My Journey With My 34-Week Baby – A Life Story
- Brainz Magazine
- 8 hours ago
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Manusha Phoolbosseea is a master Injector/educator in Medical aesthetics. She trained novice to experienced injectors. She founded LaBelle Aesthetics Boutique, a mobile aesthetics clinic. She is currently working on publishing her first book, "Miracle of Botox," and launching her podcast.
I never imagined that my journey into motherhood would begin earlier than expected. At 34 weeks, I found myself with a small but powerful spirit baby who seemed to arrive with a message rather than a timeline. It wasn’t the story I had planned, but it became the story that shaped me more deeply than anything else ever had.
The day everything shifted
One moment, pregnancy felt predictable and steady. The next, my body whispered a truth I couldn’t ignore, "It’s time." Fear and calm lived inside me at the same time. I remember holding my breath between contractions, praying that my baby would be safe, healthy, and strong.
The hospital lights felt too bright, and the world too loud, but inside my chest, there was a quiet courage. A mother’s courage. And then, suddenly, there she was, small, beautiful, early but whole. A 34-week miracle.
A spirit baby with a purpose
Some babies come on time, but mine came in perfect divine timing. There was something about her presence, delicate yet powerful, that felt guided. She didn’t need intensive interventions. No ICU. Just a little help for jaundice and a lot of love. Even the nurses noticed it.
“She’s tiny,” they said, “but she’s strong. She knows what she’s doing.” And I believed them. She felt like an old soul wearing a newborn body, a spirit baby who came to teach me resilience, surrender, and the sacredness of trusting life.
The postpartum awakening
Postpartum wasn’t easy. It stretched me, reshaped me, softened and strengthened me all at once. My hormones crashed. My emotions rose like tides. My body felt foreign. My heart felt too open, vulnerable in a way I had never known.
But there she was, my daughter, my teacher. Her breathing patterns, her tiny hands curling around my finger, her rooting for nourishment, all of it reminded me: Life does not wait for us to be ready. It invites us to rise.
Healing in phases
Healing wasn’t one single moment. It came in waves. The first time she latched. The first time I held her skin-to-skin and felt her settle, like she remembered something ancient. The night I cried quietly, overwhelmed but grateful. The morning she opened her eyes longer than usual and truly saw me.
The day I realized I survived birth, but also became reborn. I learned to mother myself as I mothered her.
Strength in the small things
People underestimate late-preterm babies. They see “34 weeks” and think tiny means fragile. But my baby showed me a truth: Strength is not measured by size. It is measured by soul. She grew with determination. She fed with intention. She gained weight with a stubborn little fire inside her.
And every gram she gained felt like a victory for both of us.
Bonding beyond normal time
Because our journey began differently, our bonding unfolded differently. We bonded in hospital rooms, in quiet dawn hours, during jaundice treatment, through exhaustion, milk tears, and whispered prayers. It wasn’t the easy bonding story found in parenting books. It was our story, raw, sacred, and full of grace.
She taught me unconditional love through imperfection.
The mother I became
I became a mother the day she was born, but I became her mother because of the journey that followed. I learned patience I didn’t know I had, resilience I didn’t know I needed, softness I thought I had lost, and strength I did not recognize at first.
She made me more human, more spiritual, and more intuitive.
A journey still unfolding
Every day, she continues to grow, and every day I grow with her. Our story began early, unexpectedly, beautifully. And now, looking back, I see that she wasn’t premature, she was right on time for her purpose.
A 34-week spirit baby. A messenger of strength. A healer in a tiny body. A reminder that miracles rarely follow schedules, they follow destiny.
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Manusha Phoolbosseea, Master Injector/ Educator in Medical Aesthetics
Manusha Phoolbosseea entered the medical aesthetics industry five years ago and has seen the benefits Botox brings. Treatment of lines and wrinkles is well-known, but are we focusing on migraine relief, excessive sweating, muscle spasms and stiffness, overactive bladder, eye conditions, and teeth grinding, which the majority of our audience is not aware of? Manusha has volunteered in many clinics and attended seminars to acquire knowledge and continue to learn about his fascinating neuromodulator. There are too many misconceptions about Botox. The mission is to continue educating the audience about the benefits and clients who can benefit from tailored treatment.
Citation:
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