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Faizah’s Story

This story was submitted by Faizah, one of our readers. My preemie daughter was born at 26 weeks (9 Jan 2008) through a breech and normal vaginal delivery.  We were scheduled for a c-sect but there were so much hassle and delays with the nurses and doctors.  I was already about to give birth, with [...]

Review of The Preemie Primer

Last night I finished reading The Preemie Primer, by Jennifer Gunter, MD.  Truthfully, it’s the first book about preemie babies that I’ve read cover to cover.  I was pleasantly surprised at how helpful and informative many sections of the book were, but I was also disappointed at how unpersonal it was.  Jennifer does share her [...]

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?” [...]

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, [...]

Making Your Marriage Work in the NICU

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 [...]

Speech Delays and Sign Language

Our two year old daughter is very verbal.  She uses over 300 words regularly and is starting to string together short sentences, which is fairly typical for an average 24 month old.  Six months ago, however, Addie only used three words: mama, dada, and Puppy (her nighttime lovey), despite the fact that we talked, sang, [...]

Your Baby Wears Glasses?

Our daughter Adeline has been wearing glasses since she was thirteen months old, nearly a year ago.  For the first few months, we were questioned by a lot of people, “How did you know that she needed glasses?” Depending on the situation, I’ll sometimes give the short answer.  “Addie was born prematurely and she visits [...]

Keagan and Aspiration

This story was thoughtfully shared by one of our readers. “My beautiful daughter was born on 9/25/09 at 28 weeks.  Her delivery only lasted about 25 minutes, leaving both her father and I completely stunned.  Keagan did fabulously well in the beginning; she was on room air, gaining weight consistently, and responding to stimulus around [...]