“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. [...]
Prematurity Awareness Day
November 17, 2010 By 4 Comments
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 15, 2010 By 2 Comments
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
November 15, 2010 By 2 Comments
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
November 11, 2010 By 4 Comments
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 [...]
Tribute to NICU Nurses
October 25, 2010 By 11 Comments
Good NICU nurses can have a huge impact on our NICU experience. Their thoughtfulness, understanding, gentle care and support can make each day in the NICU so much more bearable. I would like to give each of you (and myself) the opportunity to pay tribute to a NICU nurse who had a positive impact on [...]
Amber’s Story
October 14, 2010 By 9 Comments
The following post is a personal story submitted by Amber, one of our Preemie Babies 101 readers. We found out in Feb 10 that we were pregnant with twins after having a miscarriage in Nov and having problems getting pregnant. We used Clomid. May 6 we went for our growth u/s. It was an hour [...]
