By Featured Parent on October 12, 2022
The NICU is a place that changes a person. The sounds of babies crying and alarms sounding every second and lights flashing creates an environment of chaos and constant panic.
By Featured Parent on September 21, 2022
After being admitted into the hospital at 21 weeks pregnant with twins due to my daughter’s sac rupturing, I was starting to be ok with the fact that I would be spending four months on hospital bedrest.
Categories:
Life in the NICU,
Mothers of Preemies,
Preemie Multiples,
Preemie Parent Voices
Tags:
birth stories,
micro preemie twins,
micropreemies,
multiples,
NICU,
preemie,
preemietwins,
pregnancy stories,
twins
By Nick Hall on November 17, 2020
By Krystal Workman, Inventor of the TwinGo Carrier Congratulations! Graduation day is just around the corner and leaving the NICU is truly a cause for celebration. For the parents of twins out there, I’d like to share these five things I learned to help you prepare for life after the NICU with twins. Twins aren’t always […]
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
By Simon Olenick on April 30, 2018
Simon is one of our Preemie Parent Mentors – specifically our mentor for preemie dads – and here he shares his experiences along with a father’s point of view. When my twins (2 fraternal twin girls, now 19 months and healthy) were born at 29 weeks, I quickly shifted my gaze from the SWAT team […]
By Nick Hall on September 7, 2017
While the number of micropreemies born each year as a percentage of total births is relatively small, each year over 50,000 micro-preemies are born in the United States. Even more preemies are born yearly, and these slightly older, slightly bigger preemies may face an equally difficult struggle. Being the parent of a preemie is a […]
By Graham's Foundation on June 19, 2017
For many families, prematurity brings with it loss. In cases where mothers and fathers must say goodbye to a preemie who was a twin or a triplet, coping with that loss can be a complicated and difficult process. One life has been lost but there is still life there that needs your care and attention. […]
Categories:
Life After NICU,
Life in the NICU,
Parenting Preemies,
Preemie Loss & Remembrance,
Preemie Multiples,
Preemie Parent Voices,
Supporting Preemie Parents
Tags:
multiples,
survivor triplet,
survivor twin,
tips for preemie parents,
triplets,
twins
By Laura Martin on May 7, 2017
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
