The first time I saw my daughter I thought she was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. She also seemed to be the most fragile thing I had ever seen. From that moment I vowed I would love and protect her always.
Children are fragile to some extent, but they are also more resilient, strong, brave, and miraculous than we could ever imagine.
I consider the birth of every child to be a miracle and a blessing, but whenever I hear of amazing stories such as the one below, I am reminded just how precious every life is.
I do not have the words adequate enough to express my heartfelt admiration for this amazing family who did everything they could despite the odds, to save the life of their precious baby boy. You are a perfect example of what love and faith can accomplish! May your family be blessed with love and happiness.
Story credit to LifeSite News
OLNEY, Maryland, February 6, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Kristin Page woke up suddenly in the middle of a warm May night, feeling soaking wet. A few months ago, the mother of three had been afraid to take a pregnancy test when she missed her period. Kristin already felt stretched to the limit with her energetic children, aged 2 through 7, but her husband Matt had encouraged her that together they would “figure it out.”
Kristin vigorously shook Matt awake. Now 13 weeks pregnant, she had come to accept with joy the new life within her, wondering what this little bundle would bring into their blossoming family.
“My waters must have broken,” she whispered in a panic.
Miracle Joey
On the phone, Kristin’s doctor advised her to visit the hospital first thing in the morning for an examination. He told her that such a young baby could not survive without any amniotic fluid.
An ultrasound revealed that there was no amniotic fluid, but surprisingly, the baby’s heart was still beating. The doctor told Kristin that her baby would die and instructed her to go home to rest, pray and wait for the baby to pass.
A few days later, Kristen returned for another ultrasound. To everyone’s surprise, the baby was still alive, and with a “super strong” heart beat.
A different doctor from the first told the parents exactly how dire the situation was. “No water, no lungs, no life,” she said, and encouraged Kristen and Matt to get an abortion and avoid running the increasing risk of serious infection.
A few days later, an expert in high-risk pregnancies told the parents flatly that the pregnancy would come to an end on its own. The expert counseled the parents to abort, suggesting that if waiting to miscarry seemed too unbearable for Kristen, then she could immediately opt for the dilation and curettage (D & C) procedure.
Now at 16 weeks, Kristen went to see a different specialist. Another ultrasound revealed a powerful heartbeat. The baby was thriving.
The specialist told Kristin that she was not being fair to her husband and other children if she were to leave them without a wife and mother all for the sake of a child that would not even survive more than a day. “Your only option is to terminate,” he said.
Kristen and Matt left in tears, devastated by the bleakness of their situation.
Google searches only made them more dismal. Everywhere they looked, they found that babies with no amniotic fluid had a zero percent chance of survival.
With nothing left to lose, Kristen and Matt decided to let God be in control. They told God that he could take their precious baby whenever he so wished.
“We felt that we were given no hope. Yet, against all odds, we found the strength to just say ‘so be it’ and allow what was certainly going to happen (at least in our eyes) happen,” they said.
“If He wanted him, then I would be at peace knowing it was God’s choice and not mine,” said Kristen.
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I'm so happy for this family and glad that they never lost hope! That little boy is truly precious and a gift from God. Thanks for sharing Jill.
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