Halloween Scare

[Lilac]

Hi, Jennifer!

I know...It's pretty unbelievable that he survived...especially in 1968.  He was barely over a pound when he was born.  He basically spent his first year in and out of the hospital (of course). They would "give" him oxygen by placing an oxygen mask on the bed by his head on his right side so that the oxygen would flow to him.  He has some hearing loss and sight loss on his right side because of this, but basically everything else is normal or above normal!

He wasn't gaining weight for a while.  Back then, they didn't believe too much in Mother's milk being the best for babies, so they gave my Mother-in-law a pill to "dry up" her milk without her consent (they also thought because he was so small, he wouldn't be able to "latch on")!  So , he was bottle fed, but not gaining weight.  They finally figured out that the hole in the nipple was too small, so they enlarged it and he finally gained weight because he wasn't working so hard.  

Anyhoo, have a good day!

Lilac =)

 

From: <jenw74 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Halloween Scare

First of all, Happy Belated Birthday to your husband!
How in the world did he make it, coming out at only 28 weeks in 1960?!  
Wow, he really is your miracle!
LOL at how your husband sees his early arrival,

Jennifer

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lilac 
  To: ot chatter 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 11:22 PM
  Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Halloween Scare



  Hi, everyone!

  I'm Lilac, and new to the OT chatter,  but not-so-new to HGFGU.  
There were some messages about Halloween and birthdays.  I've got a bit of 
a Halloween/Birthday story for you...

  My husband's due date was October 31st, but he was born 3 MONTHS 
EARLY on July 28th, 1968.  So, he likes to say "I was supposed to be a 
spook on Halloween, but I ended up spooking the hell out of everyone!" 

  He was born outside the hospital with my mother-in-law catching him 
before he hit the sidewalk.  She tells it better than I do (she was 
there, of course.  I wasn't even born yet...).  Anyway, I'm sure glad he's 
here and he's a miracle to me!  

  Lilac =)







 

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