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  1. Finding Out...

    I went in for an appointment and ultrasound at about 17 weeks. During the ultrasound the technician asked if I wanted to know the sex if she could tell. I got really excited and said "yes, of course." Her main goal was to measure my cervix, but we always take a peek to see what the baby was up to. When we got to the area, it was hard to tell. It looked like the umbilical cord might be there, so she couldn't say for sure, but if she had to guess it would be boy. But didn't want me ...
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  2. The Second Time Around

    I felt like this pregnancy, especially in the beginning, that I was comparing everything to my first pregnancy.

    My first pregnancy I was so sick for a long time. It was probably around 25 weeks that I stopped getting morning sickness. I have rheumatoid arthritis. Before we were trying to get pregnant I was on a medication called Methotrexate, a cancer medication that would be very toxic to the womb. I stopped taking it about six months before we started trying. It was so painful, ...
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  3. The Beginning of something wonderful.

    So I am starting this blog quite late. My daughter was diagnosed with CDH in 2013, and I never felt the need to write about it. But lately, it's all I can think about doing. So I've decided to write about her journey and where we are now. It's probably going to take me many days and several posts to catch up, so bear with me.

    I found out I was pregnant with my second child in October of 2012. I had an almost 2 year old little girl, Penelope, we call her Penny. We live in western ...
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  4. Nebraska

    Is anyone here from Nebraska. I live in Nebraska and currently know no one from here on this site. Everyone's support here is amazing, just would like to know some people from my state.
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  5. Phoebe the fighter

    Quote Originally Posted by Megan Kleensang View Post
    This is my daughter Phoebe's fight with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. She has been an amazing fighter and she is my cherub!


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