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25 weeks

Sharing Hope: Shann's Story

Sharing Hope: Shann’s Story

By Nick Hall on January 14, 2019

I remember the neonatologist coming into my room, but the rest is a little fuzzy. He gave percentages, talked about feeding tubes, and the NICU. He was very matter of fact and even somber with his tone. He emphasized that the longer I could keep my babies inside, the better the chances they had on […]

Categories: Expecting a Preemie, Life in the NICU, Preemie Multiples, Pregnancy, Supporting Preemie Parents
Tags: 25 weeks, high-risk pregnancy, micropreemies, multiples, nicu journey, Parents Supporting Parents, Preemie Parent Support, Support, twins
Caring for a Preemie with a Trach

Caring for a Preemie with a Trach

By Lorena Vasselo on March 28, 2018

My preemie Malena Lola was born at 25 weeks gestation and weighed 1.6 lbs. She spent almost 8 months in the NICU at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary, Canada. During this time I spent every day with my baby girl – I would arrive at the hospital very early in the morning and stay […]

Categories: Bringing Preemie Home, Life After NICU, Lung/Breathing Issues, Parenting Preemies, Preemie Issues, Preemie Parent Voices, Retinopathy of Prematurity
Tags: 25 weeks, patent ductus arteriosus (pda), retinopathy of prematurity (rop), tips for preemie parents, tracheotomy

The Day I Broke

By Heather McKinnis on November 30, 2015

I broke on day seven of my son’s life.  It didn’t happen when he was born, as traumatic and terrifying as that night had been. It didn’t happen that first night, when the realization of what had taken place those 24 hours before hit me and I collapsed into my own mother’s arms sobbing and […]

Categories: Life in the NICU, Mothers of Preemies, Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: 25 weeks, intraventricular hemorrhage, Stories Along the Preemie Journey
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The Preemie Mom: 5 years later

By Heather McKinnis on June 26, 2015

Heather is the Director of the Preemie Parent Mentors Program at Graham’s Foundation. When I delivered my first child at 25 weeks, I was a mess. A serious, cried every ten minutes, attached to a breast pump, terrified mess.  Every plan I had was upside down. Every dream I had for my baby and our […]

Categories: Mothers of Preemies, Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: 25 weeks, birth stories, micropreemies, Stories Along the Preemie Journey
The Real Prematurity Experience: Greyson's Story

The Real Prematurity Experience: Greyson’s Story

By Featured Parent on September 22, 2014

At 4am on July 24, 2013 my wife Erin was rushed into the delivery room. She tried to hide the pain with a smile and a few nervous jokes. She later told me if she wasn’t laughing, she would have been crying. Our baby’s heartbeat had gone down. They needed to get him out – […]

Categories: Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: 25 weeks, micropreemies, Stories Along the Preemie Journey
Our Preemie Story: Nicole and Chris

Our Preemie Story: Nicole and Chris

By Featured Parent on August 18, 2014

After a long journey of unsuccessfully getting pregnant, both naturally and with the aid of infertility treatments, we finally made an attempt at IVF. Ten days after the procedure, I became very ill and had retained over 15 pounds of fluid in my abdomen in a matter of three days. The pain was unbearable. I […]

Categories: Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Life in the NICU, Preemie Multiples, Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: 25 weeks, intraventricular hemorrhage, multiples, patent ductus arteriosus (pda), pregnancy stories, Stories Along the Preemie Journey, twins
Introducing Our Peer to Peer Parent Support Program

Introducing Our Peer to Peer Parent Support Program

By Heather McKinnis on March 8, 2014

Did you know that Graham’s Foundation offers parent to parent support for parents of premature babies and kids? This free program helps moms and dads of preemies connect with other parents who have experienced the same challenges. We asked Healther, who is coordinating the program, to tell us more about the program and why it’s […]

Categories: Life in the NICU, Preemie Parent Voices, Supporting Preemie Parents
Tags: 25 weeks
How Do You Define a Miracle?

How Do You Define a Miracle?

By Nick Hall on February 10, 2014

When our twins were born 15 weeks premature on Thanksgiving Day in 2006, I remember thinking to myself that it was going to take a “miracle” for our babies to survive and bring them home. As our journey began to unfold and I started to look at it from a much broader view, not just […]

Categories: Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: 25 weeks, twins
So Many Questions, Few Answers, the Same Commitment

So Many Questions, Few Answers, the Same Commitment

By Nick Hall on January 7, 2014

Seven years ago today, Jennifer and I had to say good-bye to our son, Graham. He and his twin sister, Reece, had to be delivered 15 weeks premature as a result of my wife becoming pre-eclamptic. Within days of losing Graham, I knew we would create a foundation in his memory. We were still riding […]

Categories: Preemie Loss & Remembrance, Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: 25 weeks, grief
Prematurity Voices: Nicole's Story

Prematurity Voices: Nicole’s Story

By Featured Parent on November 14, 2013

For Prematurity Awareness Month, we are continuing our series Prematurity Voices, where we give parents of preemies a place to share their story in their own words. Today, Nicole tells the story of the birth of her 500 grams miracle, Alexis Lily. After the loss of a pregnancy in December of 2011, we were very […]

Categories: Breastfeeding & Pumping, Preemie Parent Voices
Tags: 25 weeks, hellp syndrome, ptsd
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