Today’s guest post and photo are contributed by Heather Graham of momknowsjack.com. With cold and flu season steadily approaching, most pediatricians would agree that isolation is the best prevention when it comes to your premature baby. The more you can limit your little miracle’s exposure to the general public; and coinciding germs, the better. […]
Today’s guest post is by Sheree. Three am is the loneliest hour for most of the world. It’s too late to call it bedtime, and too early to be morning. There is nothing but still darkness among the moonlight and even crickets catch up on sleep. For others though, it’s an exhausting hour spent feeding […]
Today’s guest author is Leslie. As a preemie mom herself, Leslie was able to help in welcoming a friend home after she experienced the birth of her own preemie. My twins were born at 28 weeks gestation and spent 74 days in the NICU. I was terrified. Because of the risks of infection, we did […]
Preemie mom, Heather, shared a video she put together of her son’s journey in the NICU. Leon was born at 28.4 gestation and spent 69 days in the NICU. It is quite the inspirational video!
To connect with Preemie Parent mentor and author of this post, Jimena, visit her page here. My story begins early on in my pregnancy. At 14 weeks I began to bleed and rushed to the hospital thinking the worst. I was diagnosed with a partial placenta previa. For those who don’t know, it’s when […]
As March comes to a close, I would like to share some personal blog posts from one of our preemie parent mentors, Michelle. Michelle experienced Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) during her pregnancy. Her daughter, Emily, was born at 28 weeks gestation weighing one pound eight ounces. On her personal blog, Michelle shares five facts about […]
This post was originally published by Michelle, one of our peer-to-peer volunteers and the voice behind Preemie Blessings. If you have found your way here because you already know you’ll give birth prematurely, this post will help you prepare insofar as you can. If your doctor has suggested that you may have a premature baby […]
One of our newest parent volunteers is Michelle Stevens, a mother of a preemie who was born three months early, weighing one-pound, eight ounces. Michelle is a former congressional staffer and lobbyist. She recently replaced her power suits with t-shirts and yoga pants. Conference calls and meetings on Capitol Hill have been replaced with diaper […]
Jimena is a twin mom who had a rocky road when it came to her pregnancy – and then her babies had an even rockier road in the NICU. This is Pt. III of her story as told in her own words. If you’d like to share your Prematurity Experience, email christa@grahamsfoundation.org. Kai (twin A) […]
Jimena is a twin mom who had a rocky road when it came to her pregnancy – and then her babies had an even rockier road in the NICU. This is Pt. II of her story as told in her own words. If you’d like to share your Prematurity Experience, email christa@grahamsfoundation.org. In the hospital […]
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