FAQ
Hello! Welcome to my Frequently Asked Questions page. Here you’ll find out a little bit more about me, the author, and why I blog about preemie babies.
What is Preemie Babies 101? Preemie Babies 101 is my personal blog that I’ve dedicated to helping parents with premature babies. I like the idea that it is the beginner’s course on preemie babies–a place to learn, ask questions, and find friends who can relate with your experiences.
Why did you start your own blog instead of just contribute to another one or join an online community? When I had my preemies I could not find information about preemie babies online that was anything but health facts. What I wanted was someone to tell me what I could expect in the NICU or to give me advice on how to handle having a preemie baby. I felt completely alone and without support and I did not know how to find others in my situation. Before I started this blog I searched for anything that could fill this need and I could not find it. Since having my preemie babies I have wanted to help others who face similar challenges so I decided that creating my own blog about preemie babies would give me that opportunity.
So, what can I find on Preemie Babies 101? Anything and everything from difficult high-risk pregnancies to the NICU to bringing baby home to raising a preemie and beyond. You can also find personal stories shared by readers and parents of premature babies. I encourage you to contribute as well by sharing your story.
Do you really know enough to answer everyone’s questions about preemie babies? Absolutely not! I do my best to help those whom I can relate to, but I rely heavily on the stories and input of my readers to help others in their particular situation. However, I spent over three months living in the NICU almost all day, every day, and the experiences, the emotions, the concerns, the joys, and the fears, are still fairly vivid in my mind and I want to share my experiences to help everyone I can.
Why spend so much time blogging and reliving painful experiences? It’s certainly emotionally draining to be thinking about and reliving my experiences with my preemie all the time. However, I wish I had had such a resource to turn to when I was in the NICU with my preemie. There are so many babies being born prematurely these days and there are thousands of parents facing the unknown of prematurity, often without any warning or time to prepare themselves, who feel completely alone and scared. I feel like every one of us who goes through this has much to gain from the experience. I know my experiences have made me more compassionate, more concerned, and more able to serve and assist others facing such difficult trials. I feel like the opportunity to help others this way is a blessing to me and it brings me joy. It is my way of repaying all of my family, friends, and the NICU staff who helped me and my family in our time of need.
Can I share what I know about preemies on your blog? Currently, I am the only consistent author for the blog. However, I am happy to publish guest posts if you are interested in sharing your knowledge and experience about preemie baby topics. In fact, I encourage guest posts whenever you are willing! I know that one person cannot connect with everyone, and there are many issues I never had to face. I would appreciate any information or experiences that you want to share with my readers. My blog is very personal and I am very particular about the tone and the content that is shared here, so please, if you want to get involved, keep your tone helpful and your language clean. Please email me via the Contact Me page if you are interested in contributing to Preemie Babies 101.
Are you ever going to share your stories in detail like you encourage us to do on your blog? I plan to, yes. I have a short synopsis on my About Me page but there is so much more to tell. If you keep reminding me about it then I will get to it sooner than later.
