tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post8937818772242389740..comments2024-03-28T03:20:20.956-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: When Doctors Lost All Hope, A Mother's Love & Healing Touch Saves Her Sick Micro Preemie BabyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-2743735564861352072011-12-06T21:28:04.335-05:002011-12-06T21:28:04.335-05:00thank you this wonderful story. my son was very si...thank you this wonderful story. my son was very sick and in the nicu and all my instincts told me to hold and cuddle and breastfeed him i rarely left him and held him constantly he left the hospital in 5 days for an infection that should have kept him there for a couple weeks. my baby is now 4 and the sweetest little man.MyClothLovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01873015188592325436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-52969499757140222772011-10-07T00:01:54.513-04:002011-10-07T00:01:54.513-04:00Thank you for sharing this ! I too was a premature...Thank you for sharing this ! I too was a premature baby. I was 14 Weeks early myself. Please keep updates coming !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-30299606102837365982011-06-14T15:05:07.631-04:002011-06-14T15:05:07.631-04:00Thank you for sharing. This is absolutely beautif...Thank you for sharing. This is absolutely beautiful. Mum's have strength that we don't know until it's needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-26840944787663543542011-06-12T16:03:06.514-04:002011-06-12T16:03:06.514-04:00Another micromom here. We rooed when he went down...Another micromom here. We rooed when he went down hill too.. he was 5 weeks old. He survived the night when they didn't think he would make the hour. The next time I held him he was 11 weeks old. He is now 15 months old, at home and growing. :DFrofinStitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758680615035281566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-58741615202008888502011-06-10T12:27:02.785-04:002011-06-10T12:27:02.785-04:00I was horrified to read about the effects of the p...I was horrified to read about the effects of the paralytic and sedative. It sounded more like abuse than treatment to me, especially when he was being shaken! <br /><br />I'm so glad you listened to your instincts and poured all your love into your baby. You saved him for sure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-79951670097561851042011-06-06T17:01:28.949-04:002011-06-06T17:01:28.949-04:00Thank you so much for sharing that. All the best f...Thank you so much for sharing that. All the best for you, beautiful mum, your strong wee boy and your loving family. There is nothing we can't do with love! Thank you!!!!!!Tanjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-59086450335853346432011-06-06T14:57:25.903-04:002011-06-06T14:57:25.903-04:00LOVE this! My 3rd child was put into NICU after h...LOVE this! My 3rd child was put into NICU after he inhaled fluid after birth. They kept poking and proding him and wouldn't let me see. Finally, I told the nurse that I was going to rip out my catheter and walk down to the NICU if they didn't let me see him immediately (I gave birth around 11am, didn't see him until 4pm for 10 minutes and not again until 3am). They agreed. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-56845025913622355282011-06-06T13:09:40.525-04:002011-06-06T13:09:40.525-04:00Babies need their mamas. Your instinct saved your ...Babies need their mamas. Your instinct saved your baby and the doctors and nurses 'expertise' couldn't ever replace that. GOOD FOR YOU!!! Yay!!!!!!!Mary Sieverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05099008932777170372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-9623320653728160862011-06-06T12:26:58.823-04:002011-06-06T12:26:58.823-04:00Just another experience that shows medicine isn...Just another experience that shows medicine isn't always the answer. Sure we need it many times. But love is so much more powerful. Wonderful momma to do what her instincts told her. Sam is beautiful!Joy@WDDCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709113785857792361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-73498803257010840282011-06-06T02:05:43.248-04:002011-06-06T02:05:43.248-04:00in the 30's my grandfather was born at 7 month...in the 30's my grandfather was born at 7 months gestation, and sent home to die. his momma kepy im alive and he is te father of 4, grandfather of 8 and great grandfather to 13. way to go momma!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-2956150138787954332011-06-05T21:03:36.682-04:002011-06-05T21:03:36.682-04:00How wonderful! Just goes to show what can happen w...How wonderful! Just goes to show what can happen when the power of a mother's instinct overcomes all the odds. This is beauty personified. Best wishes, JulieanneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264432168859315602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-2399424629064772292011-03-30T00:33:54.472-04:002011-03-30T00:33:54.472-04:00WoWWW!!!!
I am super speechless after reading this...WoWWW!!!!<br />I am super speechless after reading this story. A mother's love and touch can really cure everything. If only I had the chance to read this blog last year my best friend would have the possibility also that her child will be alive. Your situation also is the same as with her. And the worst thing is that she didn't see her baby until the baby was dead.Irelandhttp://slycams.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-77196739038930861912011-03-26T05:34:24.671-04:002011-03-26T05:34:24.671-04:00Thankyou for sharing a beautiful story. Just shows...Thankyou for sharing a beautiful story. Just shows what love can do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-14614984317963003372011-03-24T00:41:02.956-04:002011-03-24T00:41:02.956-04:00This is very touching because the baby at any age ...This is very touching because the baby at any age needs to be secure. In 67 years I have never revealed what I know about the stage in life that is considered impossible to know. I do not know exactly when my memory began but it was not erased at 2 as most children are. <br /><br />I remember great turmoil and suddenly my eyes were scalded with bright light. My eyes were scalded again and blurredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-68112320880112846042011-03-21T01:40:04.807-04:002011-03-21T01:40:04.807-04:00I just read this at work and am hiding in my offic...I just read this at work and am hiding in my office with tears streaming down my face. I can't imagine watching my baby go through that. This is proof that a mother's love, touch and instinct are the most important and life saving things in the world for a baby. Thank you for sharing.Sitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-25457208461730611882011-03-13T23:14:28.063-04:002011-03-13T23:14:28.063-04:00I cant begin to tell you how much this touched me....I cant begin to tell you how much this touched me. My son was also born at 25 weeks 6 days, weighing 2 lbs 1 oz. <br />Thank you for sharing this!Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583083820864430111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-68124659731376505542011-03-10T12:02:30.411-05:002011-03-10T12:02:30.411-05:00I love your story! I have no doubt that holding hi...I love your story! I have no doubt that holding him against you all those hours helped to regulate his breathing and healed him.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682581911755001652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-28736235345963246192011-03-09T18:55:44.903-05:002011-03-09T18:55:44.903-05:00I am an old Friend of Monica's and I followed ...I am an old Friend of Monica's and I followed your stories about Sam all the way through. I am so happy to see the progress that he has made. Now you can finally enjoy him and his wonderful qualities.. Way to go.. your story has brought tears of sadness to me and now tears of joy that he is home!!Ilona Tinerino-Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-33041385117392192192011-03-09T17:53:41.776-05:002011-03-09T17:53:41.776-05:00Thanks for sharing this. Your story and the pictu...Thanks for sharing this. Your story and the pictures of Sam almost made me want to cry. Medical technology and all its machines has caused us to lose touch with ourselves. The human touch, the connection between mother and child, is so powerful. Good for you for stepping in and fighting for your son.Bonnie Way aka the Koala Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11601183003333359031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-84205928246321038992011-03-09T15:18:32.312-05:002011-03-09T15:18:32.312-05:00I'm in tears reading your story...thank you so...I'm in tears reading your story...thank you so much for sharing! I can't imagine being in your shoes - you are so awesome for following your instincts. Hugs to you mama..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-71691648315703974842011-03-09T14:25:25.388-05:002011-03-09T14:25:25.388-05:00I just can't help but think that they need to ...I just can't help but think that they need to start with the assumption that the baby is going to have constant contact from a loved one and THEN come up with their treatment, not come up with a treatment that will require no one touch or otherwise stimulate them. That stimulation is the primary and most important medicine/nourishment. You are brave and wonderful to have instinctively knownElenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821149810153513985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-63751539979881170472011-03-08T22:29:27.352-05:002011-03-08T22:29:27.352-05:00Wow, I couldn't stop my tears from flowing as ...Wow, I couldn't stop my tears from flowing as I read your story. Way to go, Mom! A baby, any child, NEEDS the loving touch of his mommy and daddy to grow healthy. That's what a healthy home is. One that shows love to it's members above all. Oh, thank you Jesus for touching this babies' little life, and helping mommy to know just what little Sam needed to live. He is an jenniferbaultnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-91784400247213837212011-03-08T19:09:09.750-05:002011-03-08T19:09:09.750-05:00Thank you for sharing your amazing story and I am ...Thank you for sharing your amazing story and I am ecstatic that you followed your maternal instinct and saved your son. May he only go from strength to strength. It really brought tears to my eyes, I had two children in NICU for immature lungs and another complication with one of them, and I can really relate. Modern medicine is life saving in many ways - but also lacking in many others. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-6230270214169162912011-03-08T16:00:05.147-05:002011-03-08T16:00:05.147-05:00Cheri, I wanted to cry while I read this! I am so...Cheri, I wanted to cry while I read this! I am so happy the NICU chapter is over!! Love ya girl! Kiss that lil miracle for me! <3<3<3<3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-52206389740209124102011-03-08T15:37:59.759-05:002011-03-08T15:37:59.759-05:00What a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing thi...What a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing this.Kimberelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16590867490999668892noreply@blogger.com