CP – That CP Mom Life

Alternative Momming

I’m 17 months into this thing and trust me, I’m still figuring all of this out. Believe me when I say these solutions are not a one-size-fits-all thing. You may have to tweak things to work for you, but these are things I was concerned about as a mom with Cerebral Palsy that I had to figure out as I went.

My Birth Story

I laid down and a whirlwind of medical prep happened around me. I couldn’t see anything past my neck once the curtain went up. My legs never went numb the way I expected them to. They felt pleasantly warm, like sitting in a bathtub.

Pregnancy: Expectation VS Reality

I have always been fiercely independent, sometimes to a fault, a real I can do whatever I want to do type. Not so much now. At 23 weeks, it would appear that I’m not the boss of me anymore.

My Baby Health Scare

I started to feel extremely nauseous and light headed. I told my husband things didn’t feel right, and by the time he had responded I was telling him I was going to pass out. I couldn’t get air very easily, I was shaking, my head felt like it was being squeezed from the front and the back, and I had completely lost my hearing.

What is Cerebral Palsy?

I always explain it as, there are people who walk with a limp when they get tired, people who use things like crutches and walkers to assist them, people who are wheelchair bound, people who are non-verbal, people who are prone to seizures, and just about anything in-between.