Six years ago Bridget was born, about five weeks before her due date. We had been monitoring things for a few weeks already, and had an amniocentesis done to check for lung maturity. When that came back showing her lungs were ready, we moved forward with pitocin to regulate the contractions that had already begun. It was only a few hours after getting that going, at 4:09 p.m., that she was born. She weighed 5 pounds even, and was 18.5" long.
Unfortunately, though her lungs were ready, she fractured her collarbone and developed a pneumothorax during delivery. Though we were so excited to have here here, it was certainly still quite stressful and uncertain. She spent ten days in the NICU. We were glad to have her come home. It was a shock when she stopped breathing at 7 weeks old, and was life-flighted and taken to the PICU. She died a week later. We really wish she could be here to celebrate her birthday with us.
We posted a slideshow for Bridget's birthday -
http://bridget.nuccitel.li/6/
The songs we used are Storm by Lifehouse, Twinkle Lullaby by The Piano Guys, and Sorrow Expert by Iris. We hope you will take the time to watch it and will remember her. Bridget was and is so very loved.
Wishing she could be here to celebrate her 6th birthday with us!
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