Here is Angels short story... I was told my baby would be born with Gastroschisis at 22 weeks pregnant. I was…

Here is Angels short story...

I was told my baby would be born with Gastroschisis at 22 weeks pregnant. I was heartbroken but my husband who didn't even grow up in a Church like I did reminded me of what it meant to have Faith. I thank God for him so much. (And just a side note, we were NOT as close as we are before we went through this trial)

Anyways, I was told majority of her intestines are out with a whole in her tummy by the umbilical cord. We were told when she's born she will have to stay in the hospital anywhere from 1-2 months. The procedure was going to be putting a bag over her exposed intestines after her birth and having gravity shrink it back into her stomach over a weeks time; before surgery of closing her up.

Well she was born at 38 1/2 weeks! Which the doctors say is something so rare for them to come across because usually babies with this condition are born at 34 weeks. Second, she was an extremely healthy weight for the defect at 8 pounds!! And the exposed intestines were suppose to be somehow damaged(doctors say they always are, due to the amniotic fluid) but hers were in great condition! So the pediatric surgeon looked at her after they took her to the NICU and said he would operate that day! And she is big enough & intestines are healthy enough to be put back in and closed up. It was a Miracle I had not even thought possible!! The doctor did a great job stitching her up and able to keep her defect tiny! I thank God for their good work.

She was placed with a breathing tube following surgery but she was just taken off the breathing tube and is now breathing all on her own! Now they R slowly trying to get her off the morphine drip and it's only been 5 days!! Wow!

Now we will be praying her bowel movements to start progressing as soon as she's off the morphine and then they will try to feed her and have her process food but I BELIEVE and I know she will be home in my arms soon. No matter what, I want her and I will love her unconditionally and thank God for her every day. Here is her progress. I just want to ask for prayers now that I am strong enough to even talk about it but the Lord has filled me with happiness and faith that I am no longer scared to speak. Anyways, please say a prayer for my daughter if you can. We still have a long road to recovery but the Lord has been good to his children always. She truly is my Angel (we picked her name after we found out of her condition) ❤️❤️ it's prefect for my little fighter I think!