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*Trigger Warning*This episode gets real.Me and Sarah sit down to talk through the terrifying journey of our second pregnancy — from unexplained bleeding to an emergency C-section at just 26 weeks.After weeks of heavy bleeding, Sarah’s waters broke at just 23 weeks. She was admitted to hospital and told she could be staying until 34 weeks… but everything changed at 26 weeks when Emmy’s heart rate suddenly dropped. An emergency C-section was performed, and our daughter Emmy was born weighing just 1lb 8oz.This is Part 1 of our story — raw, honest, and hopefully helpful to any parents facing complications in pregnancy. Next time, we’ll take you inside the NICU, where our tiny 1lb 8oz warrior spent the first 3 months of her life inside an incubator. We’ll talk about Emmy’s jouney in NICU, the friends we made, the charity the helped us so much - and what it was really like bringing home a baby born so early.Hope you enjoyed this one or it helped you feel like you're not alone.. As always, See you after bedtime.
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By Dan Hancock (UK) with his wife, Sarah (USA) - Married couple with kids, challenges and sarcasm*Trigger Warning*This episode gets real.Me and Sarah sit down to talk through the terrifying journey of our second pregnancy — from unexplained bleeding to an emergency C-section at just 26 weeks.After weeks of heavy bleeding, Sarah’s waters broke at just 23 weeks. She was admitted to hospital and told she could be staying until 34 weeks… but everything changed at 26 weeks when Emmy’s heart rate suddenly dropped. An emergency C-section was performed, and our daughter Emmy was born weighing just 1lb 8oz.This is Part 1 of our story — raw, honest, and hopefully helpful to any parents facing complications in pregnancy. Next time, we’ll take you inside the NICU, where our tiny 1lb 8oz warrior spent the first 3 months of her life inside an incubator. We’ll talk about Emmy’s jouney in NICU, the friends we made, the charity the helped us so much - and what it was really like bringing home a baby born so early.Hope you enjoyed this one or it helped you feel like you're not alone.. As always, See you after bedtime.