My son was born on July 3rd at 24 weeks. The entire time he was in the hospital, I pumped every 3-5 hours. Every day. It was very meaningful to me because I knew how good my milk was for him, and it was something that no one else could do – only I could. [...]
Video: Anthem Health
March 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Follow the link “Little Keith” to watch a short video created by Anthem Health. Little Keith
Video: Birth and Death of a Hemangioma
February 22, 2011 by 12 Comments
I just found this video on YouTube and it was fascinating to me. My 27-weeker had a hemangioma on the top of her head that was still very noticeable when she turned 1, but it quickly disappeared after that and I can’t really see it in pictures of her at 18 months. It never grew [...]
Call for Preemie Pictures
February 3, 2011 by 11 Comments
I would like to publish some posts full of pictures of preemies born at different weeks of gestation, and I could really use your help! I’ll probably publish a post of pictures from 24 weeks and earlier, 25-27 weeks, 28-30 weeeks, 31-33 weeks, and 34-36 weeks. I know a lot of people, especially those at [...]
Vapotherm Therapy
January 27, 2011 by 15 Comments
Recently, one of our readers introduced me to something called Vapotherm Therapy. I am so excited about this new technology and wish it had been around when my preemie was in the NICU. The following is information I found at www.chw.org (Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin website): Vapotherm, quite simply, is a heated and humidified nasal [...]
Hernias
January 3, 2011 by 16 Comments
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 [...]
Winter Flashback
December 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
For those of you who have discovered Preemie Babies 101 since last Christmas, I want to bring some archived posts to your attention that address concerns many preemie parents face during the holidays and the winter months. In the NICU During the Holidays Ideas for a NICU Care Basket The Battle for Synagis What is [...]
P2P Christmas Party
December 20, 2010 by 1 Comment
Early this month we were able to bring our preemie to her very first NICU Graduates Holiday Party! I have heard of Parent to Parent parties about twice a year since my preemie left the NICU, but we have never been able to attend. This time we made it happen. Our preemie is 4 years [...]
Home for the Holidays
December 17, 2010 by 4 Comments
When my son, Haylen, was born at 27wks 5days (2 lbs 13oz, 15.5 inches), we were much like other parents of preemies and we were caught completely unaware and off guard. From my own experience, I realized that though most people know that some babies are born prematurely, they really don’t understand the extent of [...]
NICU Christmas Gifts
December 15, 2010 by 18 Comments
From the time that I was in the NICU with my preemie I’ve wanted to return the favor of so many who brought special Christmas gifts to the NICU during the holidays. This year I finally had the privilege of paying it forward. My greatest wish was to bring something cheerful and Christmasy, something fun [...]
