“She is a rainbow baby, as we had our first pregnancy end in miscarriage in May of 2016. ”
It was a pleasure meeting Avayah and her sweet family in the NICU. She is currently in the neonatal intensive care unit and is working towards going home soon. When I met Avayah, she was having a great day. She handled her outfit changes very well, and was even able to come out of her bed to enjoy skin-to-skin time with her mom and dad. I can tell she is going to do big things one day!
Here is Avayah's birth story, as told by her mom:
"We found out we were expecting the end of July 2016! At 29 weeks gestation, I suddenly developed HELLP syndrome. My platelets became dangerously low at 16,000 and they had to perform an emergency c-section. She was therefore born on Saturday, 1/21/17 at 9:40 am. She was 2 pounds and 11 ounces of strength! She is has increased her weight daily, and she is up to full feedings via her OG tube. She's such a great baby and is very chill. She loves skin to skin time and reading her stories. We are so blessed she continues to do so well and cannot wait to take her home."
