotting. This terrified me thinking I was about
to lose another baby, but this was not to be the case.
After a very complicated pregnancy, and a lot of preterm labor,
William Clayton Petry made his entrance in this world
7 weeks prematurely. He had broken the amniotic fluid sac,
and at that point they had no choice once the infection
set in but to take him. Terbutiline just couldn't stop
everything that little one was doing to make his appearance
early. So on Nov 24, 1999 at 2:27 pm, they did an
emergency c-section and brought him into this world.
He weighed a very respectable 5 lbs 1 oz and was
18 1/4 inches long. This is a really good size for
a baby 7 weeks early. I am very happy to announce that
this little fiesty guy is doing great and is truely a miracle.
You can click here to see some more newborn pictures of our little miracle.
William now weighs 5 lbs 5 oz and is 18 1/2 inches long
and is expected to be able to come home from the hospital
sometime around Dec 10th. We can't wait to bring our
precious little angel home. So here's to all of you
who think dreams can't come true, or to those of you who
have suffered a loss and are afraid of trying again
thinking you will only lose another child. There is a happy
ending to the story with enough time, effort,
patience and love.
Please continue to follow William's progress with us,
as we deal with the stressors of prematurity, and
parenting after a loss by clicking here
