View blogs on March 11 and May 9 for beginning of this thrilling EMC story.
Chrystal was our greatest story of last year. This mama really knew how to fight for her baby, and Clare and I got to experience the reward of being pregnancy counselors at 5:33 am Monday morning, 6/22/09.
She gave birth to a beautiful little girl named Emory Lee!
She was 6 pounds and 5 ounces, 19 inches long. Clare, former intern, was in the birthing room with Chrystal and her husband in the Stamford hospital. I escaped to the waiting room because I'm squeamish and absolutely would have passed out.
One problem that may arise is methadone withdrawls for poor little Emory. Chrystal had been battling with drug addiction and had to take doses of methadone so she could function during the week. Little Emory might have become dependant on it as well when she was in the womb. The nurses thought that she was a little fidgety, but she was not crying as much as babies normally do when they are going through withdrawls. So there is hope that she might not have to go to the intensive care unit.
But Chrystal was so thrilled with her baby and her husband was as well. He couldn't believe that it all started at Dr. Emily's abortion clinic when he flipped me off when I told them they didnt have to do an abortion, and when Clare helped Chrystal sneak away from the clinic. He looked at little Emory and said he felt really bad that he wanted to abort her.
That was a long turnaround. It really goes to show that one day often isn't enough with these girls, they need constant follow up. When we turned her around at 9 weeks, her husband had tried to make her get an abortion at 24 weeks, which is the legal limit in New York.
It was pretty amazing that it was my last day for EMC as well. What an amazing way to wrap up my NYC baby-saving! Out of all the horrible death I have seen comes life! God bless Chrystal and God bless EMC!
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