You're excited, you're happy, but you're also just like, 'What happened? "I think that was the time we realized, OK, she's been blanketed in prayer," Kate said. went to get Maddi at the hospital, it was the first time since Maddi's birth, 128 days earlier, that the three had been together. "And there's tons of people in the room -- nurses, the doctors, labor and delivery nurses, obviously the whole NICU team. texted friends: Pray for us. Pollock, who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers and is in his ninth year in Major League Baseball. When Kate and A.J. It was a first for us. PHOENIX AJ Pollock tried to keep his newborn daughter still, gently steadying the shrieking and squirming 4-month-old in his arms. The pregnancy had not been comfortable for Kate, and she had begun to experience some cramping after 23 weeks and five days. She's going to thrive when she gets there. The Pollocks walked through the front door to their home, past the sign placed by friends: WE LOVE YOU MADDI MAE. The blood vessels in their brain are fragile. I have no idea what just happened. "She's going to be OK. "I never even really questioned it. The Pollock family's emotional journey to bring their baby daughter home. The nurses and doctors who had become family for them were there, crying with them as the Pollocks departed, a red carpet laid out, after months in the NICU. Kate paused, and responded, "Could you really watch the Dodgers win the World Series on our couch? Pollock, who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers and is in his ninth year in Major League Baseball. Meanwhile, the players' association and MLB agreed to terms on a 60-game season that would start in late July. You are aware of different checkpoints, A.J. Because I couldn't.". There's just different odds because they base it by week of gestation. Were going to have to be accountable, Roberts said, noting that the teams director of player health, Ron Porterfield, is serving as their compliance officer. Hour by hour, day by day, Maddi grew. You have come to the ESPN Africa edition, for other ESPN editions, click above. Dr. Abrams nudged Kate away from digging online for information, and laid out everything for the couple -- what the process would be, how they intended to help Maddi gain weight, specific benchmarks. Some days, one of the Pollocks would sit in the car in the hospital parking lot while the other was with Maddi, and then they would trade places. Shes been staring at the ceiling of a hospital for four months, so just seeing the ceiling in our house was overwhelming for her, said Pollock, who began Friday nights game, which the Dodgers lost 5-3 to the Arizona Diamondbacks, as the teams early-season leader in batting average (.471) and on-base-plus-slugging (1.350). "We're very fortunate for that," Dr. Abrams said. ", And the coronavirus isolated the Pollocks in the most trying moments of their lives. The nurses and doctors who had become family for them were there, crying with them as the Pollocks departed, a red carpet laid out, after months in the NICU. Her obstetrician raced to the hospital; her husband did as well. Under the best of circumstances, the birth of a child is disorienting for new parents: pain for the mother, a feeling of utter helplessness for the father, their . We have a heartbeat, someone in the delivery room said loudly, but A.J. Its constantly thinking about the next. He had the option of sitting out the season; David Price, Ryan Zimmerman and others would choose that route. There's an ongoing risk for infection. At home. Astros-Dodgers about more than just bad blood, Fernando Tatis Jr. and MLB's 100 most entertaining players, Author of "The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty". said. went to get Maddi at the hospital, it was the first time since Maddi's birth, 128 days earlier, that the three had been together. Dr. Abrams nudged Kate away from digging online for information, and laid out everything for the couple -- what the process would be, how they intended to help Maddi gain weight, specific benchmarks. Pollock's 19th home run of the season, came on his 408th plate appearance of the year, leaving him just 25 plate appearances shy of being able to exercise an opt-out clause that would allow him . ", A.J. Frederick Schwenk II MD Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and. Facebook; Twitter; Facebook Messenger; Pinterest; Email; print; A.J. "She's not going back," A.J. said, "do something to harm her. Latest on Seattle Mariners left fielder AJ Pollock including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN . Kate would not see Maddi for 10 days; A.J. It was the Mayo Clinic, calling with word that he had tested positive for COVID-19, and A.J. ", "A feisty little thing," Kate said, grinning. The avalanche of response moved him. There was an easy forceout at second base but Pollock waited and waited. The game was tight and shortstop AJ. The odds were pretty stacked against us that she had a lot of challenges she had to meet, said Pollock. There's just different odds because they base it by week of gestation. There's an ongoing risk for infection. Before that, he covered the Angels, the Kings and almost everything else the L.A. sports scene had to offer. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has spoken with union leader Tony Clark about the importance of players following the leagues coronavirus protocols. And then you're like a zombie. Larry has a PhD. "And she came out and it was shocking how small she was. "We would regularly joke that at some point we would find Maddi climbing from the ceiling. "He just did an incredible job.". I don't know how you can look at that and be completely OK, like she's totally fine. He went to take a turn with Maddi in the morning, but still feeling badly in the afternoon, he decided to hold off, unsure about why he felt so bad. He told the Dodgers' chaplain, and the chaplain of his former team, the Diamondbacks, and the power of good will was mustered. Ill be able to go back there and show people and share my story., Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Hour by hour, day by day, Maddi grew. Astros-Dodgers about more than just bad blood, Fernando Tatis Jr. and MLB's 100 most entertaining players, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Author of "The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty". ", A week before, Major League Baseball and the rest of the sports world was shut down amid fears over the coronavirus, and for the parents of a preemie so vulnerable, COVID-19 was an unseen, omnipresent threat. Maddi Mae Pollock was born at 3:06 p.m. on March 19, 2020, weighing one pound and six ounces. said, and you keep hitting those checkpoints and your little girl is moving forward. But on top of that, I was terrified that one of us was going to infect her somehow. You hear the commissioner putting everyone on notice, Roberts said, referencing reports that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Friday warned players union executive director Tony Clark that the season could be shut down if the sport doesnt better manage the coronavirus. A.j. Predictions | Handicapping the NL race , Kate paused, and responded, "Could you really watch the Dodgers win the World Series on our couch? "We would regularly joke that at some point we would find Maddi climbing from the ceiling. with their dog Ollie, just as his phone rang. reached a mutual understanding that they would concentrate on each hour, each day, and try not to think about the frightening unknowns. A Handy Tool for Pediatric Providers. "I think at that time," he recalled, "they were both just worried whether she was going to survive. He has a daughter Katelyn Danchak 21 and step -children Paris 12 and Trey 10 both students at Abington Heights Middle School. In sports, there is a constant refrain to stay in the moment -- to focus on each game, each pitch, each play; for the Pollocks, this was almost a reflex. When you're going through something like that, he would say later, you feel the sincerity of others, how genuine they are. "We would regularly joke that at some point we would find Maddi climbing from the ceiling. would not see Maddi for 14 days. PHOENIX AJ Pollock tried to keep his newborn daughter still gently steadying the shrieking and squirming 4-month-old in his arms. The Pollock family's emotional journey to bring their baby daughter home (5:18), 'We have a heartbeat': How A.J. ", A week before, Major League Baseball and the rest of the sports world was shut down amid fears over the coronavirus, and for the parents of a preemie so vulnerable, COVID-19 was an unseen, omnipresent threat. would not see Maddi for 14 days. Babies who are born so prematurely, Dr. Abrams explained, have a number of issues that they're uniquely at risk for that don't happen for babies who are born full term. Social anxiety in parents of high-functioning children with autism and Asperger syndrome. ", From the games that matter most to what the matchups would be if the season ended today, we get you ready for baseball's wild sprint to the finish. "The whole time I'm thinking like, 'What is a one-pound baby going to look like?'" said A.J. And then you're like a zombie. AJ Pollock tried to keep his newborn daughter still, gently steadying the shrieking and squirming 4-month-old in his arms. If you have recently received a Down syndrome diagnosis in your pregnancy or have welcomed a child with Down syndrome and have been directed to this blog heres what I. T he nurse gently lifted Michaela onto my partners bare chest a newborn embraced by her mother for the first time. Her obstetrician raced to the hospital; her husband did as well. And they all shouted, 'We have a heartbeat.' Pederson joined the Cubs this offseason following a seven-year stint in Los Angeles. immediately called to Kate to stay out of the room. The whole journey was difficult, she would say later, but those days after A.J. To come back and not miss a beat, its remarkable., Added pitcher Ross Stripling: To get off to a great start after a stressful quarantine, having a baby [premature], its awesome.. Ive always had teammates that had a baby and they get to go home and their wife is pregnant and they see the baby and they go back; its a pretty planned, structured deal, Pollock said. "That part was awful.". We have a heartbeat, someone in the delivery room said loudly, but A.J. Kate was tested. ", One of the coronavirus rules put in place at Maddi's NICU was that parents could not tend to a baby together. She did fine, as it turned out. Maddi Mae Pollock was born at 3:06 p.m. on March 19, 2020, weighing one pound and six ounces. But for Kate and A.J. As the doctors had predicted for the Pollocks, feeding Maddi would be a challenge, a last hurdle in her time in the neonatal intensive care unit. called Dodgers manager Dave Roberts about getting permission to take a day to bring Maddi home. The difficult things we deal with are by far outweighed by joy. Kate was tested. slept in a different part of the house. A daughters scholarly research and case study as caregiver. "She's going to be OK. "I never even really questioned it. went to get Maddi at the hospital, it was the first time since Maddi's birth, 128 days earlier, that the three had been together. 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