It's that time of the year again! This will be our fourth year walking for the March Of Dimes! We always welcome new walkers, so if you are interested let me know. The walk is on April 22nd in Harford County.
I'll be honest, I thought about not doing the walk this year. My life is crazy. My days are filled to the max. I had guilt over the thought. In the end I realized I was being selfish. I could find the time to help raise awareness to something that has deeply affected my family. I am proud to share Ailyn and her story. I want the world to know how awesome she is. So here's to bright sunny skies on April 21st!!! (please)
March Of Dimes helps fund research that find answers to the problems that threaten our babies. For me the March Of Dimes helped get the 17P shot (hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection) It's a synthetic form of a hormone produced during pregnancy. During both of my pregnancies a nurse would come out to my house at week 16 to give me the weekly shot. It's the first ever drug known to prevent some preterm births.
I know what your thinking.... "She had two preterm births, how could this shot have helped?"
For some reason my body would start preterm labor very early. 18 weeks with Camden and 14 with Ailyn. I would be contracting throughout the day, then get the 17P shot and my uterus would calm down almost immediately. I looked forward to those shots! So yes, I had to early babies, but I truly believe the shot held off preterm labor as long as it could.
In the next few weeks I will be doing posts on how prematurity has affected my family. I will also be doing posts on some of our amazing preemie friends!
I have not figured how to put the March Of Dimes badge on here. For now here is the link to donate. A donation of $10 goes a long way!
THANK YOU to all who have donated this year already!!!!!
