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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 [...]

Tricia’s Story

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 [...]

Bloggers Unite for Preemies!

November 17, 2010, is Prematurity Awareness Day.  The campaign going around is Bloggers Unite!  Everyone is encouraged to blog about preemies or for a baby that you love to help others and to spread the word about preemies. If you have a blog of your own I encourage you to get involved and fight for [...]

Newsweek Article

My sister just gave me her copy of “Newsweek”, the November 1, 2010 edition, because it had an article about prematurity inside.  “The Prematurity Puzzle”, by Jeneen Interlandi on page 42, professes the new discovery that the placenta is an actual organ.  The idea presented is that the placenta may play a vital role in [...]

Starting a March for Babies Family Team

While our daughter Addie was in the NICU for 135 days, we struggled a lot with feeling isolated.  Our small support system was great, but most of our friends were far away and those that did live close had small children that were restricted from visiting the hospital due to the H1N1 outbreak. We would [...]

We Marched!

The March for Babies was a lot of fun last week, and it was probably the most beautiful and pleasant day of the year so far!  We arrived just on time to turn in our sponsor sheets, get our wristbands, raffle tickets, some pom poms, and a couple of balloons to tie to our stroller.  [...]