My GF has been having a very rough week this week. She's 25 weeks pregnant and spent most of this week in the hospital with a migraine that's localized behind her left eye. She can't move her head or look at any light.
Well, she's home now and today she managed to sit up right but only for a short time.
Anyway, I was off preparing some food for us and it suddenly occurred to her that she hadn't felt the baby's movements for 2 days now. This sent her into a panic attack.
She got major pains in her stomach, tightened right up, her migraine intensified and she couldn't breathe.
talk about scary!
Anyway, I calmed her down and got her taking deep breaths. It took a few minutes but breathing helped the pains subside too. Then I started listening for the baby's heart beat with a doppler and he started to kick good and strong.
This lifted the stress of her in such a heap that she passed out and is now sleeping.
I certainly don't wish that kind of panic on anyone but as scary as it was, it was also very wonderful... and here's why.
It's truly amazing to see just how much emotion there is there.... how much of a bond there is. The baby isn't born yet... it's all been one of those "I can't believe this is really happening" types of feelings you get when you have your first baby. We both know that we love the baby and everything but still, it's all very much on the surface.
The minute that she thought the baby might be in trouble, I saw something there that is so very rare. I know that she'll never (with the possible exception of her having another child) feel this strongle towards anyone again. That her parents, her sister, me.... we could be in so much trouble and it would hurt her deeply but she'd still never have the type of reaction that she did for our baby.
I just know that for what ever amount of negative emotion there was there in her fears... there was 10 times the positive emotion there from her for the baby. It's really very amazing and wonderful.
I just thought I'd share.... don't know why. I'm just really very moved by the whole situation. She's going to be such a great mom
