Hi Gwen

I am a mum to Jasmin 16/01/05 and Jett 13/09/05. Although all went well with my first pregnancy we werent so lucky second time around. At 31 weeks I went into premature labour which was thankfully stopped, but it was then that we learned our baby had a large cyst in his stomach. This lead to a change in hospitals, many tests, one of which was for the CF gene( which came back neg), and many ultrasounds. The Prof. we were under insisted I went to term then surgery to remove the meconium cyst that had formed due to his bowel twisting and perforating. At 36 weeks I went into labour and had Jett weighing in at 7'11.
13 hours after his arrival he had his first surgery to remove the cyst and damaged bowel and a stoma was created. He was in ICN til day 11 when he was moved to SCN. But the next week things hadn't progressed any so back into surgery to remove a large absces, and it was discovered he had developed NEC, so it was back to ICN. Which is where is still is today. Today he is 8 weeks old, and it is getting harder and harder to leave him. He is scheduled to have surgery to close his stoma on Friday and from there he will be moved to the Childrens hospital. Hoping all goes well because I dont know how much longer I can do this. It is heartbreaking to leave him there but just knowing that he will be home soon helps me to see the light . If you need a torch to help find your way through the tunnel just give a holler!!!!
All the Best

Cherisse