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every parent’s nightmare – part 2

NaBloPoMo, Newborn/Breastfeeding, Parenthood

It is a week exactly from when this all happened. It is also 8 days after I last saw Isla’s pediatrician. We had a well check today to make sure that she is thriving and putting on weight. She is not yet back up to birth weight, but she did put on 8 ounces in …

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every parent’s worst nightmare – part 1

NaBloPoMo, Newborn/Breastfeeding, Parenthood

I’ve told this story so many times since last week – to family, friends, doctors, nurses. It was hard at first to talk about this without crying, it is getting a little easier each time. But, I also feel very spent after retelling the details. So I decided to write out what happened, so that …

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