Perspective: 'I have PTSD, but never realized it until I became pregnant again.'
By Stacey Skrysak May 6 at 9:00 AM As the nurses slowly wheeled my bed down the hospital hallway, I felt the anxiety kick in. By the time I entered the operating room my heart was racing, the tears uncontrollable as they streamed down my face.
On June 23, 2013, I delivered triplets, each weighing just over one pound. Our first daughter, Abigail, arrived with a kick and a squeak. But her lungs were too weak. She passed away in our arms just two hours later. Peyton and Parker arrived several hours later and were whisked off to the neonatal intensive care unit. Meanwhile, I was raced to surgery, sepsis causing a near-death experience. I woke up in the ICU, unaware whether my two other children were still alive.
And then: just six months later, I became pregnant naturally. Instantly, shock and fear overcame me. A surprise pregnancy was the only way we would have more children. I was suddenly forced into facing my fears.
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