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Laura Martin

Laura Martin

A former middle and high school chorus teacher, Laura B. Martin is the Director of Parent Communication and Engagement at Graham’s Foundation. She is mom to Joseph, Campbell, and Emily. Joseph and Campbell, fraternal twins, were born at 24 weeks gestation. Campbell lived for 23 beautiful days. Joseph spent 228 days in the NICU and experienced a near fatal bout with NEC that left him with Short Bowel Syndrome. Joseph faces many complications as a result of his extreme prematurity. He has a g-tube, auditory neuropathy, hypotonic cerebral palsy, asthma, vision impairment, hypothyroidism, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, and multiple food allergies. Even still, he is a happy and active child. Laura, her husband, Scott, Joseph, and Emily live in the South. Laura can be reached via email .

The Blessing of Prematurity?

By Laura Martin on May 7, 2017

Becoming a preemie parent is often quite unexpected and is not a “club” that any of us intended to join. But here we are in that “club” – and what a “club” it is! There are so many things I wish were different – I wish our sons had not been born at 24 weeks […]

Categories: Life After NICU, Life in the NICU, Mothers of Preemies, Parenting Preemies, Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: parents of preemies day
Why I'm Observing Parents of Preemies Day Today

Why I’m Observing Parents of Preemies Day Today

By Laura Martin on

Having the “title” of preemie parent was one that never entered my mind. Sure, I had thought about other parent “titles” that I might have – soccer mom, dance mom, chorus mom, PTA mom, volunteer mom, working mom, stay at home mom. My husband and I found ourselves abruptly thrown into the world of prematurity […]

Categories: Life After NICU, Life in the NICU, Parenting Preemies, Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: 24 weeks, parents of preemies day, survivor twin, twins
NICU nurses who make a difference

NICU nurses who make a difference

By Laura Martin on January 21, 2017

I gave birth to our twin boys unexpectedly at 24 weeks gestation. From the time I had my first sign of labor until they were born was a mere seven hours. I remember the moments right after they were born – I was laying on the operating table trying to wrap my brain around what […]

Categories: Mothers of Preemies, Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: 24 weeks, birth stories, nicu nurses, Stories Along the Preemie Journey, twins
A new year

A new year

By Laura Martin on December 31, 2016

I remember New Year’s Eve the year my son was in the NICU. He was about nine weeks old. He had just come off the ventilator six days prior to New Year’s Eve. My husband and I wanted to ring in the new year with Joseph. We made our way to the NICU a little […]

Categories: Mothers of Preemies, Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: holidays, nicu nurses, Stories Along the Preemie Journey
Memories

Memories

By Laura Martin on December 25, 2016

Memories. This time of year is filled with memories. Memories of holiday celebrations as a child. Memories as a teenager. Memories of my husband’s and my first years as a married couple before children. Memories of our children and their first holidays.  This time of year has always been my favorite season. There is a […]

Categories: Mothers of Preemies, Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: 24 weeks, holidays, micropreemies, nicu nurses, Stories Along the Preemie Journey, twins
World Prematurity Day

World Prematurity Day

By Laura Martin on November 17, 2016

Before having children, I had no idea World Prematurity Day existed. I didn’t know anyone who had been impacted by prematurity. I thought someone had to do something “wrong” in order for prematurity to happen. It was something I thought happened to other people. Our family was impacted by prematurity when I gave birth to […]

Categories: Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: 24 weeks, World Prematurity Day
I am that mom

I am that mom

By Laura Martin on October 15, 2016

I am that mom. I am the mom that people assume happens to someone they don’t know. I am that mom that people are often uncomfortable to talk to. I am the mom that others assume they will never be. I am that mom that always wonders how you answer the “how many children do […]

Categories: Preemie Loss & Remembrance
Tags: 24 weeks, preemie loss, survivor twin

Celebrating NICU nurses

By Laura Martin on September 15, 2016

Today is National Neonatal Nurses Day – a day we celebrate NICU nurses and all they do. NICU nurses are heroes. They are more than a nurse. They are a confidant, friend, mentor, extended family member, advisor. They laugh with us and they cry with us. They celebrate victories – no matter how large or […]

Categories: Life in the NICU
Tags: 24 weeks, mother's day, nicu nurses, Stories Along the Preemie Journey
To preemie dads

To preemie dads

By Laura Martin on June 19, 2016

Father’s Day – a day when we celebrate our dads, granddads, uncles, father figures, and friends. For dads of preemies, their journey into parenthood was possibly quite different than that of their friends. They had to experience the early birth of their child – a child they longed for. They had to watch as their […]

Categories: Mothers of Preemies, Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: father's day
Receiving a diagnosis in the NICU

Receiving a diagnosis in the NICU

By Laura Martin on May 15, 2016

When our twin boys were born at 24 weeks gestation, we knew we had a long road ahead of us. As each day passed, we learned more and more about the NICU and that our stay would be much more complicated than just watching our baby grow. While it is everyone’s hope that their child’s […]

Categories: Advocating for Preemies, Life in the NICU, Mothers of Preemies, Parenting Preemies, Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: 24 weeks, how to help preemie parents, micropreemies, survivor twin, tips for preemie parents
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