by Lyndsee Baldwin According to the CDC, 1 in every 10 babies is born preterm. Researchers define preterm as a baby being born before 37 weeks gestation, and the more preterm a baby is, the more at risk they are for more significant andsevere complications. November is Prematurity Awareness Month, helping raise awareness of preterm birth treatment and prevention. When […]
“What happens when you leave the hospital with an empty car seat and an empty uterus? When you become a NICU parent you join a club you never imagined joining. When you join the loss community, you gain admittance to a club you never wanted to be a part of.”
The funny thing about NICU Awareness Month is I didn’t know it existed until after our time in the NICU was almost complete.
by Samantha Rice We’ll get a puppy and travel. That was our plan after two surgeries for endometriosis and as our 5 year anniversary approached. Little did we know that our best surprise and biggest adventure was right around the corner. Other than an early subchorionic hemorrhage, my pregnancy felt amazing, like a dream come […]
“When I tell friends and family this story, they usually comment on how grounded and determined I seemed during this time. It was all a blur at the time, but telling this story is helping me to process what it all meant.”
I remember it only in a blur—all of the sudden I had an IV inserted, an oxygen mask placed over my mouth, and I saw my shell-shocked husband sitting in a corner of the room, freaking out and neglected by the nurses as they prepped me for an emergency C-section.
by Rachel Kaufman It was early on a Friday morning and the baby wasn’t kicking like he usually did when I was resting. Normally, the calmer I was, the more kicks he got in (feisty little guy). The kicks were usually to the groin area since he was in breech position (a very weird feeling!). […]
by Suzanne Diehl Dear Baby Brave, I didn’t know you would come so early,You came in March instead of June.Our hearts filled with fear and joy hearing your first cry,We hoped you’d be home soon. I didn’t know how much I would love you.The instant that we met, a room full of applause.How proud I […]
Today is an ending. An ending to one of the most intense chapters of our lives. I’ve sat in this room for 72 days, waiting for THIS day to come. This room has held some of the biggest pains of my life, and also some of the biggest miracles.
“Premature birth can happen to anyone, at any time in their life. It can happen to you, your child, your grandchild, your best friend; it does not discriminate in who it chooses or why.”
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Our mission is to inform and guide parents of preemies so that they may confidently navigate the journey of prematurity.
