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JAXTON — USA
GBS Survivor Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 38 weeks Age harmed: Shortly after birth |
I went to the hospital to be induced due to the possibility of preeclampsia. I was I labor for 20 hours and pushed for 4 hours. I finally gave birth and everyone got pictures with Jaxton not knowing he was sick. I tested negative to GBS one week prior so I was not given any penicillin or treatment for GBS.
It was hours before we knew he was sick. They noticed a "flutter" in his breathing when they were going to bathe him. Instead of a bath, he went to the NICU at Good Sam and later was transferred to Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
When being transferred to Children's, they had Jaxton in an incubator. As soon as they started going towards the elevator, the vent stopped working and they rushed him back to a ventilator to help him breathe. After rechecking everything, they attempted again to bring him to the ambulance to transfer him. They got him into the ambulance when the vent stopped again. One of those amazing people in the ambulance manually pumped the vent for my son all of the way to Children's. They saved his life. Words can not describe the fear and terror I felt in my heart. I still feel it to this day when I think about it...
The staff at this hospital were amazing! They treated me and my family and most of all my son with the best care possible. They encouraged me to continue pumping and to not give up. I could never give up on my baby boy. He is my pride and joy. He's my only child and I would have been lost had they not saved him. Not a day goes by that I don't think of how sick he was.
Jaxton spent a week in ECMO and a month total in the NICU. He still shocks doctors to this day at how amazingly well he is doing. Jaxton is a fighter. He is my little warrior.
I am proud and ecstatic to say that Jaxton will be 3 years old in October! He continues to stun his doctors! And he finally has been discharged from the High Risk Clinic and the Cardiologist.
My son is my hero. He fought a fight that I can't even imagine how hard it was. I love my son more than anything. He saved my life because I don't know where I'd be without him. I fell into a deep depression and blamed myself for him getting sick.
— Kristina Spegal, USA
Kristina shares GBS information on Facebook
It was hours before we knew he was sick. They noticed a "flutter" in his breathing when they were going to bathe him. Instead of a bath, he went to the NICU at Good Sam and later was transferred to Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
When being transferred to Children's, they had Jaxton in an incubator. As soon as they started going towards the elevator, the vent stopped working and they rushed him back to a ventilator to help him breathe. After rechecking everything, they attempted again to bring him to the ambulance to transfer him. They got him into the ambulance when the vent stopped again. One of those amazing people in the ambulance manually pumped the vent for my son all of the way to Children's. They saved his life. Words can not describe the fear and terror I felt in my heart. I still feel it to this day when I think about it...
The staff at this hospital were amazing! They treated me and my family and most of all my son with the best care possible. They encouraged me to continue pumping and to not give up. I could never give up on my baby boy. He is my pride and joy. He's my only child and I would have been lost had they not saved him. Not a day goes by that I don't think of how sick he was.
Jaxton spent a week in ECMO and a month total in the NICU. He still shocks doctors to this day at how amazingly well he is doing. Jaxton is a fighter. He is my little warrior.
I am proud and ecstatic to say that Jaxton will be 3 years old in October! He continues to stun his doctors! And he finally has been discharged from the High Risk Clinic and the Cardiologist.
My son is my hero. He fought a fight that I can't even imagine how hard it was. I love my son more than anything. He saved my life because I don't know where I'd be without him. I fell into a deep depression and blamed myself for him getting sick.
— Kristina Spegal, USA
Kristina shares GBS information on Facebook
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To learn more about Why Membranes Should NOT Be Stripped, click HERE.
To learn more about How to Help Protect Your Baby from Group B Strep (GBS), click HERE.
To learn more about the Signs & Symptoms of Preterm Labor, click HERE.
To learn more about the Signs & Symptoms of GBS Infection, click HERE.
To learn more about Why Membranes Should NOT Be Stripped, click HERE.
To learn more about How to Help Protect Your Baby from Group B Strep (GBS), click HERE.