Browsing all posts in June, 2009.
NICU Survival Tip #1: Basic Needs
When I was wheeled into the Triage room (Room 1) of the NICU three days after my preemie was born, I was so overwhelmed by the hospital, my baby, the machines, the nurses, and what the next few months held in store for me and my family that I burst into tears. What I desperately [...]
My Preemie Toddler with Asthma
My preemie tends to develop a cough with almost every sickness that she gets and it lingers for weeks or even months. After my preemie got croup for the third time in 2 months her pediatrician suggested that she might have asthma and we started to treat her with an inhaler. It takes a little [...]
Pneumonia in July
As a new preemie parent I was told that most preemies catch up to other children around the age of two, and that they might need to be quarantined during RSV Season for those first two years. So, when my girl turned two I naively thought that our troubles were over. Not so! Not only [...]
Visiting the Pediatrician at Home
When I got home from the NICU with my tiny preemie baby, I had an appointment set up to see my pediatrician just one or two days later. It was January, one of the worst months of RSV Season, and I was paranoid about keeping my baby away from other children. Also, I was nervous [...]
My Preemie Toddler Has Croup…..Again
Okay, so I’m starting to wonder if it’s a preemie thing to get croup this often or if my preemie gets the croup so often because she was so early (27 weeks), and because she had chronic lung disease for so long. Since one week before this past Christmas my preemie toddler has been sick [...]
Angela’s Story: Part 6
Parent Highlight This is the last of six posts dedicated to sharing one couple’s struggle to have children and then the survival of their preemie twins plus their third preemie baby. They are currently expecting again and are taking new steps toward achieving a full-term delivery. This is Angela’s Story. I immediately started having [...]
Angela’s Story: Part 5
Parent Highlight This is the fifth of six posts dedicated to sharing one couple’s struggle to have children and then the survival of their preemie twins plus their third preemie baby. They are currently expecting again and are taking new steps toward achieving a full-term delivery. This is Angela’s Story. The next two weeks [...]
Angela’s Story: Part 4
Parent Highlight This is the fourth of six posts dedicated to sharing one couple’s struggle to have children and then the survival of their preemie twins plus their third preemie baby. They are currently expecting again and are taking new steps toward achieving a full-term delivery. This is Angela’s Story. When I was finally wheeled [...]
