Help the Dillard's
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Becki was having many complications with her pregnancy. Preparing for a baby takes a lot of time and effort. You've got 40 weeks though right? You can focus on preparing older siblings, getting the nursery ready, gathering all the little odds and ends that baby needs, enjoy the little movements and cravings that come along with pregnancy, you've got time to save money to pay the bills. Not if you are the Dillard's. Well, it started out that way and then about two weeks ago the train went off the rails. At 21 weeks, Becki Dillard had her first anatomy scan. She was called back for multiple more scans for reasons of "we're just watching a few things" which turned into "the baby is measuring a little small" which turned into "the baby isn't getting enough nutrition from the umbilical cord, she's got IUGR" which turned into being rushed by ambulance to the nearest big city hospital to determine if baby girl would be born at 27 weeks or not. She wasn't.
IUGR means intrauterine growth restriction and it can mean a lot of things. For my friend it meant that baby was falling from the 4th percentile of her gestational age. The last two weeks baby's umbilical cord flow has been monitored closely. The goal was to get to 37 weeks. Mom would have to go in to check the cord transfer 2-3 times a week until baby was born. At her last appointment, Becki was once again rushed to the hospital. With her blood pressure out of control, preeclampsia, Willow Grace was delivered at 29 weeks.
The Dillard's had a plan. Then life socked it to them! Right now Mom and baby are doing the best they can in the hospital. They will be there, an hour away from home, for at least 6-8 weeks. Although time has stopped for them as they focus on keeping little baby alive and producing milk to help her grow strong, the rest of the world keeps going. Booth rent needs to be paid. House payments, bills, and let's not forget the overwhelming medical bills that will be waiting for them. There are a lot of unknowns right now.
Becki and her husband are both self-employed and they will have very little income coming in. She is a massage therapist and wont be able to work for at least 8 weeks due to her C-section. They will be staying at the Ronald McDonald house close to the hospital for 6 to 8 weeks until they can bring their little girl home.
Please help in any way you can to cover some of their expenses during this time of hardship. Thank you in advance.
IUGR means intrauterine growth restriction and it can mean a lot of things. For my friend it meant that baby was falling from the 4th percentile of her gestational age. The last two weeks baby's umbilical cord flow has been monitored closely. The goal was to get to 37 weeks. Mom would have to go in to check the cord transfer 2-3 times a week until baby was born. At her last appointment, Becki was once again rushed to the hospital. With her blood pressure out of control, preeclampsia, Willow Grace was delivered at 29 weeks.
The Dillard's had a plan. Then life socked it to them! Right now Mom and baby are doing the best they can in the hospital. They will be there, an hour away from home, for at least 6-8 weeks. Although time has stopped for them as they focus on keeping little baby alive and producing milk to help her grow strong, the rest of the world keeps going. Booth rent needs to be paid. House payments, bills, and let's not forget the overwhelming medical bills that will be waiting for them. There are a lot of unknowns right now.
Becki and her husband are both self-employed and they will have very little income coming in. She is a massage therapist and wont be able to work for at least 8 weeks due to her C-section. They will be staying at the Ronald McDonald house close to the hospital for 6 to 8 weeks until they can bring their little girl home.
Please help in any way you can to cover some of their expenses during this time of hardship. Thank you in advance.
Organizer and beneficiary
Lindsey Griffeth Richardson
Organizer
Vernon, MI
Becki Dillard
Beneficiary