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	<title>Preemie Babies 101 &#187; NICU Survival</title>
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		<title>Making Your Marriage Work in the NICU</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/making-your-marriage-work-in-the-nicu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/making-your-marriage-work-in-the-nicu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemie Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Risk Baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1944</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Any marriage can and will change with the birth of a new baby, especially when it’s the first child being born to new parents.  When a baby’s arrival doesn’t goes as planned, though—when a child is born with health issues or simply comes too soon—that’s when preserving a marriage takes a lot more work!
My husband [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Support Groups</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/support-groups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemie Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in an earlier post, I recently returned to visit the NICU where my preemie lived for over three months.  During my visit I got in contact again with the Parent to Parent organization they had there to provide support for all of the parents in the unit.  It was brought to my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pumping: Low Milk Supply</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/pumping-low-milk-supply/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/pumping-low-milk-supply/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemie Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feeding Baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemie Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pumping]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1833</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In February, Afton wrote a terrific post about her pumping experience called “Nessie the Milk Cow.”  Here’s an excerpt:
One day I left the parent’s lounge balancing milk bottles carefully on my way to the freezer when I saw another mother leaving a pumping area with only one little bottle in her hand – and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaving Without Your Preemie</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/leaving-without-your-preemie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/leaving-without-your-preemie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 11:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemie Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bonding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1618</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost every preemie parent has to experience going home without their baby.  Some parents have to leave their baby in the care of the NICU for days, some for weeks, and some for months.  No matter how long your baby is in the NICU, you have to face the sorrow, the fear, the anxiety, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling Sorry</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/feeling-sorry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/feeling-sorry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemie Babies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bonding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Baby Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1547</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I spent most of the day, every day, with my preemie while she was in the NICU.  I arrived at the NICU around 8:00 am and I left around 5:00 or 6:00 pm.
I always felt sorry for all of the other babies, because I rarely saw other parents visiting.  I hoped that their parents truly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nutrition Cart &#8211; Love it!</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/nutrition-cart-love-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/nutrition-cart-love-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The NICU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the NICU where my baby stayed, a nutritionist would bring a cart of goodies around the unit a couple of times every day to offer to the parents.  I&#8217;m pretty sure the nutrition cart saved my life!
I was pumping a ton and living off of the cafeteria and vending machines, and I was always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funny Scrubs Story</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/funny-scrubs-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/funny-scrubs-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemie Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, when I first arrived at the NICU where my 27-weeker had been lifeflighted to, I was recovering from a difficult c-section.  I had no pants to wear that were comfortable, and I was too skinny for maternity pants and too fat for pre-pregnant pants&#8230; you know how it is.
So, I was told by some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the NICU too long when&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/in-the-nicu-too-long-when/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/in-the-nicu-too-long-when/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The NICU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Baby Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1526</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just for fun, let&#8217;s see how many ideas we can come up with!  I&#8217;ll start:
You know you&#8217;ve been in the NICU too long when&#8230;
You can identify every alarm when it goes off and you know what it&#8217;s for.
You&#8217;re allowed to adjust your baby&#8217;s oxygen when she starts to desat.
You&#8217;re perfectly comfortable changing your baby&#8217;s diaper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Your Friend Has a Preemie</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/when-your-friend-has-a-preemie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/when-your-friend-has-a-preemie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How You Can Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Risk Baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you just find out that a friend or loved one had a preemie and you want to show support but aren&#8217;t sure what to do?  Here are some tips from a mother who lost a preemie at 21 weeks and then had a 27-weeker who spent 94 days in the NICU:

Do everything you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NICU Survival Tip #2</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/nicu-survival-tip-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/nicu-survival-tip-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemie Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My NICU Survival Tip #2 is something that I didn&#8217;t really do myself during the 94 days my girl was in the NICU, but I wish that I would have.
I left my home and stayed with family near my preemie&#8217;s NICU during her stay, and I spent all day every day in the NICU with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attitude is Everything</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/attitude-is-everything/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/attitude-is-everything/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemie Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1443</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;m noticing that on a lot of boards or forums associated with preemies, raising children, or being pregnant, there is sometimes vulgarity and often whining or yelling.  I understand the need to release frustrations and to occasionally vent about when things are particularly bad or difficult, but I find it incredibly rude and immature [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Due Date Come and Gone?</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/due-date-come-and-gone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/due-date-come-and-gone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The NICU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discharge Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Baby Care]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1402</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, my 27-weeker preemie was in the NICU past her due date, which the nurses had told me was a bit unusual.  From the day we arrived at the NICU I received encouragement that my baby would be home before her due date, because most preemies were.  I never lost hope of that, which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NICU Nurses Good and Bad</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/nurses-good-and-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/nurses-good-and-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The NICU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Staff]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I sometimes wonder if NICU nurses realize how huge of an impact they have on the parents&#8217; NICU experience.  There does not have to be a lot of interaction between parents and nurses if it&#8217;s not encouraged by the parents, but even still the attitude, gentleness, and concern a nurse has for each baby is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ideas for a NICU Care Basket</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/ideas-for-a-nicu-care-basket/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/ideas-for-a-nicu-care-basket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The NICU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1085</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many family members and friends of those who have new preemie babies want to provide help and support but aren&#8217;t quite sure what is needed or what would be the most appreciated.  Especially during the first difficult weeks or months while the baby is in the NICU, a gift basket is a great idea!
I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Parents Get Sleep</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/help-parents-get-sleep/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/help-parents-get-sleep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemie Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=381</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Preemie parents need to get good sleep.  The biggest reason for this is to keep their immune systems strong so that they don&#8217;t get sick and are then unable to visit and care for their preemie baby.  It is a terrible thing to not be able to visit your baby because you&#8217;re sick.
How can you, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Parents Find Shelter</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/help-parents-find-shelter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/help-parents-find-shelter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemie Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=406</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shelter is an important need, for obvious reasons.  If your friend or loved one has a preemie in a NICU near where you live then please, please open your doors to them!  Offer to let them move in for a few weeks if need be, or let them know that they can stop in any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Parents Eat Well</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/help-parents-eat-well/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/help-parents-eat-well/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How You Can Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The basic needs are where you, as family and friends, can actually provide the MOST help for the parent of a preemie in the NICU.  In review, the basic needs I described in my previous post were food, shelter, and sleep.
When I was in the NICU with my daughter, meals were the hardest thing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Call for Help</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/a-call-for-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/a-call-for-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How You Can Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HEEEEEEEEEELP MEEEEEEEEEE!
That&#8217;s the shout out that&#8217;s in the heart of every parent who has a tiny preemie baby in the NICU, but you as family and friends may never hear it.  You need to answer the call even if you don&#8217;t hear it directly from their lips.  They shouldn&#8217;t be on their knees every day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NICU Survival Tip #1:  Basic Needs</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/nicu-survival-tip-1-basic-needs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/nicu-survival-tip-1-basic-needs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemie Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=373</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was wheeled into the Triage room (Room 1) of the NICU three days after my preemie was born, I was so overwhelmed by the hospital, my baby, the machines, the nurses, and what the next few months held in store for me and my family that I burst into tears.  What I desperately [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NICU &#8211; The Layout</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/nicu-the-layout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/nicu-the-layout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The NICU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=71</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am going to briefly describe the layout of the NICU which will give you some idea of what to expect when you visit the NICU and will help you parents understand what resources may be available to you in the unit.
First of all, there will be a series of small to large rooms where [...]]]></description>
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