Today’s guest author is Lucy. One day in mid April 2014, I was having lunch at the hospital cafeteria, about to return to my daughter’s NICU room, after a few calm minutes to myself. As I packed up my things, I put a bottle of Diet Coke I’d purchased for later on in my tote […]
Today’s guest author, Missie, can be followed on her Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/thereluctanttriathlete) or on her personal blog (noahsincrediblejourney.blogspot.com). You’re probably reading this and in one of the 5 stages of preemie parenthood. Maybe you’re pregnant and you’re not sure exactly how long you’ll stay that way. Maybe you’re new to the NICU, learning what TPN, […]
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 […]
Did you experience preeclampsia? Preemie mom, Kendall, shares her story of preeclampsia and giving birth to her daughter, Kennedi, at 32 weeks gestation on her personal blog. Want to share your story of prematurity? Submit it here.
Today’s guest author, Jamie Lynn, can be followed on her personal blog. I am a mother of two amazing little boys. I had my first son, Kairael at 37 weeks in 2008. I am a brittle diabetic and spent quite a lot of time in and out of the hospital during my pregnancy. I went […]
Today’s guest author, Jessica, can be followed on her personal blog. I will never forget that day. No, I am not referring to the day my 24 week preemie miracle, Morgan Grace, was born. Although the events of her birth day, the sudden contractions, my water breaking, an ambulance ride, scrubs being thrown at my […]
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 […]
Imagine being on an airplane at 23 weeks pregnant, with no one you know traveling with you. Now, imagine this situation and having your water break on the plane-1500 miles from home. This is what happened to me 4 years ago. I was able to keep my baby in for 3 days, until they […]
I’ve lost count of the number of times people have said to me with wide eyed expressions “How are you alive?” Many times people look at me and shake their heads. It’s a will and a drive from deep within that pushes me forward every time I’m up against a wall of struggle. How is […]
Have you ever been to a new mom’s baby shower, had her curiously ask what labor and birth was going to be like, listened to other moms share stories of completely normal pregnancies and almost glamorous-sounding births, and just cringed? Yes, baby showers have not always been pleasant events for me. After my first pregnancy […]
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