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Music Therapy for your Preemie
Our NICU experience came with a lot of “Boy, I wish I had known that earlier…” moments. Music therapy falls into that category! We were told about our hospital’s music therapy program a few months after our daughter was born. The therapy team was a group of musicians who traveled around the hospital, playing music [...]
Preemies & RSV
I was just wondering how many of our preemie babies have actually gotten RSV, either in the NICU (can they get it in the NICU?) or during their first few years of life at home. Some questions I’m curious about are: 1. If your preemie got RSV did you have him under strict quarantine or [...]
Hypospadias – Back to the hospital
This week we headed back to the hospital to have a follow up surgery for Drake. We have known since he was born that he would need a Hypospadias repair, but it wasn’t going to be scheduled until he was at least 8 or 9 months old and that seemed so far away. Well time [...]
NG Tubes, mLs, and Feedings
When my preemie was admitted into the NICU I determined to keep a daily journal of her NICU stay. I kept track of her weight, feedings, blood work, nurse and doctor names, oxygen levels, visitors, room changes, and medical procedures. Somehow I knew that I would someday be glad I had so much detailed information [...]
Preemies and W-Sitting
As a preemie mom, I feel like I’ve been exposed to a lot of uncommon medical terms. (A coworker told me her nephew has been diagnosed with craniostynosis and I immediately knew what she was talking about.) However, the first time one of Addie’s therapists mentioned “W-sitting,” I was a little taken aback. “What sitting?” [...]
Preemies & Social Security
A few weeks ago I was listening to Dave Ramsey’s talk radio show and a woman called in and said she had recently had a preemie baby. She had started receiving social security benefits during her baby’s NICU stay and then continued to receive them for a few months after her baby came home because [...]
Why Do Preemies Have Flat Heads? (Part 2)
Back in February, Afton wrote a great post about premature babies having flat heads. The official term for “flat head syndrome” is plagiocephaly. Preemies usually have positional plagiocephaly due to lying in one position for a long period of time during their NICU stay. If you notice that your child has a flat spot on [...]
The Story of Jack Matthew
This story was shared by Lindsay, one of our readers. I am writing to share our story of our 24 week (15 ounces) miracle with you…JACK MATTHEW Now a little timeline of our whirlwind before I begin. Matt and I had our first date in april 2005, engaged 2 weeks later, married 1 year later, [...]
