Mariah, Rob and Baby Boy need help!

Mariah & Rob need your help!

Mariah shared a post on social media this week announcing her pregnancy and complications, and you can read that below. Medical costs, lost work, and bills will likely be much more than the requested amount but we're starting here. To ease as much stress as possible, we ask for your help covering some costs. This is a scary time for everyone, and your prayers, love, and well-wishes go a long way. Please help with any amount you can! Your kindness and generosity is greatly appreciated in this challenging time.

"This isn't how it was supposed to be.

Our baby. Our "announcement." Our engagement announcement from this summer. But you're getting it all in one. Because even though it wasn't supposed to be like this, our harsh reality is that it is.

This past week I started having some cramping. As the days went by, it turned into significant cramping. We called our midwife and were given some strategies to ease the pain, thinking all along this was Braxton Hicks. After a bath and some positioning strategies, I slept the best I had all week. Then I woke up, and lost my mucus plug.

We immediately went to the hospital. They treated me and stopped whatever pre labor progression that was happening. We were supposed to discharge this afternoon, and I was to go home on modified bed rest and follow up with a high risk neonatologist this week.

Before discharge, I was checked, and continued to show signs of funneling despite our efforts to close things up. My incredible care team didn't leave my side as I rapid fired questions to them about the cervical cerclage they were discussing. I loaded up into an ambulance to be transferred to a higher level of care and undergo surgery. When we got here, my water had broken. The cerclage was now out of the picture.

Today is Day 1. I am 22 weeks and 4 days pregnant. If we can make it to 24 weeks, our little boy has a significantly higher chance of survival. Every minute, hour, day, and week after that buys us a little more security. I write this from my hospital bed, that I am completely bound to for the foreseeable future. As uncomfortable as I am partially upside down, I pray I can stay this way as long as possible.

This has been the worst day of our lives. Not only is this physically painful for me, it's mentally excruciating on both Rob and I. I'm not sure what's worse, experiencing this myself, or experiencing it through his tear-filled and worried eyes. I am so grateful to have him by my side.

We need positivity. We need good vibes. We need prayers. Whatever your thing is. Send it. I will probably be distant in responding. Please understand and give us time. We need this baby to stay with his mama as long as possible." ~ Mariah