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Fertility Success Story
One Woman's Story
By Teri Brown
Wilson says that one of the happiest days of her life was when she found out she was indeed pregnant – and pregnant with twins, no less. But because of her age, pregnancy was hard on Wilson, and she miscarried one of the twins at 7 weeks.
"I was crushed, but thought of the other baby inside me to keep on going," she says.
After the miscarriage, Wilson became highly allergic to progesterone and also developed pre-eclampsia, which many attributed to her age at the time. But, Dr. Werlin says that Wilson was determined. "Throughout it all, Patrisha focused on the end goal of achieving motherhood," he says.
That end goal was achieved on January 14, when Wilson gave birth to a tiny baby boy. She delivered at 33 weeks because of conditions associated with her pre-eclampsia. The baby was in the ICU for 10 days, and Wilson was told he was the healthiest baby there.
"We just celebrated Nathan's 6-month birthday," she says. "He's just amazing. He sat straight up on the couch the other day. I have never seen anyone laugh or smile as much as Nathan. He now weighs 17 pounds, 9 ounces and is 25 1/4 inches long, which I am told is good for a 'preemie.'"
Motherhood has far exceeded Wilson expectations, and she feels her baby, Nathan, was worth all the trauma she withstood. I love being a mother," she says. "I cannot stress enough just how wonderful motherhood has been for me. He is just a beautiful child."
It is Wilson's hope that her story will encourage others to keep trying to find ways to make their dreams of motherhood come true. "I hope others would have the opportunity to interact with a staff such as Dr. Werlin's," says Wilson. "I want people to be aware of different options available to them."
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Re: Fertility Success Story by anonymous on 12/06/2009 06:55PM
Your story is amazing and it gives me hope. Thank you for sharing your beautiful success story!!