Welcome to our Pennsylvania page.
Chapter leader of Pennsylvania is Tracey Mundis
you can contact her via email @babieswingwingspa@gmail.com
On June 21 at 8:46pm My Angel… Kelsey Mae … Came into my life on August 18th, 1999. It was one of the scariest days of my life. She was the third of my three children and I had never had anything abnormal happen in any of the prior pregnancies. So from the beginning things with her were different. She was breech was one of the first things we found out. So they had me do exercises etc. to try and get her to turn. These did not work so they scheduled an external version for August 18th. We went in that morning and they did indeed turn her. The next thing we knew I was rushed to the OR because they lost the heartbeat for more than a few minutes. Then oddly enough they rechecked in the OR and it was back. They decided not to do a c-section but told me they had to induce that day. So at 7:39pm she entered this world weighing in at 5 pounds and 2 ounces. It turned out the cord was wrapped around her neck twice which was causing the earlier problems with her heartbeat. I never thought there could be a worse day than that… Never say never… October 29th, 1999 I worked until 2:30 in the morning on the 30th. I got home exhausted and laid down on the couch so as not to wake anyone. My husband left for work at 5:30. He would normally feed Kels before going to work, that morning however she was not awake. He figured because she had been up later the night before she was probably sleeping in a little. I woke up around 7 thinking it strange she wasn’t up and hungry yet. My then six year old son went to check to see if she was up… as he started up the stairs I don’t even know why I tried to call him back. I knew something was wrong and I will never be able to explain that feeling yet I knew nevertheless. It all went crazy from that point… I called 911 who instructed me to pick her up and move her to perform CPR. At this point I was absolutely hysterical and the memories of this will live with me forever. Then the emergency people and the police arrived. But the nightmare was not over. We arrived at the hospital and had to go through speaking more to the police and being explained about in any death of a person under one year of age you must sign a search warrant so they can check the babies sleeping areas etc.. Then the district attorneys office shows up and they question you. Then there is the autopsy to wait for results and find out there is no reason your child should not still be with you. I have learned that nothing in life is guaranteed, not even tomorrow. But you do the best you can to be the best kind of person you can. My angel was one of the most beautiful things in my life and she taught me compassion and empathy and to stop being so caught up in me that I forget others exist. I miss her everyday but time has made the pain tolerable. I will never forget her beautiful eyes or her cute little smile. I didn’t find a lot of support when it first happened so I was thankful when I finally found people who understood. I don’t think anyone should ever face the loss of child alone. I believe it is true that sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel may be you.
Chapter leader of Pennsylvania is Tracey Mundis
you can contact her via email @babieswingwingspa@gmail.com
On June 21 at 8:46pm My Angel… Kelsey Mae … Came into my life on August 18th, 1999. It was one of the scariest days of my life. She was the third of my three children and I had never had anything abnormal happen in any of the prior pregnancies. So from the beginning things with her were different. She was breech was one of the first things we found out. So they had me do exercises etc. to try and get her to turn. These did not work so they scheduled an external version for August 18th. We went in that morning and they did indeed turn her. The next thing we knew I was rushed to the OR because they lost the heartbeat for more than a few minutes. Then oddly enough they rechecked in the OR and it was back. They decided not to do a c-section but told me they had to induce that day. So at 7:39pm she entered this world weighing in at 5 pounds and 2 ounces. It turned out the cord was wrapped around her neck twice which was causing the earlier problems with her heartbeat. I never thought there could be a worse day than that… Never say never… October 29th, 1999 I worked until 2:30 in the morning on the 30th. I got home exhausted and laid down on the couch so as not to wake anyone. My husband left for work at 5:30. He would normally feed Kels before going to work, that morning however she was not awake. He figured because she had been up later the night before she was probably sleeping in a little. I woke up around 7 thinking it strange she wasn’t up and hungry yet. My then six year old son went to check to see if she was up… as he started up the stairs I don’t even know why I tried to call him back. I knew something was wrong and I will never be able to explain that feeling yet I knew nevertheless. It all went crazy from that point… I called 911 who instructed me to pick her up and move her to perform CPR. At this point I was absolutely hysterical and the memories of this will live with me forever. Then the emergency people and the police arrived. But the nightmare was not over. We arrived at the hospital and had to go through speaking more to the police and being explained about in any death of a person under one year of age you must sign a search warrant so they can check the babies sleeping areas etc.. Then the district attorneys office shows up and they question you. Then there is the autopsy to wait for results and find out there is no reason your child should not still be with you. I have learned that nothing in life is guaranteed, not even tomorrow. But you do the best you can to be the best kind of person you can. My angel was one of the most beautiful things in my life and she taught me compassion and empathy and to stop being so caught up in me that I forget others exist. I miss her everyday but time has made the pain tolerable. I will never forget her beautiful eyes or her cute little smile. I didn’t find a lot of support when it first happened so I was thankful when I finally found people who understood. I don’t think anyone should ever face the loss of child alone. I believe it is true that sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel may be you.