I have written a bit about comming back from a blogging break that was a bit longer than planned. The main reason the break got extended is that I had a baby. She is now neaely 16 months and seem to be doing even better than one could hope.
At the start of the pregnancy I was incredibly tired, cold and extremely nausious. This being quite normal I thought I had just gotten it a little worse than most. But after having fainted a couple of times and with a blood pressure slightly elevated my doctor put me on strict rest. This was likely to last this first trimester. But it did not pass until I got to try a medication that only just was approved in Norway, after having been in use elsewhere a while. This made it so that I felt loads better and could work 50% and even travel to Ireland for easter. As long as I went for check ups at least once a week.
Then on a routine check at the midwife my blood pressure was so high I got sent directly to the hospital. I was diagnosed with preeclampsia and had to stay at the hospital for 3 weeks with loads of medication and monitoring. And then I had an emergency c-section in week 29. We stayed at the hospital a while in NICU.
I will not be sharing too much about Ickle Pickle here, but to us she is perfect.
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Congratulations.
That must have been a worrying time. But I am glad things turned out ok.
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Congratulations!
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Maja, congratulations to you and your husband. Ickle Pickle is a precious baby. You went through so much to have her. Hope you have recovered well and are getting back to normal health-wise. Take good care of yourself. 🧡🎶 Christine
I am doing a lot better, thank you 🙂 Taking care of myself when I have the time 😉
Good to know. Take time for yourself. A baby’s needs are demanding. 😊
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Congratulations, Maja 👍👍👍👍👍 Wishing you, Ickle Pickle and your partner all the very best for the future 🤗❤️❤️🤗
Thank you Chris!
Oj så jobbigt med havandeskapsförgiftning. Lycka till med allt nu.
Tusen takk!
Congratulations Maja. Pregnancy and little ones can certainly affect ones life. Glad Ickle Pickle and mother are now doing well. Happy Sunday. Allan
Thank you very much Allan.
Congrats on the baby.
I hope you are managing well as a new mother!
Nice to see you back at the blog.
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Congratulations on your beautiful new arrival. How wonderful!!!!
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Thank you for sharing…so happy for you both and it is understandable that you have a new priority for sure!
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Aw, congratulations, Maja!! So wonderful. God bless your family. 🙏🏻❤️😊
Thank you very much John!
You are welcome, my friend. Be well. ❤️
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Congratulations on the birth of your baby! I was sorry to read you have been unwell and I’m glad that you are now OK.
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Congratulations on your new baby. I hope all is well with you now.
Thank you, I am a lot better
What great news about your healthy baby. Sorry the pregnancy was so challenging.
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Awww. Congratulations. I’m sorry that your pregnancy was so stressful, but all that matters is that your “Ickle Pickle” was brewed to perfection. ❤
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Congratulations! How wonderful, a baby. I’m thankful everything worked out ok. Thanks for visiting my blog.
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Congrats on a lovely baby.
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How stressful, glad you and Ickle Pickle are doing well. Maggie
Thank you Maggie!
Congratulations!! Sorry to hear that you had a tough pregnancy and that you had to have an emergency c-section. Glad to hear that you and the little one are doing just fine now.
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Glad you had a successful result, but a scary process. Congratulations on the addition to your family!
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Congratulations on your baby! 😃
I hope that you’re now in good health.
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Oh my you had quite the difficult pregnancy. I am glad all went well.
Congratulations on the birth of your baby.
I became a grandmother this past July and he is precious!
Thank you and congratulations to you on your grandchild
Congratulations! I’m glad you are both healthy.
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Congratulations, babies are the best news to share. My daughter was born at 32 weeks and we had to spend a month in the NICU. The NICU is a very stressful place to be. So glad you and baby are fine now and I bet she is so beautiful.
Thank you. Our NICU was really good and the people working there were amazing
They are always so kind in the NICU. There were volunteers there that made tiny clothes for the babies and beautiful blankets too.
We got that too! She still have some blankets from time. We saved them all
Be safe ok
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I had a very strong feeling that it might have been that which kept you away for so long. You had just moved and fixed up a larger cozy home when you left and it felt like you were nesting or preparing to do so. I’m sorry you had such a hard time with this pregnancy. I’m sure it was worth every second of it and delighted you had good care. I loved seeing the photo of those toes even if they weren’t your baby’s. Congratulations to you and your partner. Glad you are feeling better.
Thank you very much Marlene. She is a very welcome addition to the family
God bless you and your perfect baby girl🙏🏻💕.
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Congratulations on the baby!
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Congratulations and best wishes.Please take care of strict dietary, medication and rest
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Oh, no! Mas what a traumatic experience. I hope you both are doing well now. “Ickle Pickle” is an adorable nickname. I haven’t heard that one. Congratulations on your little one. Hugs.
Thank you Teagan, we are doing ok 🙂
You say “I got to try a medication that only just was approved in Norway”. Does that mean you live in Norway? We were just there. I am originally from Sweden and we took a 10 day vacation to Sweden and Norway. In Norway we visited Oslo and we did a cruise on Sognefjord. Congratulations on your baby.
Thank you. Yes, I live in Stavanger Norway. Where in Sweden are you from?
I am originally from Örnsköldsvik, Norrland, but I live in Dallas, Texas.
That is quite a long way from home!
Yes you are right. I can’t visit too often. About every second year.
‘…Ickle Pickle…’ Love it. 😀
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Congratulations 🎉 It is something to celebrate when you finally get to take your van home from NICU. After almost 4 months of NICU then “level 2” pediatric care, we got to bring our only child home. She was on oxygen and a heart monitor and she was finally ours. There’s a lot to say about that. 11 years later and I’m crying writing this. I’m not sure if I ever processed all the stress and emotions. I just got up each day and did what I had to, pushing down the hardships.
You are not alone. Keep writing when you can to help work through all the nuances of new motherhood and we’ll be here 🌻
Thank you for your kind words. You are not alone either, Hope all is ok with your child. We were very lucky, but the emotional stress is absolutely something I can relate to!
Our premature baby blessing is 11 now, healthy and doing ok in public school thanks to
Glad to hear!
Congratulations. And thanks fir sharing your story. Having experienced pre-eclampsia myself and also blogger about it.. I can relate a little with your story. Mine was 27 weeks.old.. so glad to hear that baby is doing alright and you too. Thanks again for sharing..
Thank you so much for your comment. I will be sure to go visit your blog to read your story. Hope all is Ok with you now.
Thank you. Yes all okay now. 🙏🏿.
everyday is about embracing 😌