Why I was gone longer than planned

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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.

Photo for illustration, not my baby

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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79 thoughts on “Why I was gone longer than planned”

  3. 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

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  22. 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!

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  24. 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.

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  26. 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.

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  31. 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.

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  33. 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 🌻

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    1. 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!

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  34. 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..

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