Meet Mason

• Baby Saves

• 01.22.26

“My son Mason is an IVF baby, and we had experienced loss previously. Because of this and a few complications during his pregnancy, I was monitored closely by my Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist (MFM) and OB-GYN throughout.

My MFM taught me about the importance of feeling baby’s movements.  I later saw a video on Instagram about the Count the Kicks app and downloaded it immediately! I used the app many times, even when I wasn’t worried about my baby, but just to check on his movement and have a baseline of what it was usually like. 

On Dec. 5, 2024, I went to the hospital for potential preeclampsia symptoms. I was dizzy, had blurred vision, pain in my ribs, and swelling. Everything checked out fine though, so they sent me home.

Later that night I felt like something still wasn’t right. I hadn’t felt him move as much that day. I woke up in the middle of the night and used the app to count kicks, but I hadn’t felt a single one in 30 minutes. 

We rushed to the hospital just in case, and ended up in the operating room for a stat cesarean section very shortly after because of Non-Reassuring Fetal Heart Tracing (NRFHT). It turned out to be a placental abruption (I was bleeding into my uterus due to the abruption) and my baby was in distress. We had doctors and nurses come into our room throughout our stay just to tell us how lucky we were that our baby made it. 

Doctors said even minutes later it could have been a very different ending for both of us. I really owe so much to Count the Kicks. 

My best advice is to please trust your gut when you think something is off. And, of course, to download Count the Kicks! 

Mason spent 105 days in the NICU, but just recently turned 1! He is perfect and thriving and just the most incredible baby boy.” -Meredith, Mason’s mom