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In the ER with my Preemie

I’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’s strange, every time we’ve been sent there the drive was scary because my daughter couldn’t breathe or was coughing really hard [...]

Taking Your Preemie to Church

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’t wait for the 18-month [...]

Reflux: Does it Ever End?

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’t have any [...]

Bragging Rights

Hello all you preemie parents out there! Here’s your chance to brag about your preemie, or any of your other miracle children.  Just for the fun of it! I’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 [...]

The Battle for Synagis

The following post was submitted by Stacey, a reader of Preemie Babies 101: “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 [...]

Q&A – Should I Switch Doctors?

Question from Katie – We’re struggling with [my preemie's] doctors right now.  We’re in _____, and the only doctors that work with the NICU are in one BIG office.  So far we haven’t been able to see the same doctor, nor talk to the same nurses when we call with questions.  They keep telling us [...]

Q&A – When Can I Stop Pumping?

Question from Katie – We just had our first preemie in October.  She was born at 33 weeks.  I’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 [...]

Will Your Preemie Get the H1N1 Vaccine?

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’re all in good health! I have been wondering lately about getting the H1N1 vaccine for swine flu.  I’m eager to get my preemie vaccinated when the vaccination [...]