Category: NEC family stories
Written by Madilyn’s mother: Marlayna McBride, RN Our daughter Madilyn (Maddy) Mathea McBride was born via emergency cesarean in 2009, thirteen weeks prematurely. She was delivered at a small community hospital, and was immediately transported to a Sacramento level III…
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Lakevia is grateful to have survived this terrifying disease but continues to live with its consequences- she shares her story.
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October 15 is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day. The NEC Society remembers. Baby Luke was a deeply loved son and brother…this is his story.
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The NEC Society is honored to share stories of babies impacted by NEC- this is Hope’s story. By Hope’s Mom: After over 8 years of trying and many fertility treatments our dreams finally came true and I got pregnant. The…
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Written by Baby Alexander’s Mother, Alicia. Baby Alexander was born at 22 weeks gestation on November 17, 2014, weighing just 1 lb. 6 oz. He was given little to no chance of survival. As his mother, I was overwhelmed and…
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By Fauna Osborne, NEC Society Leadership Committee member On April 3, 2012 our lives changed forever. I was 23 weeks 2 days pregnant and delivered triplets. Viability for survival is generally understood to start at 24 weeks. This is where…
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The NEC Society frequently shares stories of babies impacted by NEC- this is Kyran’s story. By Candace Kyran was our rainbow baby. About six months before I conceived him I had had a miscarriage, with this and being overweight, I…
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The NEC Society frequently shares stories of babies impacted by NEC; Clifford’s story is one. We went into our 19 week ultrasound hoping to learn if our first child would be a boy or a girl, and we came out…
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Written by Amber, Brentlee’s mom. It was an uneventful pregnancy. I had a little more stress than usual, but nothing I couldn’t handle. The delivery was uneventful as well. A scheduled C-section at 39 weeks. She came out crying and…
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