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	<title>Preemie Babies 101 &#187; Raising a Preemie</title>
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		<title>Why Do Preemies Have Flat Heads?  (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/why-do-preemies-have-flat-heads-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/why-do-preemies-have-flat-heads-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Baby Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemie Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Back in February, Afton wrote a great post about premature babies having flat heads.  The official term for “flat head syndrome” is plagiocephaly.  Preemies usually have positional plagiocephaly due to lying in one position for a long period of time during their NICU stay.
If you notice that your child has a flat spot on their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speech Delays and Sign Language</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/speech-delays-and-sign-language/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/speech-delays-and-sign-language/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemie Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Therapy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our two year old daughter is very verbal.  She uses over 300 words regularly and is starting to string together short sentences, which is fairly typical for an average 24 month old.  Six months ago, however, Addie only used three words: mama, dada, and Puppy (her nighttime lovey), despite the fact that we talked, sang, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Baby Wears Glasses?</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/your-baby-wears-glasses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/your-baby-wears-glasses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Assistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pediatrician]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemie Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1916</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our daughter Adeline has been wearing glasses since she was thirteen months old, nearly a year ago.  For the first few months, we were questioned by a lot of people, “How did you know that she needed glasses?”
Depending on the situation, I’ll sometimes give the short answer.  “Addie was born prematurely and she visits an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the ER with my Preemie</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/in-the-er-with-my-preemie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/in-the-er-with-my-preemie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Risk Baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Risk Toddler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSV Season]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1495</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been to the ER a few times with my preemie, when she has had croup and  pneumonia, and it has always ended up seeming to be a waste of time and money.
It&#8217;s strange, every time we&#8217;ve been sent there the drive was scary because my daughter couldn&#8217;t breathe or was coughing really hard and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Your Preemie to Church</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/taking-your-preemie-to-church/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/taking-your-preemie-to-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Risk Toddler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemie Quarantine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSV Season]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1512</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I attend a church where babies can go to the nursery when they are 18 months old.  Before this time the children stay with their parents in classes and meetings, and when they are 3-4 years old they start attending classes with children their age.
Most parents in my church can&#8217;t wait for the 18-month mark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reflux:  Does it Ever End?</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/reflux-does-it-ever-end/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/reflux-does-it-ever-end/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemie Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reflux]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=654</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My 27-weeker had reflux and we had her on Prevacid and Regalin;  I never thought either of them helped much.  It was very frustrating!  She spit up a ton, sheesh, I think until she was around 1-year old.  She was still spitting up when we were feeding her mostly table food.
We didn&#8217;t have any great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bragging Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/bragging-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/bragging-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bonding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1472</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello all you preemie parents out there!
Here&#8217;s your chance to brag about your preemie, or any of your other miracle children.  Just for the fun of it!
I&#8217;ll take my turn right now:
My preemie has the silliest personality and a great sense of humor!  She loves to sing and she makes songs up about all kinds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Battle for Synagis</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/the-battle-for-synagis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/the-battle-for-synagis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Risk Baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSV Season]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post was submitted by Stacey, a reader of Preemie Babies 101:
&#8220;Where to start?  I wanted to share our struggle with getting the RSV shot for the second season so as to help others feel they are not alone in this battle.  We came home from the NICU on November 7th, with our tiny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A &#8211; Should I Switch Doctors?</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/qa-should-i-switch-doctors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/qa-should-i-switch-doctors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pediatrician]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Q&A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSV Season]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Question from Katie &#8211; We&#8217;re struggling with [my preemie's] doctors right now.  We&#8217;re in _____, and the only doctors that work with the NICU are in one BIG office.  So far we haven&#8217;t been able to see the same doctor, nor talk to the same nurses when we call with questions.  They keep telling us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A &#8211; When Can I Stop Pumping?</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/qa-when-can-i-stop-pumping/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/qa-when-can-i-stop-pumping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feeding Baby]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=844</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Question from Katie &#8211; We just had our first preemie in October.  She was born at 33 weeks.  I&#8217;ve had pre-term labor with all my babies (had lots of shots/pills to stop labor, etc).  All my other babies have been born at 37 weeks, but each pregnancy has gotten progressively more difficult, and the labor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Your Preemie Get the H1N1 Vaccine?</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/will-your-preemie-get-the-h1n1-vaccine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/will-your-preemie-get-the-h1n1-vaccine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemie Quarantine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone!  I apologize for being so lazy with posting lately.  Life has picked up a bit and I have been enjoying time with my family while we&#8217;re all in good health!
I have been wondering lately about getting the H1N1 vaccine for swine flu.  I&#8217;m eager to get my preemie vaccinated when the vaccination arrives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for Flu Season</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/preparing-for-flu-season/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/preparing-for-flu-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemie Quarantine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSV Season]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=734</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Supposedly it&#8217;s supposed to be a bad flu season this year &#8211; especially for the swine flu.  If you&#8217;ve watched the news over the past few months you&#8217;ve probably heard that children with weak immune systems are especially at risk with swine flu and most deaths occur because of already weakened immune systems or other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Preemie Toddler is Socially Behind</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/my-preemie-toddler-is-socially-behind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/my-preemie-toddler-is-socially-behind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemie Quarantine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSV Season]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, as will be the case for many preemies, they will be quarantined for a number of months every winter during RSV Season.   For my little girl, RSV Season lasted for 8 months of the year and we kept her quarantined completely for the first two seasons and partially for the third one.
The summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Preemie&#8217;s Eating Difficulties</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/my-preemies-eating-difficulties/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/my-preemies-eating-difficulties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Risk Toddler]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=643</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My preemie is almost three and she still chokes on certain table foods.  When she was just starting to eat table food she definitely took a while to get used to new textures, and especially to be able to chew and swallow things without choking.  I mashed up her foods or cut them into tiny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Preemie Toddler with Asthma</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/my-preemie-toddler-with-asthma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/my-preemie-toddler-with-asthma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Risk Toddler]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=356</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My preemie tends to develop a cough with almost every sickness that she gets and it lingers for weeks or even months.  After my preemie got croup for the third time in 2 months her pediatrician suggested that she might have asthma and we started to treat her with an inhaler.
It takes a little creativity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pneumonia in July</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/pneumonia-in-july/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/pneumonia-in-july/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemie Quarantine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=349</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a new preemie parent I was told that most preemies catch up to other children around the age of two, and that they might need to be quarantined during RSV Season for those first two years.  So, when my girl turned two I naively thought that our troubles were over.  Not so!
Not only are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Preemie Toddler Has Croup&#8230;..Again</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/my-preemie-toddler-has-croup-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/my-preemie-toddler-has-croup-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemie Quarantine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=354</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so I&#8217;m starting to wonder if it&#8217;s a preemie thing to get croup this often or if my preemie gets the croup so often because she was so early (27 weeks), and because she had chronic lung disease for so long.  Since one week before this past Christmas my preemie toddler has been sick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is RSV and When is RSV Season?</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/whatisrsv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/whatisrsv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising a Preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemie Quarantine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSV Season]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=79</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a lot of talk about RSV during the winter months and a lot of people aren&#8217;t quite sure what it really is or how bad it can be.  The following is a medical definition for starters.
RSV stands for Respiratory Syncytial Virus and it is a viral disease of the lungs.  It is the main [...]]]></description>
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