The
little
things
Dr. Saldivar let her know that she was
perfectly healthy and that she was in the
right place.
“We love what we do here at Methodist
Charlton,” he says. “We try to make sure
our patients become part of the family. We
care about them as if they were our own.”
A second — and third — chance
In a little less than a year, baby Sebastian
was on the way. Methodist Charlton and
Dr. Saldivar’s team were there for every
step, making the pregnancy one of joy
and not worry.
Then when the Bazalduas were
expecting again 2½ years later, they
felt more than comfortable taking the
journey with the same team, even under
different circumstances.
“With Sebastian, I was able to have a
natural delivery, but with our second baby,
Stephen, he was breech, and a C-section was
our only option,” Sanchez-Bazaldua says.
“When they delivered Stephen, I could
hear him make his first cry, and my
husband went to hold him for the first
time. I was so happy I started crying, and
the anesthesiologist came over and wiped
my tears away. I’ll never forget it.”
Coming back around
Now with two beautiful, healthy boys
at home, Sanchez-Bazaldua is grateful
for the team that helped bring her family
to this place.
“It’s the little things in life that add up,”
she says. “A joke, a hug, even just a little
reassurance — it all makes the difference.
I’m forever grateful for the people that
listened to me and cared about my story
to let me start again.”
Pricilla
Sanchez-Bazaldua’s story
of motherhood starts sadly — with a
miscarriage four years ago.
“It’s a very tough time for any family to
go through, and I just wanted to know if
I had done something wrong,” she says. “I
had a billion questions, but every time I
called my physician, the voice mail would
go unanswered.”
The Bazalduas wanted a happier ending
for their story, however, and turned to
Jorge Saldivar, MD, OB-GYN on the
medical staff at Methodist Charlton
Medical Center.
“My husband and I fell in love with
Dr. Saldivar and his team before our first
visit was even over,” Sanchez-Bazaldua
says. “He gave me time to ask questions,
and he made us actually laugh again.”
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MATERNITY
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A previous miscarriage had left Pricilla Sanchez-Bazaldua heartbroken and confused. But with support from
Methodist Charlton, she’s now the proud parent of two healthy boys, Sebastian (shown here) and Stephen.
