My husband and I had always said we wanted 2 kids at the least, ideally three. But that's no longer in the cards for us......After the birth of my second child the Dr's said "I'M SORRY, YOU SHOULD'NT HAVE ANYMORE KIDS!" I would still choose to describe my first delivery as " a piece of cake" . I hadn't been diagnosed with Platelet Storage Pool Deficiency yet, so I went into delivey very confident everything was going to be fine. My family and I had warned the Dr's that we thought I had a bleeding disorder, but beyond that no precautions were put into place. So, when we got to the hospital at @7:30 am and delivered the most precious baby girl by 11:30am with no drugs, what seemed like a few pushes, and (what I was calling) normal blood loss, I was very confident I could do this again.....and again......and again! Now don't get me wrong, my first delivery was scary......it just wasn't as obvious at the time. My daughte...
We are here to share our story and spread awareness of this rare bleeding disorder called PLATELET STORAGE POOL DISORDER . . . . .