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High-risk Pregnancies
Why Dads Are a Crucial Part of the Support
By Teri Brown
Being put on bed rest during a pregnancy is never fun. Not only can it get incredibly boring, but the possible danger to the mother's or the baby's health can cause unimaginable stress. The support the mom-to-be receives at this crucial time can make the difference between the unendurable and the manageable, and dads are at the forefront of this support system.
Katie-Anne Gustafsson, a mother of three from Eskilstuna, Sweden, was told she had probable placenta previa 18 weeks into her pregnancy. Looking back, she doesn't know how she would have made it if her husband hadn't stepped up to the plate for her.
"I wasn't admitted into the hospital but I was placed on an honor system at home," says Gustafsson. "I was allowed to sit at the computer, to sit on the sofa, to wander around the apartment and sit out on the balcony, to go to the bathroom and bed. This was my life for the next two months. Mikael stepped up, making sure that there wasn't anything that I needed from outside before leaving me, keeping in check throughout the day on the telephone to make sure I was doing what I'd been told, and keeping me company when he could see I was feeling a bit down."
Gustafsson remembers her husband making her laugh and giving her massages at night when she was the most frightened about losing the baby. It helped knowing she wasn't alone in her fears. "I don't know what I would have done without Mikael's strength, optimism, willingness to just take on anything I wasn't supposed to do without question and general love and caring," says Gustafsson. "I may be the one who gets the credit for having saved the baby, but he saved my sanity and allowed me to keep safe while protecting our child."
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High-risk Pregnancies by Anonymous on 07/14/2009 06:15PM
i had 3 miscarriages and have not had trouble getting pregnant. my first miscarriage was painful because i was 12 weeks and the fetus had no heart beat that was painful for me. my second and third pregnacies were 7 weeks. i am now pregnant and i thank god that everything is going good i am 13 weeks and i have heard my babys heart beat twice. i thank god every day for giving me another chance to be pregnant and for letting me get to where im at now. i also believe i have a guarden angel who is my dad watching over me. i lost him three months ago its been so hard.
High-risk Pregnancies by Maria from LA, California on 06/21/2009 08:27PM
Hello ladies I had three miscarriages and believe me My husband and I have struggled for quite sometime to get pregnant again.. The most painful miscarriage was 3 years ago when I was 20 weeks.. I had to bury my son and previous to that I was driving when I had it.. It did take me a long time to survive from this trauma... That same day a friend went into labor and her baby lived and mine died.. Everytime I would see her daughter my heart used to shatter now I have learned to surrender those negative emotions to God. I have learned to cope and pray.. Last year I had another miscarriage I was 2 months.. Now I am pregnant and I am really excited, nervous and happy.. I am very thankful everyday that God has blessed my family and me one more time.. Believe me the fear is in the back of my mind.. But luckliy I am seeing my Ob every 2 weeks and checks my baby and cervix everytime.. So far so Good.. I just pray that women do not go through what I went through... Believe me it has been a traumatic roller coaster ride.. But I know that God will help along the way!!!! Thank you ladies for giving me a chance to take this load of fear out of my chest!!! Thanks Maria from LA, California
High-risk Pregnancies by Anonymous on 06/11/2009 05:07PM
i had lost a son last year in october that was 2 pounds it was a really bad timing for me for a couple of months but god really looked out for me and gave another son now i am 15 weeks preganet im really happy i would love to have alot of support from anyone to help this one be it for me and pray im so scared that something might happened but im not gonna worry im gonna keep praying that god take care of me and my kids and watch over this one in my belly.
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High-risk Pregnancies by Kelly on 08/07/2009 04:08AM
I have a question, I am a 38 year old woman and I would like to get pregnant within the next 4 months-I have been on medications for quite awhile-clonazepam-for 10 years, tylenol with codeine for 8 years and ephedrine for 7 years-if I get pregnant by accident- will I carry a baby with major birth defects?