I think this was nearly as hard as discovering that Jack had PKU. Do I tell the father that his son has PKU? Do I tell the father that he is a carrier? Maybe he already knows, maybe he has PKU himself? Do I tell the father that he is a father? He could already have children, I never really found out.
Posts Tagged ‘Single Mother’
A single mother’s perspective on PKU: Part V: Telling the father
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Tags: metabolic disorder, PKU, Single Mother
A single mothers perspective on PKU. Part IV: What happens next?
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Time seemed to have stopped after I was told that my baby had PKU. The midwife had gone and it had only just sunk in. I now had so many questions but where do I get the answers: there was no internet in those days.
Tags: metabolic, metabolic awareness, PKU, Single Mother
A single mother’s perspective on PKU. Part 2 of a PKU metabolic disorder story
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008The baby started moving into position as my pain thresh holds were being tested to the full. Yet, I was still working on having a fully natural birth. As the time crept by (its funny how everything seemed to be going in slow motion) the baby had got the cord wrapped around his neck. The midwife could tell this because the heart beat fell with every contraction. I don’t remember this at all, but Debbie told me after that she was getting concerned.
Tags: Birth, metabolic disorder, PKU, Single Mother
A single mother’s perspective on PKU. Part 1 of a PKU metabolic disorder story
Friday, May 23rd, 2008I recently received a news letter from this site and noticed that they were looking for individuals to give an account of how they have coped living with PKU. After much thought I’ve decided to put pen to paper (metaphorically speaking) and share my life (or part of it) with you. I will try and update it weekly but because of my work load I won’t promise anything yet.
Tags: Birth, disorder, metabolic, PKU, Single Mother