How long do co2's last?

Does anyone know how it feels to lose there newborn daughter?

• I am 20 years old and just lost my baby daughter on October 7th,2011. My water broke when i was 27wks and was put in high risk unit in the hospital to try to keep her in as long as possible. She was having troubles passing the ultrasound tests so they decide to do a csection just 4 days later. My beautiful daughter was born September 25th, 2011 @ 6:15pm 1lb 11ounces and 12 1/4 inches long. She was rushed into NICN and seemed to be doing well under the circumstances. Before she was born we found out she had liquid in her brain that might effect her later on in life but we wouldnt be sure till she was born and developing all we could do was hope for the best. The next day September 26th i found out my daughter had a virus that might be herpes. She was growing began to get my breast milk and everything. She then started to get worse she seemed like she was getting better but then the doctors would give me more bad news everyday. Long story short after 12 days of fighting i decided i had to let her go i couldnt watch her suffering anymore. Her gases were bad meaning her body couldnt break down the co2s and her airway seemed to be closing. We took her off the breathing machine @ 6pm that night and she didnt pass away until 1:15am October 7th. she fought for 7 hrs and it kills me that she is gone but makes me happy she is no longer suffering. Now that i am home alone without her i am falling apart my husband is the only thing holding me together. He is in the military so he works everyday that is how he is trying to stay distracted but it isnt helping he is being strong for me but i know he is dying without his little princess. I feel like the only thing that is going to help me fill better at all is getting pregnant right away like in the next month or two. My husband deploys again in one year and i need him to be here for the whole pregnancy and the birth i also cannot see myself being alone again while he is gone. I know it sounds crazy but i really feel i need to be a mommy and us a family before i can move on with my life.

• Answer:

  I'm so sorry that you're going through this. I haven't personally lost a baby, but I do have a baby daughter of my own and I know just how devastated and heartbroken I would be if anything happened to her. About 2 years ago, though, one of my close friends gave birth to a little boy at 25 weeks and he had a hole in his heart that kept re-opening even after multiple surgeries. Although he was growing and looked great to the rest of us, the sad truth was that inside, he was hurting and things were starting to fail. When he was just 3 months old, they had all of us close friends and family gather at the local children's hospital while they took him off of the ventilator. He lived for about 30 more minutes before passing away. We all loved this little boy so much and wanted very much for him to get well and be able to come home with his mommy and daddy, but I guess that it wasn't meant to happen that way. So, I do know what it is that you're going through and it hurts more than losing anyone else because you have a bond with your little girl that no one else can understand. I would recommend finding a support group online or in your town where you can talk to others that have gone through this same ordeal. I hope that you are able to find peace and know that you're in my thoughts.