By Featured Parent on September 22, 2023
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 […]
By Featured Parent on March 31, 2023
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.
By Featured Parent on August 25, 2021
I would have stayed like that forever if it was possible.
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Bringing Preemie Home,
Life After NICU,
Mothers of Preemies,
Preemie Loss & Remembrance,
Preemie Multiples,
Preemie Parent Voices,
Supporting Preemie Parents
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By Featured Parent on August 11, 2021
I thought that my pregnancy would be just like in the movies.
By Nick Hall on September 27, 2019
by Ali Dunn From the moment my twins were born at 28 weeks and admitted to the NICU, my first thought in the morning and my last thought at night was when will they come home. I just wanted it all to be over. After struggling for 3.5 years with infertility, I was tired of […]
By Nick Hall on July 11, 2019
by Erica Johnson The Beginning Having a child is filled with peaks and valleys. Having a preemie is filled with those same peaks and valleys, but having a micro-preemie sometimes the valleys outweigh the peaks. My lovely daughter Avery was born at 25 weeks 3 days gestation. She is my first born and of course […]
By Nick Hall on March 22, 2019
Written by Katie Hannigan You hear a lot about breastfeeding, but not often abut how hard it is. We are led to believe that it is easy because it is the natural way. It shouldn’t require any effort. But the test results have determined that is a lie. This is even more true when it […]
By Nick Hall on January 29, 2019
I am very excited to be partnering with Graham’s Foundation. My son Carter was born at 10 weeks premature, at 30 weeks and 1 day. He was 3 pounds 11 ounces and was 16 ¼ inches long. I was terrified about whether he would be okay and what implications this would have for the rest of […]
By Nick Hall on January 4, 2019
My husband and I were stunned that we were having twins, but nothing could have prepared us for Thomas and Colin’s early birth at 24 weeks, 6 days. My placenta ruptured and the boys arrived unprepared to come into the world. One had a stage 3 brain bleed on his left side. The other had […]
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Advocating for Preemies,
Bringing Preemie Home,
Expecting a Preemie,
Intraventricular Hemorrhage,
Life After NICU,
Lung/Breathing Issues,
Mothers of Preemies,
Preemie Multiples,
Preemie Parent Voices,
Supporting Preemie Parents
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Graham's Team,
Parents Supporting Parents
By Nick Hall on November 5, 2018
Today’s post comes from preemie mom Samantha. She’s a stay-at-home mom to two children, Cooper and Evynne, and is currently finishing up her Master’s degree and looking forward to the next chapter in her journey. Cooper was born at 32 weeks and is now 12 years old. This is their family’s premature birth story: When […]