Mazel tov! Glad the prognosis is great. I had a NICU baby and it’s a really unique experience. If you ever want to chat about the NICU, let me know bc I found at the time I couldn’t find enough people to talk about NICU stuff with.
Some sad news
We lost the pregnancy over the course of the last two weeks. I’m not in a place to talk about it more right now, and I’d rather not have a bunch of replies about this to read, but I’ll say I had no idea it could a) take so long b) be so physical or c) that I’d experience postpartum hormones as well as grief.
It sucked/sucks. You know it can happen but I think you kind of imagine it won’t happen to you until it actually does.
But I came here to cross post my post about how much I love doulas from the postpartum thread: Random questions, postpartum edition
I can now say 100% I love doulas for birth and loss and I’ll hire one for postpartum too if I ever have another. Everyone should have them and I’m going to spend the rest of my life throwing money at doulas so they can give care to people who need it and can’t pay. Happy to talk more about doula love anytime.