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Finding NICU Parent Support

June 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Samantha P and preemie mama friends

Whether its a hospital support group for parents, an online community or real-life friends, support from others really helped me out while dealing not only with the NICU, but with being home with a small baby right of the NICU as well. Even now, almost three years out of the NICU and some of my best friends are preemie parents that I’ve met on my journey. Even though friends and family are very understanding, caring and mean the best, its nice to talk to someone who has a better idea of what you are going through. [Read more]

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My 24 Weeks of Pregnancy

January 24, 2011 by 6 Comments

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 [...]

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Tricia’s Story

January 20, 2011 by 5 Comments
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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 [...]

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Bloggers Unite for Preemies!

November 15, 2010 by 2 Comments
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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 [...]

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Newsweek Article

November 11, 2010 by 4 Comments
Newsweek Preemies

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 [...]

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Starting a March for Babies Family Team

July 30, 2010 by 7 Comments
Addie and Daddy

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 [...]

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We Marched!

May 19, 2010 by 1 Comment
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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.  [...]

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