In Loving Memory of
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Emma
Claire Evelyn
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When God calls Little Children When God calls little children -Unknown
Emma Claire Evelyn Weight: 8lbs 7oz Length: 21 inches Mother: Chantal Father: Stephen Sister: Laura
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We found out Christmas Eve that we were expecting our second baby. We were so excited. Our due date was August 28th.
All my Doctor's
appointments went well. I was so proud because my blood pressure
stayed pretty normal this time. With my first pregnancy it was
high and as a result I was induced.
On August 25th I had my
normal 1 week appointment with my delivering Doctor She said
everything looked well, the baby's heartbeat was 138 bpm. She
told me that I would most likely have my baby before my next scheduled
weekly appointment.
On Friday my husband and I
decided to go for a nice walk at the waterfront. Thinking back
I'm not sure if I felt Emma move that morning. I never really
paid attention to her movements in the morning as she was always
moving in the evenings and through the night. When I didn't feel
any movement on Friday night I figured that she was resting up for
delivery. On Saturday morning when I felt nothing again I called
the hospital. The nurse advised me to eat and drink something
sweet and wait for 1 hour. If I still didn't feel anything to go
to the hospital to get checked. I was so upset that morning
thinking the worse case scenario, what if.....
My husband, daughter and I
went up to the hospital. The nurse tried for a good 1/2 hour to
find our baby's heartbeat. She couldn't find it. I knew in
my heart that something was wrong because the Doctor was always able
to pick her heartbeat up in seconds. The nurse became concerned
and called the delivering Doctor. The Doctor tried
several times, tried several different contraptions to find the
heartbeat nothing. She then explained to me that there were no
ultrasound technicians during the weekend (we live in a smaller city).
They managed to have someone come in, 2 hours after being at the
hospital I had an ultrasound. Of course the technician couldn't
tell me anything, I was all by myself with the nurse during the
ultrasound. Tears rolled down my face knowing that something
wasn't right. The technician touched my shoulder and said that
she was glad she could come in to help me that day. I knew then.
The nurse wheeled me to the waiting room where my Mom and husband were
then we went back to the maternity ward. I'll never forget the Doctor's
face, she came in to tell me that there was no heart beat.
The Doctor then gave me
some options. Again because we in a smaller city, there is only
one gynecologist who was going away on Sunday. So should there
be any complications I would have to go to Ottawa or I could wait
until Monday to deliver. I chose to be induced right away
knowing that I didn't have long labour with my first daughter Laura.
I chose to have an epidural as well as I didn't want to feel labour
this time. I was already 2-3 cm dilated so I was given the
epidural right away, around 4, I was then started on the drip to
induce labour. The Doctor came in shortly after to break my
water. The nurse explained to me that there was meconium in the
water.
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My husband and Mom stayed
with me the whole time, we cried, talked and cried some more. I
just couldn't believe that this was happening to us. It was like
a nightmare and I wanted to wake up. Labour started to get
intense around 10:30, Emma Claire Evelyn was born a few minutes before
11:00 that night. We had no idea what we were having, my first
question was is it a girl or boy. Just before I delivered my own
Doctor (she no longer delivers) came in to support us. It was so
great to have her there. She explained to us that Emma's cord
was wrapped around her neck twice very tightly. I asked about
the meconium, she said that when she got tangled in her cord she
would have gone in to distress which would explain the meconium.
Emma was 8lbs, 7oz and 21 inches long. Almost the same weight
and length as Laura. Emma had some of the same features as
Laura, her ears, her little nose. My husband and I held our
beautiful little angel Emma for a long time. She was so precious
and beautiful. The nurse then took her, and dressed in up in the
sweetest little sweater set and came back in with her. She also
gave us her feet print, some hair, a picture and a little angel.
We were also later given the little sweater set Emma was wearing.
She again was so beautiful. It was so hard to let her go.
The nurses were so
wonderful with us as were the Dr's. My Doctor came in the next
morning hoping to discharge me but she wasn't able to due to a few
complications. She did discharge me later that afternoon.
It was so hard to walk out of the hospital without our little girl.
Loving Mother Chantal |
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