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One month ago today would have been, should have been, my sweet daughter Caitlyn’s sixth birthday. The Easter season is never easy for us, and ironically, shortly after the holiday, I am a part of this website as a guest blogger. First, I wanted to share some of my story, and the legacy that grew from it. On [...]
The following is a photo gallery of preemies born from 28 to 30 weeks gestation. Click on a picture and navigate through the gallery to see specific information about each baby. Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to submit pictures of their preemies to make this post possible. Please leave any [...]
This story was thoughtfully submitted by one of our readers, Tricia. I never thought I’d end up a mommy blogger. A world-famous Newbery Medal recipient, sure, but it instead appears my writing talents have headed down the road less traveled. One of my girlfriends started blogging about the random stories of mommyhood shortly after I [...]
This story was thoughtfully shared by one of our readers. “My beautiful daughter was born on 9/25/09 at 28 weeks. Her delivery only lasted about 25 minutes, leaving both her father and I completely stunned. Keagan did fabulously well in the beginning; she was on room air, gaining weight consistently, and responding to stimulus around [...]
The following is a story shared by one of our readers. I appreciate all those who are willing to share their story for the benefit of others. Thanks Annie! The story of our precious daughter starts with a battle with infertility. After treatments we conceived on our fourth cycle of Clomid. After trying so hard [...]
The funeral was that morning. We arrived at the church. We met in the back with all the family. We walked through the front of the church into the service. Little Callie’s casket was so tiny. I didn’t even see her casket at first it was hidden among the flowers. We sat through the service. [...]
I arrived home to a house full of family. I had so much to do. I didn’t want Callie to go to the hospital Morge. I called a close friend of ours that was a funeral director. He was there in less than an hour to get her. I went to bed that night lost [...]
Callie’s heart beat so hard for us for 4 more hours. She slipped into heaven at 11:00 that morning. Her little faced glowed when she passed. She had a golden color about her. I went into the NICU with the nurse, and I gave my baby her first bath. She was so tiny, and so [...]
That night was unusually quiet. I find myself thinking of it as the “calm before the storm”. Thursday morning we woke up with a call from her nurse telling us that Callie was the same, and she wanted to know when we would be over to see her. We talked for about 10 minutes, then [...]
Twelve hours later, Callie developed blood infections that caused her oxygen to drop. They would “bag” her for a few moments then bring her back up to normal. They moved her to an oscillator with nitric gas to breath for her. That night was a rough one. I wasn’t sure what to think. Daddy came [...]
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