Pray for Grace

[yeshua'smags]

Was just speaking to Anne Marta and she told me that Baby Grace has stopped breathing twice, and they aren't sure why. There was meconium in the fluid when she was born, but no one knows if that is the reason.

Please pray for little Grace......

[jimsmuse]

Was just speaking to Anne Marta and she told me that Baby Grace has stopped breathing twice, and they aren't sure why. There was meconium in the fluid when she was born, but no one knows if that is the reason.

Please pray for little Grace......


Jesus, please hold close baby Grace, mommy and grandmommy. So close they feel your breath on their cheek..................

[SpinningHead]

Jesus, please hold close baby Grace, mommy and grandmommy. So close they feel your breath on their cheek..................


Amen!! :(

[jane]

doing.

jane

[SJPEERYVA85]

GIve the doctors wisdom dear Lord. They may not be sure but we know nothing is hidden from your sight.
Please heal this little one Father!
In Jesus' name.
Amen.

[Anna Marta]

Dearest Friends,

I just spoke with mommy and the baby seems to have a great deal of (yellow) mucous. Thank God His timing is perfect and this morning Grace was w/ mommy and had just fed and been laid back in the baby cart when the doctor came into examine her. When he turned her from her side to her back she stopped breathing. He immediately took her back to the nursery. The next message was that she had been moved to the NICU. (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)

We are so thankful for you prayers. I prayed for Roy before he dashed off to the hospital. Naturally no one is panicking, but there is a certain amount of discomfort in the air. They are not making any guesses about causes at the moment.

Mommy had a rough yesterday all the way around. They took her for a tubal ligation just 7 hours after the birth and she did not tolerate things too well. She began bleeding heavily and had to have a piggy back IV of Pitocin and was placed on oxygen. This morning the bleeding has slowed and she is using the Oxygen on an as needed basis.

She fully INTENDS to come home TOMORROW! :eek: Frankly, I am not thrilled about that! But, we do whatever we have to do.

I would appreciate additional prayers for increased stamina for me and patience for daddy. The 3 and 7 yr old are becoming clingy and wanting extra attention and lap time at the same time they are misbehaving pushing boundaries to the limits.

Ah, one forgets those happenings as years go by, could we have actually managed all of this plus more when we were young and raising our families?

Love from Lancaster.
Anna Marta

[Hope 98]

Praying for everyone.

The joy of a birth, the anxiety of change.

It's tough to have both those running through you at the same time.

Bless you! I'm sure your daughter knows you care.

[Carmen]

If you can afford it, can't she stay longer?

I delivered both of my babies in Germany - it was normal there to stay ten days, at least after a c-section. Even mothers that delivered normally and without the epidural sometimes stayed that long (vacation from husbands and other children). The insurance gave me the right to stay ten days paid, after that we would have to take over. My mom is a nurse and sometimes gripes that people should be allowed to stay longer, kicking them out early is sometimes really overdone.

Both their conditions could be monitored closely during that time, which certainly wouldn't hurt. If there is an emergency they are still right there where they need to be.

Am praying this minute and will keep you in prayer.

[yeshua'smags]

I[B] had my babies in North Carolina and we were sent home the next day! Two days later they were jaundiced and I wanted to crawl back in my hospital bed and hand them to the nuse to "fix" them.:o

[Anna Marta]

Yep, 3 days (including the day of delivery) for a vaginal uncomplicated birth and 5 for a C- section. Slam bang, thank you mam and your are outta here!

She is to come home tomorrow and the baby - is still up in the air.

This I know for certain. God's timing is perfect and if he keeps that baby one or 2 days longer than mommy, then I will thank him that she can come home and sleep all night for a night... without listening for a tiny breath to stop.

She is at peace, therefore so am I.

Love
Anna Marta

[Satscout]

Yep, 3 days (including the day of delivery) for a vaginal uncomplicated birth and 5 for a C- section. Slam bang, thank you mam and your are outta here!

She is to come home tomorrow and the baby - is still up in the air.

Wow. They sure give you guys a long time.

Down here it's typical for 48 hours after vaginal delivery and 72 after C/s - and then you have to have some pretty severe complications to stay longer or the insurance just won't cover it. Many uncomplicated vaginal deliveries done by the midwives are out in 24 hours. Again, insurance usually won't pay for more unless there are some major complications.

Remind me to go to Germany to deliver if I ever get pregnant again! *smiles at Carmen*

[Janice]

Laying hands on computer screen & praying without ceasing!
LOVE YA!

[Jerry]

If you can afford it, can't she stay longer?

I delivered both of my babies in Germany - it was normal there to stay ten days, at least after a c-section. Even mothers that delivered normally and without the epidural sometimes stayed that long (vacation from husbands and other children). The insurance gave me the right to stay ten days paid, after that we would have to take over. My mom is a nurse and sometimes gripes that people should be allowed to stay longer, kicking them out early is sometimes really overdone.

Both their conditions could be monitored closely during that time, which certainly wouldn't hurt. If there is an emergency they are still right there where they need to be.

Am praying this minute and will keep you in prayer.

Dear Carmen,,,,
You forget that Germany doesn't have a bunch of "Slack jawed mouth breathing Accountants" making the medical decisions relevant to accessing the health care system :D
Love Jerry

[mary]

Praying, Anna Marta; will keep praying...

God's timing IS so very perfect; His Fatherly concern can overcome absolutely anything and His loving, healing Hands are taking care of both Mommy and Baby Grace, minute by minute, second by second. All we must do is look to Him and trust, trust, trust. Oh, how He loves both Mommy and Baby Grace, far more than you can even imagine, Leah!

(My son and I were in the hospital for 3 weeks after he was born... He was fine, but I'd gone into respiratory arrest from two pulmonary emboli, one in each lung, the day after he was born - I'd been heavily transfused before my C-section - and they told my husband they didn't expect me to come home. My son was healthy and my husband was told to "take him home and prepare for how you're going to take care of him." My husband said, "no, my wife will survive and SHE'LL be taking care of him." He was right. The Lord was gracious and He will be at least as gracious and loving to your daughter and granddaughter and their whole family... His grace (Grace!) and mercy are from everlasting...)

Our precious, most gracious Father takes such tender care of His children...

I'm praying for His peace for you, too, and for your dear Viking, unfortunately so far away at this time...

Love,

mary

[Carmen]

Remind me to go to Germany to deliver if I ever get pregnant again! *smiles at Carmen*
The Netherlands are even better, I hear. Insurance pays for a midwife to regularly check on the mother way before birth and afterwards as well, to make sure that she learns how to breastfeed properly and that the parents know how to care well for the baby, that it is drinking enough milk.... I think they are supposed to be tops. The American health-care system has a lot of room for improvement. Here in Italy you get good treatment (one German friend had her second and third children here (twins) and disagrees - says the Italians were way too hektic), but waiting times are long and one feels like one is on an assembly line. The system is a bit antique.

Am still praying!

[Anna Marta]

Hi Everyone,

Mommy is coming home today and has already raised her right hand and sworn to obey the doctor's orders so HER MOTHER (me) does not have to pull rank! ;)

We think the baby is coming home tomorrow. They are going to demand that they be permitted to have a breathing monitor at home so they can relax and sleep without worrying about the baby going into respiratory arrest during the night. My son in law can be "persuasive" and plans to pull the "IF you deny us this and something happens I will sue your pants off!" CARD. We are sure that will work...

I want to sincerely thank you all for your compassion and love. Being the Grandmother and the 5th wheel in the house is a delicate balancing act. I am trying to be (as my father used to say - like the handle on the pee pot - on it but not in it!) as I do the practical and emotional support then withdraw to my tower room to give them privacy and space.

Will keep you updated as things progress.

Love and hugs
Anna Marta

[Reg]

Praying Anna Marta.

Dear Father, keep the precious jewel Grace in your loving arms.

[Jerry]

We think the baby is coming home tomorrow.

Dear Anna,,,,
Ok you know I love you so that is why I am going to stick my big fat nose in yer business :eek: If I was there that baby would stay in ICU for the next 7 days !!!!!!!!!! THINK ABOUT IT !!!!!! Into ICU less than 24 hours after birth,,,,,,and now all of a sudden ready to come home !!!!???????? Then I would ask the Doctor if he thought I just fell off a "Turnip Truck" :mad: Don't let these "Chiselin Health Care Basturds" get over on ya !!!!!! :mad: ..............................Ok "Nosey Rant" is over :o
Love Jerry

[Carmen]

They are going to demand that they be permitted to have a breathing monitor at home so they can relax and sleep without worrying about the baby going into respiratory arrest during the night. My son in law can be "persuasive" and plans to pull the "IF you deny us this and something happens I will sue your pants off!" CARD. We are sure that will work...

Hear! Hear!

Hear! Hear! to you too, Jerry! ;) :D

[Anna Marta]

Jerry is a mind reader!

The baby will be kept in the NICU for 5 to 7 more days. She stopped breathing and turned blue again just as she was being fed.

Mommy is now home. We just had a bite of dinner and she is up pumping some milk to take in to feed her. They will go after the boys are put into bed to lessen the emotional trauma of mommy and daddy being away.

God bless them. They are handling this well and are being surrounded with love and support from their church and circle of friends and family. The MOPS girls will be making and sending dinners for some days. What a blessing that is!

Again, thank you for your prayers.

Love
Anna Marta