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The Story of Alayna Marrie
Thoughtfully submitted by reader’s Marria and Raul. Alayna Marrie was born at 32 weeks in Brandon,Fl., due to my preeclampsia. All throughout my pregnancy she was a fighter. I was in and out of the emergency room, for spotting, severe headaches, high blood pressure…till they had to hospitalize me at 30 weeks for preeclampsia and [...]
The Story of Jack Matthew
This story was shared by Lindsay, one of our readers. I am writing to share our story of our 24 week (15 ounces) miracle with you…JACK MATTHEW Now a little timeline of our whirlwind before I begin. Matt and I had our first date in april 2005, engaged 2 weeks later, married 1 year later, [...]
Keagan and Aspiration
This story was thoughtfully shared by one of our readers. “My beautiful daughter was born on 9/25/09 at 28 weeks. Her delivery only lasted about 25 minutes, leaving both her father and I completely stunned. Keagan did fabulously well in the beginning; she was on room air, gaining weight consistently, and responding to stimulus around [...]
Adeline’s Arrival
My husband and I became parents for the first time on June 12, 2008. Our beautiful little girl was born—completely unexpectedly—at 26 weeks. The day before she was born, I was at my retail job until 9 p.m. I had terrible back pain all afternoon and evening, and eventually called the on-call OB at my [...]
Introduction of Drake
I have never written a blog but I am overwhelmed with the need to share my story and hope it finds people who can benefit from my experiences. So as I sit and wonder where to begin, I figured my first blog should introduce you to the little miracle I will be writing about, Drake. [...]
Are You a Blogger?
Dear Friends and Readers, I am in search of some preemie parents who would be interested in writing regular posts for Preemie Babies 101, whether once a month, twice a month, or even once a week depending on how involved you might like to be. Before you decide please allow me to explain how simple [...]
1 Year and Going Strong!
I just realized that Preemie Babies 101 passed its 1-year anniversary just over one month ago! My very first post was First Look at Your Preemie published March 20, 2009. I can’t believe I’ve been talking about, thinking about, living and breathing preemies for over a year now (of course, that’s in addition to raising [...]
Sarah’s Birth Story
The following is a story shared by one of our readers. I appreciate all those who are willing to share their story for the benefit of others. Thanks Annie! The story of our precious daughter starts with a battle with infertility. After treatments we conceived on our fourth cycle of Clomid. After trying so hard [...]
