Being a young mom

Pregnant at 19. Mom at age 20. My life changed radically when my little girl came into my life. I went from being a spoiled irresponsible girl to a MOM. I thought my life would be the same... boy was I wrong. I don't regret having a child so young. I became a better person, responsible, sensible, caring and most importantly I understood my mom for the first time in my life. You see the reason my life changed wasn't because I has a child but because of what happened after. When my daughter was born on Feb. 7 2005, she couldn't breathe. She was transported via helicopter to Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The dreaded phone call came when I was still recovering from delivery in that hospital bed. "Your baby needs heart surgery or she will die" the voice on the other side of the phone line said. That day my life changed. Alysse was diagnosed with TAPVR. It is a congenital (present at birth) heart defect that occurs when the vessels that bring oxygen-rich blood back to the heart from the lungs are improperly connected.You can read more about this here http://www.pediheart.org/parents/defects/TAPVR.htm