Mother's Day Reflections
Mother's Day Reflections As I reflect back through the years of motherhood, to the very beginning, when after years of infertility I found out I was finally pregnant! What joy I felt in my heart! That joy quickly turned to fear when I began bleeding heavily at 6 weeks of pregnancy. I feared the worst! Looking back, my mother heart was sinking and yet, I held out faith that everything would be okay. When we saw on ultrasound that baby was healthy and heartbeat was strong...all was well...for a little while. Eighteen weeks approached and it was found on ultrasound that I was dilated. My cervix was pulsating. I was asked if I was having contractions which confused me, no, I didn't feel anything at all. I was rushed to surgery at 6am the next morning dilated to 3cm at 18 weeks of pregnancy. I had a surgery where a cerclage or metal wire stitch was sewn into my cervix to hold it at 3cm in hopes that th...