Sarah ~ I wanted to say how sorry I am for the loss of your son. I
started this site a few years ago, and I have heard so many
heartwrenching stories of babies who were lost to PA. Just know
that we are here to listen -- I'm sure it is such a hard road.
My name is Michelle and I had my PA in May of 1999 with my first
baby. I was at 34 weeks and had a small amount of bleeding and
clots. I went to the ER and was monitored for about 5 hrs before
they did an emergency c-section and blood transfusion. I had no
idea of what was going on and had no idea of what a placenta
abruption was. My daugher was born at 4 lb. 10 oz. and spent 10
days in NICU. Thankfully I was lucky and she did very well. She is
5 yers old now and I have a 2 yr old little girl also (no problems
with that pregnancy)I came on the net to research PA and finally I
started this group so I could talk to other moms who had experienced
a PA.
Many of the women on this board who lost a baby to PA have gone on
to have normal pregnancies. Not that another baby can replace a
baby who was lost -- but I know these ladies have experienced joy in
being able to carry a baby and have a healthy pregnancy.
Please let us know how you're doing
love ~~~
Michelle B.

--- In placentaabruption@yahoogroups.com, "sarmaloney"
<sarmaloney@y...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> My name is Sarah and I'm new to the site. I've been registered
for
> a few days but had a really hard time trying to compose myself to
> write my story. Firstly, I would like to say that I am truly
sorry
> for anyone who has lost a child, and congratulations to those who
> are currently pregnant.
>
> I lost my son on September 19, 2004 due to placenta abruption.
It's
> been terrible trying to cope. It doesn't feel like the days are
> getting any easier but I don't cry out loud as much as I did when
it
> first happened. He was 24 weeks and born with a faint heartbeat.
I
> still cry to have him back and the closer I get to my due date,
the
> harder it is to deal with. I can't help but calculate how many
> days, weeks or months I would be if I was still pregnant. I was
> looking so forward to the new year, especially January 7 (his due
> date). Now I am dreading the New Year, all my excitment is gone.
>
> I was so shocked to find out that this chatroom existed. I
actually
> found it by accident while researching abruptions on the net. I
am
> hoping that I will be able to speak to those who are willing to
chat
> about abruptions or just want to talk about anything in general.
>
> Take care
>
> Sarah
> sarmaloney@y...