A second pregnancy and familiar diagnosis
While Rebecca and Joe were happy parents to Delilah and keeping up with her at home, Rebecca learned she was pregnant again with their second child. “We were nervous yet hopeful to get pregnant again,” recalls Rebecca.
Rebecca and Joe went for a 16-week ultrasound to do an early screen on the baby’s heart, but were stunned to learn this baby had the same congenital heart defect as Delilah.
“We didn’t believe it at first. We were shocked and devastated all over again,” recalls Joe.
However, Rebecca and Joe had the perspective of going through this process before with Delilah, and felt confidence and trust with the cardiology experts at Children’s Minnesota.
“We told ourselves, ‘We’ve been through this before and have gotten through to the other side. We can do this,’” said Joe.
Throughout Rebecca’s second pregnancy, she again saw Dr. Howley at the Midwest Fetal Care Center for frequent monitoring of the baby’s heart.