My name is Jennie. I'm a wife and a mother. I have been married to the man of my dreams, Trever, for 9 wonderful years. We have 5 beautiful daughters who fill our lives with joy and excitement. We just had our 6th child. Our son Caleb.

I was diagnosed with a rare condition called Placenta Accreta along with Placenta Previa. Accreta is a condition where the placenta attaches to the scar tissue in the uterus. It will often continue to grow to deeper tissue (increta) and even through the uterus attaching to other organs(percreta). I ended up having an 11 hour surgery, including a hystorectomy, and bladder repair. I received 7 units of blood and blood parts. (This is a lot of blood loss for my surgeons, but minimal blood loss to those who are not as experienced in these deliveries. I spent 36 hours in the ICU after surgery. I have also had many other complications afterwards including another minor surgery 2 weeks later. These complications are somewhat normal for the type of surgery I had.

I had a team of specialists doing my surgery. Obgyns, Gyno-oncologists, trauma surgeons, urologists and anesthesiologists. This team has specialized in techniques helping with minimal blood loss. Those with accreta , loose large amounts of blood because the placenta cannot detach naturally at delivery.

My goal is to help save women's lives by giving this terrible condition a voice. So many are ignorant to its fatal attack. Doctors and women alike, need to be educated about Accreta. Many have never even heard of it. The numbers are on the rise because of so many women choosing to have c-sections when it isn't necessary. Not all women can avoid it, but many can. Please help me give Accreta a voice, by sharing the information in this blog. (There are numerous posts with information on Accreta as well as the Accreta team who took such great care of me.)

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Happy Mother's Day

I am looking forward to this Mother's Day over any other. I am so thankful to be alive and to have all of my children by my side. The feeling that our family is complete is such a joyful one. I never liked the feeling that we had more "up there" waiting to join our family. I wanted them all here and all here now! I know... I'm not a patient woman, but I have defiantly learned to be more patient lately.  I just love the feeling that this is our little family. All of us. I am so looking forward to relaxing and spending the day all together tomorrow.

This Mother's Day means so much more to me this year too. Almost losing your earthly connection to your family, does that to you. I am so thankful to be a mother. It is the greatest feeling in the world. It is the most rewarding job out there. Nothing takes the place of snuggles, homemade drawings, happy faces, loving friendships. My life is far from that, some days... But I cherish the moments when they come.

Happy Mother's Day to you all!!

We went to the dr a few days for Caleb. He hasn't gained any weight since he has been home. It got me a little worried. The dr didn't seem terribly concerned quite yet, but I sure was. We haven't been able to get him on a higher calorie formula yet and can't figure out what they used in the hospital to fortify the milk. We have been trying to up his calories where we can, so hopefully we will see some growth soon. Other than that, he looks really good. He seems to be thriving. I still have a few concerns about him but the major stuff is going really well.

We got to go to a family members baptism today. Trever's cousin's son was getting baptized. We also got to see Trever's aunt and uncle. His uncle was quite taken with my 3 year old. It was so cute. She would acknowledge him but was pretty shy. When we got in the car, she says... "Mom, can we go to their house tomorrow?" She all the sudden opened up and admitted that she really liked uncle Scott. Ah, it was so cute. That's about all for now. I am going to have a little date night with my hubby tonight here at home. Ah, I love that I am feeling better every day. I feel like "normal" is back. Hurray for normal! Whatever that is.
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