Six Days After Birth: My Husband and Mother-in-Law Went on Vacation
Language: en
The sixth day after my daughter Lily was born, I developed a fever. But my husband, Derek, had gone to buy diapers, and my mother-in-law, Brenda, was out getting groceries. Neither was back yet. I waited, enduring, drifting in and out of consciousness until Lily’s cries jolted me awake. Only then did I realize I’d either been asleep or had passed out. I quickly tried calling Derek. His phone was off. I called Brenda. Her phone was off too. I had married thousands of miles away from my family, and I had no relatives or friends here. My only option was to call an ambulance. As my…