[Report This]Date: Jan 01, 2020 6:54 pm Title: Chapter 19
Nothing can really prepare a parent before seeing this: it must be an awful shock with a massive wave of angst and despair. Lets hope that this baby girl will be as feisty and persistent as her fathers!
Happy New Year!
Author's Response:
You're right, nothing can prepare you for seeing your child like that :( I feel so sad for every parent that has to go through this... All you want to do is hold your child and make sure he/she is okay and you can't :(
She will be a fighter, just like her daddies. I can promise you that :)
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Happy New Year!
Date: Jan 01, 2020 2:10 pm Title: Chapter 19
Hope Brian and the baby be ok
Happy New Year
Author's Response:
I am sure they will be, but unfortunately, these things take time :(
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Happy New Year!
Date: Jan 01, 2020 11:30 am Title: Chapter 19
Hi again! I can only agree to everything you‘ve wrote about the AFD and the people who vote for them! One can only hope that some of the voters will change their minds and wake up in time before things get worse ...
So, thanks for another wonderful chapter! Not quite the Christmas which the are used to but in their situation their making the best of it. And I love that Brian and Justin get some time of their own and also try to let their kids have the most of it!
As I read this chapter, I became aware again of how terrible their situation is. They finally wanted to experience this moment of birth together and now this is absolutely not possible. In addition, the condition of their baby will create more guilt in Brian. They will need therapy again, which is normal in this situation. Friends of mine went through this and I know that until today they have problems to completely leave these feelings behind although they went through therapy.
Oh Jeez, how you described the birth and everything and Justin‘s feelings and all.. This is so heartbreaking, so painful and sad, but.. „she is a fighter" - how can she not be a fighter with those Dads! Warmest regards!!
Author's Response:
Yes, their situation is a horrible one. So many plans and none of it will come to pass. Like you said, this will create more guilt for Brian as he will blame himself and we know that Brian doesn't deal well with guilt :( He only wanted to give Justin a nice pregnancy and birth, so Justin could finally share those experiences with him and now it has all gone so wrong because of Brian's health. So yes, that will definitely be another bad thing coming their way on top of everything else ...
She is a fighter and she will continue to be one - I promise! I have actually based her experiences on a real preemie in Germany that was the youngest preemie to ever be born and survive (at least at the time in the early 2000's). She was born in week 22 and she ended up in my aunt's kindergarten. When I was a student at university, studying to become a teacher, I read a lot of my aunt's reports on her progress and met her a couple of times during internships. She grew up to be a healthy, smart girl and is on her way to university now. The only problems she ever had were her eyes and she had to wear glasses all her life, but that's it... Quite amazing for a baby born at week 22.
Yes, poor Justin. I really want to give him a hug. He deserves one :(
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[Report This]Date: Dec 31, 2019 7:59 pm Title: Chapter 19
Wow, what a chapter. The tissue box needs replaced, but she is alive and hopefully will be fine. Fantastic writing and thank you for not making us wait another chapter for her birth. On a personal note, when I was in high school, my boyfriend's sister-in-law had a preemie at 28 weeks. He weight 1 pound 12 ounces. I saw him in the NICU when he was 4 weeks old. The nurse held him in her hand and he looked like a little bird. He was almost 3 pounds on that day. He was a lucky one with no problems. The boyfriend and I broke up and I lost track of Buddy, but years later my Mom saw his grandmother and she showed her a picture of Buddy at 15 or 16. All 6 foot 3 inches of him. So a tiny start doesn't always mean a tiny adult. Will be waiting patiently (haha) for the next chapter. Have a Happy, Healthy New Year.
Author's Response:
Yes, she is alive and we can only hope that she will grow up healthily :)
I have based what happens to her on stories of a real preemie in Germany. My aunt works in a kindergarten and she worked with the youngest preemie ever born in Germany to survive and grow up. So a lot of what you will read in this story concerning the baby is based on what happened to that child after her birth at 22 weeks.
Like you said, a tiny start doesn't always mean a tiny adult. That girl grew up to be a healthy, smart young teenager and is now on her way to university :)
Thanks for your comment, more will be up soon :)
And happy new year to you, too :D
[Report This]Date: Dec 31, 2019 6:38 pm Title: Chapter 19
Wow! The baby is here and she's small. I wonder how long it will be before she can go home?
Author's Response:
It will definitely be a while for her to gain enough weight and grow enough to be considered healthy enough to go home :(
Hopefully she will grow up healthy :)
Thanks for your comment. More will be up soon :)