Browsing all posts in December, 2010.

NICU Graduate Clinic Follow Ups

When we left the hospital with Roxy, we were informed we would have an appointment card mailed to us with a date and time for her NICU Graduate Clinic checkup.  Roxy’s first checkup was in March of this year and I was a little scared of what to expect, but I really just knew that [...]

Winter Flashback

For those of you who have discovered Preemie Babies 101 since last Christmas, I want to bring some archived posts to your attention that address concerns many preemie parents face during the holidays and the winter months. In the NICU During the Holidays Ideas for a NICU Care Basket The Battle for Synagis What is [...]

P2P Christmas Party

Early this month we were able to bring our preemie to her very first NICU Graduates Holiday Party!  I have heard of Parent to Parent parties about twice a year since my preemie left the NICU, but we have never been able to attend. This time we made it happen.  Our preemie is 4 years [...]

Home for the Holidays

When my son, Haylen, was born at 27wks 5days (2 lbs 13oz, 15.5 inches), we were much like other parents of preemies and we were caught completely unaware and off guard. From my own experience, I realized that though most people know that some babies are born prematurely, they really don’t understand the extent of [...]

NICU Christmas Gifts

From the time that I was in the NICU with my preemie I’ve wanted to return the favor of so many who brought special Christmas gifts to the NICU during the holidays.  This year I finally had the privilege of paying it forward. My greatest wish was to bring something cheerful and Christmasy, something fun [...]

From the Other Side

I have a friend whom I just found out was pregnant 2 weeks ago.  Then, last week I heard that she was having twins, that she was on hospital bedrest and that she was only about 23 weeks pregnant.  My heart started to pound as the implications of what this meant sunk in:  she was [...]

Jolly Old St. NICU

I found this poem on a preemie forum about a year ago and thought it was cute. http://www.preemiecare.org/jollynicu.htm Jolly Old St. Nicu ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and in each isolette Little creatures were squirming and getting all set; Machinery sat by their bedsides with care, In hopes that good breathing skills soon would be [...]

Neonatal Casting

I was searching for some preemie pictures when I happened upon this article about neonatal hand and foot casting in the NBICU.  This article was written by the doctors at the hospital where my preemie lived for over three months in the NBICU.  And, it’s the same hospital where my first son was delivered at [...]