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Hernias

Did you know that it is very common for preemie babies to have hernias? Well, I didn’t but I sure learned. When Drake was 6 weeks old he was well on his way to going home. Nurses made whispers of how he may go home soon with how well he was eating. Suddenly Drake started [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Preemie Halloween Costumes

In 2008, our 26 week preemie was released from the NICU a week before Halloween.  We had been so consumed by her issues (weight gain and bottle-feeding) in the hospital, we hadn’t given the holiday any thought. Since Addie was quarantined during RSV season, we had no place to take her for Halloween, but I [...]

Preemies & RSV

I was just wondering how many of our preemie babies have actually gotten RSV, either in the NICU (can they get it in the NICU?) or during their first few years of life at home. Some questions I’m curious about are: 1. If your preemie got RSV did you have him under strict quarantine or [...]

Hypospadias – Back to the hospital

This week we headed back to the hospital to have a follow up surgery for Drake. We have known since he was born that he would need a Hypospadias repair, but it wasn’t going to be scheduled until he was at least 8 or 9 months old and that seemed so far away. Well time [...]

Winner of the “NICU Ninja”

Congratulations to the winner of our “NICU Ninja” hat!  Thank you to all who entered and for sharing your favorite martial arts film with us.  :) The winner of this month’s giveaway is… Naomi!  She commented: “I love all of the Bruce Lee movies, Fist of Fury, Enter the Dragon, etc… I am sure my [...]