Martha is one of those young women who believes she was born to have babies. “I’ve always been a nurturing person – and bossy to boot!” she laughs. “And isn’t that what mothers are made of?” So she and hubby Joseph were thrilled when, at the age of 26, she became pregnant with their first baby.
“In the last month of my pregnancy, I began feeling bloated, tired, had trouble breathing and also had what seemed the worst flu of my life. I told my obstetrician about my symptoms, but she said that it was ‘normal’, that I was ‘over-reacting’, and to stop worrying. When a bad cough got worse and I just couldn’t sleep, I called my doctor and she told me to take some cough syrup, and to stop worrying.” read more of Martha’s amazing story
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