Supermumma Stories

Laura's Story

by Supermumma and Co October 04, 2018

My journey to motherhood is an interesting one and also very long, spanning nearly 7 years. In that time my husband and I have experienced the best day of our lives and also the most devastating.

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Then we came to our 20 week scan. My husband got the time off work to come and see our little human on the screen. Heartbeat – check. Brain size and formation – check. Spine – check. Internal organs – check. The scan went on. Face. Eyes. Lips. Nose. Arms. Fingers. Legs. Feet. Lips. Nose. Lips. Nose. I watched the technician as she went back and forth from my babies limbs to its face. Lips, nose, lips, nose. I asked if there was something wrong. She just looked at me. “Just give me a minute” she said. We had no idea what was going on. Eventually she came back and had one more look. Then silence.

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Kim's Story

by Supermumma and Co July 05, 2018

I was devastated when they told me I’d have to stay a few more days. It was just too hard having the little guy at the hospital with me, so he visited and breastfed during the day, and went home at night. I would express milk at night and send it home for the next night’s feeds. Being separated from my tiny baby was awful. My breasts were confused, and I kept thinking I could hear him crying, even though he wasn’t there. Setting alarms to wake up and express milk during the night was no fun either. I just wanted to go home.

After a week in hospital, x-rays, CT scans, daily blood and urine tests, an MRI and a kidney biopsy, I was diagnosed with Microscopic Polyangiitis, an autoimmune disease that had really taken its toll on my kidneys.

I needed to start treatment of Prednisolone (a steroid) and Cyclophosphamide (a chemotherapy drug). The Dr explained that the treatment may reduce my chances of conceiving more children. And that I would have to stop breastfeeding. That’s when I broke down.... "

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