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Jenny’s Story

This story was thoughtfully submitted by one of our readers. The week after my husband and I were married, we decided we wanted children and I was overjoyed.  We had my son 11 months after we were married and besides having preeclampsia, I was called a “constant contractor”.  I went up to the hospital many [...]

Should I Save My 23-Weeker?

Alexia Pearce delivered her little boy at 23-weeks and says now, “If I’d known then what I do now, I’d have wanted him to die in my arms.” Take a moment to read her incredible story of now 3-year old Nathan and his inevitable premature death.  Alexia wishes to raise awareness of the important decisions [...]

Courtney’s Story

This story was thoughtfully submitted by Courtney, one of our readers. Me and my husband got together when I was 15 years old and not to long after that I got pregnant with my first child she was born a little after 40 week. she is now a little over 2. I have had my [...]

My 24 Weeks of Pregnancy

Hello, my name is Marissa and I am new to Preemie Babies 101. I am 25 years old, and before I got pregnant last year I was a 4th grade teacher, happily married to the Worship Leader at our church (we were high school sweethearts). We only tried to get pregnant for a few months [...]

Guilt, Blame & Jealousy

When my little one was first born 11 weeks early, I questioned everything about my pregnancy.  What could I have done differently that would have kept my little one from being stuck in the NICU fighting for her life?  Did the doctors overlook something at my previous appointment?  Why was this happening to us?  It [...]