Comments on: Birthday Aftermath http://www.strocel.com/birthday-aftermath/ Keeping it real in the suburbs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:01:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Strocel.com | Raising Awareness on Prematurity http://www.strocel.com/birthday-aftermath/#comment-63286 Strocel.com | Raising Awareness on Prematurity Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:02:46 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=2963#comment-63286 [...] yet, Hannah’s early start scarred me. They whisked my baby away from me within minutes of her birth. Even during our short NICU stay, we [...] [...] yet, Hannah’s early start scarred me. They whisked my baby away from me within minutes of her birth. Even during our short NICU stay, we [...]

]]> By: Lady M http://www.strocel.com/birthday-aftermath/#comment-38090 Lady M Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:35:01 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=2963#comment-38090 Anniversaries can be surprisingly tough. I hadn't thought about how a birthday could bring back hard memories as well - great post. I'm glad that Hannah is here and so charming! Anniversaries can be surprisingly tough. I hadn’t thought about how a birthday could bring back hard memories as well – great post. I’m glad that Hannah is here and so charming!

]]> By: Ash http://www.strocel.com/birthday-aftermath/#comment-38087 Ash Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:17:29 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=2963#comment-38087 Wow, I was thinking about my daughters 1st birthday just the other day. She was also a preemie and was born 3mns early weighing only 2lbs 2ozs. Her birthday isnt till June however when I look at her I think of everything she went through and what a fighter she was. I will probably be a total basketcase on June 12th but oh well, glad Im not alone in having this feeling. Wow, I was thinking about my daughters 1st birthday just the other day. She was also a preemie and was born 3mns early weighing only 2lbs 2ozs. Her birthday isnt till June however when I look at her I think of everything she went through and what a fighter she was. I will probably be a total basketcase on June 12th but oh well, glad Im not alone in having this feeling.

]]> By: Emily R http://www.strocel.com/birthday-aftermath/#comment-38085 Emily R Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:57:25 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=2963#comment-38085 that is really interesting. my neighbor was just saying something similar to me yesterday. thanks for explaining so clearly. that is really interesting. my neighbor was just saying something similar to me yesterday. thanks for explaining so clearly.

]]> By: Adventures In Babywearing http://www.strocel.com/birthday-aftermath/#comment-38084 Adventures In Babywearing Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:33:51 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=2963#comment-38084 Oh, I can understand. I do hope it gets easier through the years. We had something traumatic happen on Thanksgiving day several years ago and I'm getting better on that day each year! But it's still always there, a little piece in your heart and mind. It's unfair and tries to steal our joy. I get that. Steph Oh, I can understand. I do hope it gets easier through the years. We had something traumatic happen on Thanksgiving day several years ago and I’m getting better on that day each year! But it’s still always there, a little piece in your heart and mind. It’s unfair and tries to steal our joy. I get that.

Steph

]]> By: Mike http://www.strocel.com/birthday-aftermath/#comment-38077 Mike Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:55:43 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=2963#comment-38077 "I feel like somehow Hannah was cheated out of what she should have had, the easy babyhood that Jacob has enjoyed." - No, Hannah was not robbed of an easy babyhood. She arrived unexpectedly early in the world and got a head start on being loved and cared for. Maybe her babyhood wasn't as text-book perfect as some kids', but that certainly doesn't mean it is worth any less. You gave her all the love and caring you could, and that alone makes up for any perceived shortcomings of her not being a full-term baby. You're a good mom, Amber. Don't lose sight of that. “I feel like somehow Hannah was cheated out of what she should have had, the easy babyhood that Jacob has enjoyed.”

– No, Hannah was not robbed of an easy babyhood. She arrived unexpectedly early in the world and got a head start on being loved and cared for. Maybe her babyhood wasn’t as text-book perfect as some kids’, but that certainly doesn’t mean it is worth any less.

You gave her all the love and caring you could, and that alone makes up for any perceived shortcomings of her not being a full-term baby.

You’re a good mom, Amber. Don’t lose sight of that.

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