It's very tough to discover than your unborn child is going to need medical care at birth. Your happy, exciting thoughts of being pregnant turned stressful in the snap of your fingers.
It takes a lot out of you and once you've given yourself a little time to adjust to the news you need to make sure you have a support system in place. People to help you with the tough decisions you are about to face and even with the little things. like making dinner for you or picking up your other children from school.
You see I did not really set this up properly when I found out at 19 weeks that my little girl had a rare birth defect. I was afraid to ask people for help because I thought that meant I was weak...that I should be able to do it all...well I was wrong. I see now that it would have been less stressful if I asked people for help.
People offer to help because they want to...take them up on it. Look into the community to see what sorts of services can help you. It may take a little digging but you'd be surprised what you'll find.
Try and get everything into place before you have the baby, so that you can concentrate on getting your child well, nothing else.
Just something else I learned the hard way...not the smart way.
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