OT - new granddaughter with problems - update 4/3

Mar327

My son and his wife had a baby girl tonight at 7:07 (eastern), and her name is Bailey. It was an extremely difficult birth, she was stuck and it took suction and a lot of pulling to get her out. Then she wasn't breathing and CPR was done for 2-3 minutes until we finally heard that first cry. After that they discovered a shoulder injury from the birth, but couldn't tell us how severe it is. We left the hospital without even seeing her, as she's in an incubator on oxygen, but breathing fine on her own - she is going to be okay.

Just a very long and stressful day for all of us, but the end result is a baby who will be healthy soon. I look forward to going to see her in the morning. If anyone reading this is a prayerful person, please pray for Baby Bailey and her mom, Kelly - they both have some healing to do.

If you'd like, feel free to post your favorite coin.

Marlene

Tootawl

Congrats! Please let us know how Bailey is doing.
I have a feeling that Bailey will be just fine before you know it.

Stuart

Best wishes for mother and daughter.

dorkbar

Best of luck on the new one, Mar327!

Edscoin

Congratulations. Will be praying for both of them!

sanitarium1inmate

congrats to you grandpa. hope all gets well soon. have fun spoiling little Bailey

commoncents05

Congratulations and best wishes!

-Paul

Griv

Mar, how can this be? You are far too young to be a grandmother. Congrtulations though!!!

Mar327

<< <i>congrats to you grandpa. hope all gets well soon. have fun spoiling little Bailey >>




Thank you all - my son just got home and emailed me a picture, and she's quite purple, but they've reduced the oxygen she's on.

By the way sanitarium1inmate - I'm a GrandMA, not Pa!!

And yeah Griv, I WISH I was too young! This is #3 for me after my daughter's 2 sons... they'll all keep me young at heart!

Griv

I once mentioned to my Father-in-law that my little baby girl was taking years off my life and he looked at me with a grin, sat back and said, "but they add it back in the end".

Best think he ever said.

ElKevvo

Congratulations on a new addition to your family Mar! I hope both are home healthy and happy soon!

K

pursuitofliberty

Congratulations on your new grandbaby ... and prayers for both Bailey and Kelly.

My parents apperantly had a similar experience with me (I, of course, do not remember) ... but I know it was hard. I was incubated for two weeks before I got to go home. They say I turned out okay though.

Seriously, my prayers to you and yours.



Here's a coin from a century ago for a little luck, just in case

Mar327

Received a call from my son at 3 a.m. - our baby needs to be flown to Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. There's nothing worse than sitting here helplessly in the middle of the night not knowing what's going on or what to do, waiting for the phone to ring. We're all just on stand-by. I'm sorry this is unrelated to coins, but everyone with a child, please hug them extra tight when they wake up and thank God for their health. There is no coin in the world worth anything close to that precious life.

jhdfla

Congrats, and don't worry, she's in good hands in the NICU @ CHP. My wife worked for 22 years in the NICU at Pennsylvania hospital in Philly, and while I'm not familiar with the folks over there in Pittsburgh, most NICU nurses and docs are some of the most compassionate and dedicated in the medical field, she's in good hands. We are wishing you, the baby, and her mom all the best.

John


Edited to add a fav coin and one of my fav orchids...

lordmarcovan

In honor of Bailey... here's Bailey.

Artist

Godspeed to a healthy recovery little one!

LeeG

My prayers have been sent for your family. I hope all turns out well and I agree that we must treasure every moment.

tmot99

NICU staff are usually the best in the world. Sorry to hear about Bailey, but I'm sure she'll rebound. It's amazing what little bodies can do.

rgCoinGuy

Congrats and best wishes! Glad to hear everything is going to be fine..

lasvegasteddy

my heart goes out and glad to hear...all is fine
congrats on the new baby

sanitarium1inmate

<< <i>

<< <i>congrats to you grandpa. hope all gets well soon. have fun spoiling little Bailey >>




Thank you all - my son just got home and emailed me a picture, and she's quite purple, but they've reduced the oxygen she's on.

By the way sanitarium1inmate - I'm a GrandMA, not Pa!!

And yeah Griv, I WISH I was too young! This is #3 for me after my daughter's 2 sons... they'll all keep me young at heart![/

Please forgive my ignorance, grandMA

guym

I will keep her in my prayers.
Nothing is too hard for God!!!

1794half1839

Congratulations. Another collector in a few years....

ricko

I hope all works out well for you and yours.... Cheers, RickO

harvey85422458

Congrats and you are in our prayers
The Schwietzer's

Julio

My families prayers are with you and yours. Take Care, jws

JJM

Congrats on the new YN collector

DJCoinz

Congratulations...best wishes to your daughter in law and your granddaughter's for a speedy recovery.

Mar327

Thank you all for your prayers and good wishes. Bailey started out good today then it went backwards. She's back on oxygen and there's bleeding in her brain. Still a long journey ahead; waiting to hear from a neurologist who will be examining her soon. Haven't even seen her yet.

Edited for spelling.

etexmike

Marlene, I am 53 and still say my prayers every night.

I will put you and your family on my prayer list and trust that everything will be okay.

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etexmike

wikyva

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Little Bailey is strong and one day will be filling many albums with beautiful coins.

Chris

JRocco

Hey Mar,
Your young ones are in my prayers.
God blessed newborns with a toughness that we could only dream about as we get older.
They also heal faster than weeds growing in the garden, Thank God.
Please keep us informed.

mach19

Good luck Marlene, Our prayers are with you & your loved ones

RayNY2E

Keep the Faith Marlene. Kelly will need you to be strong for her now and you have alot of people,including myself, praying for you all. The power of prayer can be awsome! Ray in Florida..

jmj3esq

My prayers go out to you and your family.

Bruceswar

Hope all turns out well! Keep on Praying and it will!

Mar327

This is the latest:

Bailey has been slowly getting better. Her mom and dad finally got to get to Pittsburgh today to see her and asked me to go along. Seeing her at first was a mix of emotions - if you could ignore the tubes and ventilator and just see her, she looked 100% better than 2 nights ago when she was born. I saw her have a couple seizures while the nurse was there but they didn't seem bad to me. She hasn't stopped breathing through one since yesterday, now it's mostly her legs. They did an EEG while we were there, then we spoke with a neurologist. A seizure lasts 10 seconds or longer, and Bailey's are now about 4 seconds long, so they're not calling them that anymore. There are 2 small spots in her brain they feel will heal, and those are responsible for the "spells". All news was encouraging, and it's possible she'll get disconnected from at least one tube tomorrow, and maybe be home next week instead of the 2 weeks we were first told.

I thank you all for the prayers - they are being answered and we feel them.

Marlene

Bailey today at 2 days old:

fc

i hope all goes well. i dread the day i have to go through this with
my future 1st child. how stressful!

chin up! the baby will be fine and smiling soon!

Mar327

fc, this is very uncommon, most births are fantastic and babies are healthy. Ours is a little sick but there are a lot much worse - we know that and still feel blessed. As everyone has said, I'll have her filling up her first Whitman "penny" folder before we know it!

LanLord

Holycow, such a lot for a little one to have to go through.

I'll keep her and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

drddm

Hang in there...she is surounded by a lot of love and will pull through.

messydesk

Glad to hear things are going better. Babies are pretty darn resilient. Just think of what they have to go through just to be born, then think of how many are accidentally bumped around or dropped by tired parents, then think of those razor-sharp fingernails they're constantly scratching themselves with and how fast they heal. Better yet, think of how much fun everyone will have watching her destroy a birthday cake a year from now.

JimK

Congratulations and I will keep you in my prayers.

RunnersDad

My prayers are with you and your family. My son(who is now 2 1/2) has had a very bad seizure disorder since he was 8 months, so I understand what you are going through. He is doing better but has a long road to go. Your Granddaughter is a cute one and I hope that she continues to get better!

Here is a pic of my son from our Wedding July 07