Browsing all posts in November, 2010.
Giveaway!
I’m hoping that all of you had the chance to read my review of “A Pound of Hope”. It’s an incredible book and I recommend it to all of you, to your families, and to your doctor. The authors generously gave me a free copy to award to the winner of this giveaway. Yippee! So, [...]
Book Review: A Pound of Hope
“A Pound of Hope”, by Michele Munro Kemper and Jennifer Kemper Sinconis I seriously can’t express how fabulous this book is. I was afraid that, being a parent of a preemie, it would be difficult to read because of the memories and trauma it would dig up within me. I was wrong. It was fascinating. [...]
Aura’s Story
This story was submitted by one of our readers. I had had a relatively normal pregnancy, despite being under extreme levels of stress due to personal and family tragedies. I was a little bit concerned as I hadn’t gained much weight throughout the pregnancy and at 6 months I was hardly showing at all. Over [...]
Prematurity Awareness Day
My first son was born at 21w2d gestation. He weighed 12 ounces and was 10 3/4 inches long. He looked perfect. He had eyelids, eyelashes, fingernails, toenails, beautiful translucent skin, and his heart was beating strong. Because of his extreme prematurity the doctors did nothing to save our baby, but put him in our arms [...]
Bloggers Unite for Preemies!
November 17, 2010, is Prematurity Awareness Day. The campaign going around is Bloggers Unite! Everyone is encouraged to blog about preemies or for a baby that you love to help others and to spread the word about preemies. If you have a blog of your own I encourage you to get involved and fight for [...]
Pleasant Surprise
I have to confess that I’m pleasantly surprised! The book “A Pound of Hope” was recommended to me so I contacted the author for a copy, have had it sitting on my shelf for a few weeks now (imagining that it was going to be a slow and difficult read like many preemie baby books), [...]
Newsweek Article
My sister just gave me her copy of “Newsweek”, the November 1, 2010 edition, because it had an article about prematurity inside. “The Prematurity Puzzle”, by Jeneen Interlandi on page 42, professes the new discovery that the placenta is an actual organ. The idea presented is that the placenta may play a vital role in [...]
Parent Needs Support / Advice
This was a comment on the post “When My Water Broke”. The commentor, Thornette, would really appreciate some advice and support for what her daughter is going through with her twins. Please share any thoughts or experiences that might benefit this dear family. Posted Nov 1st, 8:18pm: My daughter had complained of pain in her [...]
