Victoria was born on September 20th, 2013, the day of the 4th attempt to induce labor. When she finally joined us, she had a short, unexpected stay in the NICU. Her blood oxygen level was a bit low and she didn’t pee for over 24 hours after birth so they found she was dehydrated as well.… read more
6/24/14 Today marks our son Brendan’s third “Cranioversary.” We finally thought we’d share our story in hopes to help other parents, like those who have helped us. Brendan was born on January 17th, 2011. We were so overjoyed to finally be holding a baby in our arms, after I had a devastating miscarriage in my… read more
Leo James was born on November 8th, 2013 almost two weeks before his due date and five days before my scheduled c-section. Leo was my second child and the pregnancy alone was proving to be very different from my first experience as mother. He was much more aggressive in his movements and he was even… read more
Emmett was born on February 5th, 2013, the same day as my sister and one day after his due date. He was going to be our second child. The evening I went into labor started off normal, my husband was making dinner as I was playing with our daughter Elianna. Then my water broke. My… read more
We found out we were expecting Asher on June 24, 2012. A big surprise since we had just gotten married on May 5 and I wasn’t even sure I could get pregnant. We were so happy from day 1. Around 14 weeks pregnant, I got a call that one of my tests had come back… read more
Camden Ryan was born full term on November 11, 2013 weighing in at 8lbs 5oz by an emergency C-section. During labor everything seemed to be going great, until his heart rate started dropping every time I contracted. The doctor came in and told me that I stopped dilating at 6cm and we needed to get… read more
Olivia Grace was born on November 30, 2012 weighing in at 7 lbs and 20 inches long and was the most beautiful and precious baby we had ever seen. We immediately fell in love with her and she has continued to steal our hearts every day since. My pregnancy had been enjoyable with no morning… read more
My Sagittal Cranio baby was born 12-20-13. Leading up to her birth, it was hectic. My due date was 12-19-13. I arrived at Pomona Valley Hospital in CA on 12-17-13 because my water had broke. The nurse said because my water level was at 13 from a reported 18 she said yes I lost some… read more
Our son Kaleb Roman Palicki was diagnosed with lambdoid craniosynostosis on October 23rd 2012. Shortly thereafter he was diagnosed with chiari malformation. Kaleb had his first CVR surgery on November 29th 2012. Complications arose from that first CVR surgery and Kaleb developed a post operative hemorrhage with a blood clot on the right side of… read more
Hayden was born on 28th January 2013 he was healthy and passed all checks by the pediatrician we took home our perfect little boy walking on cloud nine. Months passed in a whir of happiness, nappy changes, feeds and everything baby until one day when Hayden was 7 months old, I was at my Doctors… read more
Right after my son Emmett’s 1st birthday, he had his first tonic clonic seizure (aka grand mal). This is the type of seizure typically portrayed in movies: a loss of consciousness, falling to the floor, foaming at the mouth, and big, violent convulsions. Obviously, it was very terrifying to watch in our 1 year old… read more
Adley entered the world on March 28th, 2012. My third pregnancy and child with no complications during pregnancy or labor and delivery with all three children! Her two big brothers were smitten over her the first time they saw, and held Adley. Our family was complete with a little princess and two big brothers to… read more
