By Featured Parent on July 28, 2015
Today’s guest author is Lucy. One day in mid April 2014, I was having lunch at the hospital cafeteria, about to return to my daughter’s NICU room, after a few calm minutes to myself. As I packed up my things, I put a bottle of Diet Coke I’d purchased for later on in my tote […]
By Laura Martin on July 16, 2015
Today’s guest author, Missie, can be followed on her Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/thereluctanttriathlete) or on her personal blog (noahsincrediblejourney.blogspot.com). You’re probably reading this and in one of the 5 stages of preemie parenthood. Maybe you’re pregnant and you’re not sure exactly how long you’ll stay that way. Maybe you’re new to the NICU, learning what TPN, […]
By Laura Martin on March 31, 2015
As March comes to a close, I would like to share some personal blog posts from one of our preemie parent mentors, Michelle. Michelle experienced Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) during her pregnancy. Her daughter, Emily, was born at 28 weeks gestation weighing one pound eight ounces. On her personal blog, Michelle shares five facts about […]
By Michelle Stevens on February 4, 2015
Today’s post was written by Parent Mentor, author, and blogger Michelle, who writes at Preemie Blessings. Are you looking for a way to give back to Graham’s Foundation? I’d like to invite you to participate in a virtual 5K which will help raise funds for the Graham’s Foundation and increase awareness about Intrauterine Growth Restriction […]
By Emily Raymond on May 1, 2014
When I discovered that I was pregnant, I marked the July 1st due date on my calendar and immediately started planning. I thought about what I would be doing in the month of July, how I would make freezer meals in June, how I would shop for a car seat and gear in May, and […]
By Michelle Stevens on February 23, 2014
One of our newest parent volunteers is Michelle Stevens, a mother of a preemie who was born three months early, weighing one-pound, eight ounces. Michelle is a former congressional staffer and lobbyist. She recently replaced her power suits with t-shirts and yoga pants. Conference calls and meetings on Capitol Hill have been replaced with diaper […]
By Featured Parent on August 29, 2013
Rebecca, the blogger behind Cheering On Charlie (which you can find in our resources section of the site) invited us to repost her prematurity story (which will appear in two parts) on our blog. It originally appeared here. My husband and I decided early in our marriage that we were not baby people. We were […]