mommy's soulja boy Shared on: 2/19/2008 Add Entry Return to Story List   Entry from: 2/19/2008    Edit Entry HI my name is elizabeth herbert Iam 21 my son samir was born march 18 06 when i found out i was pregnant i was happy then i wasnt becouse i was only 19 at the time so decided to keep him know this is my first pregnancy ever so i was confused when i was goin for my check ups not one time did any of the doctors see or notice any thing but i did when i was 9months i went for an altrosound and the only shot they got was of his head there wasnt no parts of his body just his head so i laugh about it becouse big heads run in my family but not hydrocephlus anyway it was time for me to go into labor my water broke i thought everything was fine but it wasnt i was in labor for 21 hour then i stop dilating at 3 centermeters so the doctors wondering what is goin on so they gave me oxygen becouse they thought the cord was raped around his neck so they told me i needed to have an c-secton i was scared of course but i got through it it took them along time to get him out my body was moven up and down they got him out he wasnt cryn they didnt hand him to me they just showed me the back of his head and took him to the table so at this time im i didnt know what to think so im asking for my baby none of the nurses wouldnt tell me where he was so the doctors came to my room and told me what was wrong with my baby so im tsuck like u sure u got the right room so the first time i seen him it didnt bother me becouse he had so much hair and he looked just like his father but when the surgerys started comen thats when it came down on me i mean i was really goin throug it and i was by my self becouse his father was locked up at the time so he was in and out of the hospital for a hole year samir had up to ten surgerys becouse it kept getting infected hie head was 49cm when he was bord know its 53cm but i seen my son go through so much pain i wouldnt wanna wish it on nobody i always wanted to know why my baby all my friends have kids nothin like this ever happen to they kids none of my mother grandchildren out of all my sisters and brothers they kids are just fine i never even herd of hydrocephlus until know but if i could turn back the hands of time i wouldnt trade him for no other baby becouse know as i watch him grow sometimes i think its impossible becouse of the things he do hes one hell be two in next month hes talking and crawling but hes not walking yet but i hope in pray that they find something to cure this disease but samir is doin just fine he act just like any other child except he has a big head but we both been through a hole lot thanks for letting me share my story   Legal Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to make certain that the information contained in this website is accurate, it must be remembered that the content is managed by a parent, not by a doctor. Information contained here is for general support purposes only and is no substitute for the care of a doctor.