A Mama Trying To Get To Her Baby Girl

💕 Kodi Rae 💕

I never imagined I’d be here again—watching my baby girl through monitors instead of holding her at home.

On April 15th, I had an emergency C-section due to severe preeclampsia. I ended up in the ICU for two days, fighting to stabilize my blood pressure. At the same time, my baby girl came into the world 5 weeks early, weighing just 4 lbs 5.7 oz.

She’s in the NICU now, learning how to do all the things full-term babies do naturally—keeping warm, eating enough, growing stronger. She recently needed a feeding tube after a setback, and we don’t know how long this journey will be.

The hardest part?

-She’s 45 minutes away if there is no traffic, if there’s traffic that’s a different story….

I have three kids at home. I’m recovering. I can’t work. And every trip to see her—gas, parking, everything—adds up faster than we can keep up with.

I’ve been here before. I know what it feels like to not be able to get to your baby as much as you need to. I know what that does to a mom. I’m trying so hard not to fall into that place again.

I just want to be with her.

If you can help us get back and forth to the hospital, keep up with bills, or even just share this, it would mean everything to our family.