I remember the neonatologist coming into my room, but the rest is a little fuzzy. He gave percentages, talked about feeding tubes, and the NICU. He was very matter of fact and even somber with his tone. He emphasized that the longer I could keep my babies inside, the better the chances they had on […]
Simon is one of our Preemie Parent Mentors – specifically our mentor for preemie dads – and here he shares his experiences along with a father’s point of view. When my twins (2 fraternal twin girls, now 19 months and healthy) were born at 29 weeks, I quickly shifted my gaze from the SWAT team […]
While the number of micropreemies born each year as a percentage of total births is relatively small, each year over 50,000 micro-preemies are born in the United States. Even more preemies are born yearly, and these slightly older, slightly bigger preemies may face an equally difficult struggle. Being the parent of a preemie is a […]
For many families, prematurity brings with it loss. In cases where mothers and fathers must say goodbye to a preemie who was a twin or a triplet, coping with that loss can be a complicated and difficult process. One life has been lost but there is still life there that needs your care and attention. […]
Finding out we were expecting fraternal twins was a huge surprise. At the time, I was team teaching middle school and high chorus with my husband, Scott. Our boys were due in the middle of February – one of the busiest times in our school year with performances of the upper school musical and performance […]
To connect with Preemie Parent mentor and author of this post, Jimena, visit her page here. My story begins early on in my pregnancy. At 14 weeks I began to bleed and rushed to the hospital thinking the worst. I was diagnosed with a partial placenta previa. For those who don’t know, it’s when […]
Today’s post comes from preemie mom Brittany Sylstad. If you’d like to share your story as part of our Preemie Parent Voices series, email christa@grahamsfoundation.org. Becoming a parent is a wonderful and somewhat scary process all at the same time. For my husband and me, our emotions were felt three times over. After years of […]
After a long journey of unsuccessfully getting pregnant, both naturally and with the aid of infertility treatments, we finally made an attempt at IVF. Ten days after the procedure, I became very ill and had retained over 15 pounds of fluid in my abdomen in a matter of three days. The pain was unbearable. I […]
Today our Preemie Parent Mentor Jen – our newest featured volunteer – is sharing her prematurity journey and talking about why it’s so important for preemie parents to connect. Does her story resonate with your? What resources were and weren’t available when your preemies were born? My preemie journey began the day we learned I […]
This post was written for us by Selena, one of our preemie parent mentors. Her area of expertise is supporting preemie parents, but she is also available to talk abut parent wellness, parenting multiples, and life after the NICU. Here’s just some of her story: After what felt like a never-ending battle with infertility, one […]
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