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	<title>Preemie Babies 101 &#187; Pregnancy Complications</title>
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		<title>The Story of Jack Matthew</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/the-story-of-jack-matthew/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8230;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, pregnant 3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adeline&#8217;s Arrival</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/adelines-arrival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1796</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My husband and I became parents for the first time on June 12, 2008.  Our beautiful little girl was born—completely unexpectedly—at 26 weeks.
The day before she was born, I was at my retail job until 9 p.m.  I had terrible back pain all afternoon and evening, and eventually called the on-call OB at my practice.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction of Drake</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/introduction-of-drake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/introduction-of-drake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julianne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parent Stories]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1787</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have never written a blog but I am overwhelmed with the need to share my story and hope it finds people who can benefit from my experiences.  So as I sit and wonder where to begin, I figured my first blog should introduce you to the little miracle I will be writing about, Drake.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When My Water Broke</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/when-my-water-broke/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/when-my-water-broke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kimberly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1778</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I will never forget September 30, 2008 for as long as I live.  That is the day that my life changed and has never been the same.
I was 21 weeks pregnant with twin girls and so excited.  I decided to stay home from work that day because I had a horrible cold.  I slept on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah&#8217;s Birth Story</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/sarahs-birth-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/sarahs-birth-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parent Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preeclampsia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1598</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is a story shared by one of our readers.  I appreciate all those who are willing to share their story for the benefit of others.  Thanks Annie!
The story of our precious daughter starts with a battle with infertility. After treatments we conceived on our fourth cycle of Clomid. After trying so hard to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting to Conceive Again</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/waiting-to-conceive-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My husband and I have decided that a number of conditions will have to be met in order for us to consider having another baby.
1st &#8211; We have to feel ready and willing to have another preemie (the risks are great enough that we have to be prepared for it) along with any extreme health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sam&#8217;s Story</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/sams-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/sams-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parent Stories]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Storytime Wednesday!  My hope is that every Wednesday I will have a reader&#8217;s story to share about their preemie baby.  Keep the stories coming so this will be possible!  (Your story can be short or long, whatever you feel like sharing).  Thank you everyone for contributing! 
This is Sam&#8217;s story:
The day before my baby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth&#8217;s Story: Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/elizabeths-story-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/elizabeths-story-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parent Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baby Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU Baby Care]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across your facebook page and it led me to this website. I wanted to share my story with you. I have had four children, three being preemies, and out of the three preemies, two have lived and one has received her wings. I hope that my story can help someone.
I found out about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A &#8211; Should I Keep This Pregnancy? Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/qa-should-i-keep-this-pregnancy-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/qa-should-i-keep-this-pregnancy-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=925</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At 18 weeks I started the progesterone shots.  At 19 weeks I started to feel contractions.  The doctors did not think I needed to start bedrest yet because the contractions weren&#8217;t doing anything, but I was so nervous about the contractions that I prescribed bedrest for myself and stayed off of my feet for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A-Should I Keep This Pregnancy? Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/qa-should-i-keep-this-pregnancy-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/qa-should-i-keep-this-pregnancy-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=851</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Question from Susan - I am so glad that I came upon your blog.  I&#8217;ve had 3 prior premature births. (36 wks, 33 wks, &#38; 28 wks in that order.) All of them are healthy living boys! I am now pregnant with number four and am terrified.  I was told never to get pregnant again [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview &#8211; Preeclampsia &amp; Gallstones:  Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/interview-preeclampsia-gallstones-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/interview-preeclampsia-gallstones-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q.     Did your baby go home on anything? (oxygen, medications, g tube, fortified breastmilk, etc.)
A.      An Apnea monitor.  Not fun to carry around or when it would go off.  At first I didn&#8217;t mind so much cause it gave me some peace of mind but it only ever went off when it was an error [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview &#8211; Preeclampsia &amp; Gallstones:  Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/interview-preeclampsia-gallstones-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/interview-preeclampsia-gallstones-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=738</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q.     Tell about your baby when he/she was born.  How did you react to seeing your baby for the first time?
A.      When I was in labor I said I&#8217;d never get pregnant again because I was in hell.  The second I saw my daughter I knew that I could do it again-but it would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview &#8211; Preeclampsia &amp; Gallstones:  Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/interview-preeclampsia-gallstones-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/interview-preeclampsia-gallstones-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following three posts share an interview with a woman who struggled with preeclampsia and gallstones during her first pregnancy.
Q.    Tell about any pregnancy complications you experienced and how you dealt with them.
A.     My main complications were gallstones and Preeclampsia.  Some days I&#8217;m not sure how I dealt with them cause I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Next Pregnancy</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/your-next-pregnancy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/your-next-pregnancy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=661</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know how all of you women felt after losing your first baby or delivering your first baby prematurely, but I was absolutely determined to believe that my first experience was a fluke.  I was in complete denial that there might be something wrong with my body, that I couldn&#8217;t conceive healthy children, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Pregnant Again:  Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/getting-pregnant-again-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/getting-pregnant-again-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=650</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I also have a very special place in my heart for my full-term baby, and much of that is because she was full-term.  She was a miracle!  (I am taking the fact for granted that all preemie babies are miracles)  After two preemies there was much sacrifice and prayer that went into carrying her to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Pregnant Again:  Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/getting-pregnant-again-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/getting-pregnant-again-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=646</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[These next two posts may seem a little out of place following my latest post A Confession because I actually wrote these posts first.  Thinking about these posts and being involved in other conversations led to my most recent post.  Anyway, here goes:
I was just thinking about the fears I had about getting pregnant again [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Time and New Friendships&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/time-and-new-friendships/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/time-and-new-friendships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemie Parents]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I received an insightful comment on yesterday&#8217;s post that asked me to expand on how &#8220;time and new friendships helped me to accept my limitations and find peace in what I could do&#8221; after delivering two preemies and feeling inadequate as a woman.
First of all, time is necessary to heal wounds of loss.  As your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Loss of a &#8220;Normal&#8221; Delivery</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/the-loss-of-a-normal-delivery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/the-loss-of-a-normal-delivery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemie Parents]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=456</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a recent conversation with another preemie mom, I got to thinking about how I felt when I missed out on the &#8220;normal&#8221; delivery experience surrounding my first two children&#8217;s births.  I grew up terrified of giving birth, but I still had fantasies about how perfectly everything would go &#8211; resulting in a short and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s With Cervical Lengths?</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/whats-with-cervical-lengths/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/whats-with-cervical-lengths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At my first doctor appointment with my third pregnancy (my first two resulting in preemies) the doctor started talking about cervical length.  He said that we would want to check my cervical length every 2 weeks during my pregnancy so that we always knew what was going on with my body and if there was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;re Pregnant &#8211; Read All About It!</title>
		<link>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/youre-pregnant-read-all-about-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preemiebabies101.com/youre-pregnant-read-all-about-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afton Mower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, this is not just a shout out, but a plea to all of you women who are pregnant, maybe for the first time, to read books about pregnancy and educate yourself on what&#8217;s happening to your body and your growing baby.  Why?  Because if you don&#8217;t understand what&#8217;s happening to your body then you [...]]]></description>
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