A Texas mother’s battle with fentanyl while pregnant

Nyah Berrios’ son was monitored after birth to see if he was experiencing withdrawal symptoms. THE BIG STORY Texan mom Nyah Berrios allowed The Dallas Morning News in on her story of overcoming a fentanyl addiction while having a child. Nyah's journey in becoming sober while birthing a healthy baby boy is part of our monthlong reporting series on the fentanyl crisis. [A now sober mother named Nyah Berrios looks down at her baby Jaxxyn and helps to change his diaper with a recovery center worker. Nyah battled a fentanyl addiction while pregnant.]( Nyah Berrios (right), who is in recovery from a fentanyl addiction, receives a bit of help from friend and Abilene Absolute Recovery Solutions founder Jasmine Majkowski (left) as they change Jaxxyn’s diaper. They are home from the hospital in Tuscola, Texas after Jaxxyn spent several days in the NICU. (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) [‘I’m so sorry’: A Texas mother’s fight for her baby amid fentanyl addiction]( As a nurse laid the baby, all pink and slick, on her chest, Nyah Berrios closed her eyes and felt the commotion around her fade. The voices in the room quieted until all that remained was the baby, gently rising and falling with her breath. She couldn’t believe she had made it to this moment. She thought she would die before she ever got to the delivery room, but there she was, cradling her son. She opened her eyes and looked down. His hair was thick and dark like her own. In between his heavy, slow blinks she caught glimpses of stormy blue-gray eyes. His tiny lips puckered and wiggled. He was so real. I’m a mom, she thought. I’m his mom. His small fingers curled around hers. Just 48 hours after Nyah gave birth, nurses came to take her baby to the NICU, where his little body would be monitored for withdrawal symptoms. He was born without complications, but for [more than half the time he was in the womb, fentanyl had flowed into his bloodstream.]( [READ MORE]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2023